The Gap leaving Rome, Mount Berry Square after holidays: Look for a big vacancy at Mount Berry Square as The Gap/Gap Kids leaves. A manager confirmed shopper reports that the story is leaving the mall "by the 23" (January). We contacted company headquarters and got this response for Daniel Rubin: "We can confirm this to be the case. The decision to close a store is always a difficult one -- a number of factors impact the decision including store location, store performance and number of stores in the market. We are constantly evaluating our store fleet to ensure we have the right stores in the right locations to best serve our customers." A Gap Outlet remains in business at Prime Outlets in Calhoun.
Busy final days to Christmas shopping season:
The stores and parking lot at Prime Outlets in Calhoun were bustling Tuesday afternoon. At 4:15 p.m., there was a short wait to turn into the center from the highway.
With the Christmas shopping season in the final hours, we're hearing about deals galore up and down the highway.
-Prime Outlets in Calhoun: General Manager/marketing manager Janet Paulsen says store hours have been extended today ( 9 a.m. until 10 p.m.) with Christmas Eve hours set for 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Here's why: Paulsen cites a survey by August Partners that concludes "more than 2 million people across the U.S. will start their holiday shopping with just days to spare before Christmas." So Prime Outlets launched the "Done in a Day for Less" push with the "top 10" tips for last-minute holiday shopping on a budget. Click Gordon
-Start 'After Christmas Sale' before Christmas starts: Bill Pelfrey didn't wait until after Christmas to launch World Hi-Fi's After Christmas Sale. The store's Twitter followers on Tuesday got word of the "After Christmas $ale before Christmas $ale." Pelfrey is offering "25 percent off storewide -- Black Friday prices -- except for Sanyo and Octane Sounds." The sale ends New Year's Eve.
-Even restaurants are taking part: Tuesday night at Antonio's Restaurant in downtown Cartersville, kids got free hot chocolate and candy in addition to a last-minute visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
RaceWay convenience store/fuel center to enter Rockmart: Look for the shop to rise at the corner of U.S. 278 and Ga. 113 in front of the Wal-Mart Super Center. RaceWay is part of the RaceTrac group but the stores are leased to others; RaceTrac stores are company owned. The nearest RaceWay is in Acworth. With RaceTrac charging $2.32 a gallon for unleaded Tuesday evening in Cartersville vs. $2.45 in Rome, perhaps we'll see a fresh wave of competition> Background
First signs of new cancer center: Look for demolition work to begin soon as Floyd removes the former "My House" and Cancer Navigators offices to make way for 64 additional parking spaces in preparation for the start of construction of the Harbin Clinic Cancer Center along Second Avenue on the FMC campus. The three-story, 55,000-square-foot cancer center should be open next December. Click
More sports tourism due/Ga. State Junior Winter Open Championship:
-Just days after the successful NAIA National Championship football game at Barron Stadium, West Third Street is coming alive again Monday with the Georgia State Junior Winter Open Championship. Here's a look, by the numbers:
-489 players qualified Southern Division of U.S. Tennis Association 18-and-younger.
-Almost 70, or 14 percent of the players, are in a 50-mile radius.
-Expected economic impact $165,886.
-Guaranteed two singles matches; doubles guaranteed three matches
-Court action starts at 8 every morning, playing on the Rome Tennis Courts as well as Alto, Pepperell, Darlington, Calhoun, Shorter, Georgia Highlands, Etowah
-Bobby Walker, former pro at the Rome-Floyd Parks & Recreation Authority, is bringing a rough team in from Louisiana. Source: Lisa Smith, CVB
Floyd designated a Certified Work Ready Community:.Floyd County was cited for: 3,274 Work Ready Certificates earned (233 percent above goal) and increased high school graduation rate, from 71.4 to 76.6 percent> Details
-Karen Handel resigns to focus on GOP bid for governor. Details
Your Christmas week forecast suddenly looks soggy:
-Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
-Wednesday night: Some clouds, low of 40.
-Thursday: 70% chance of rain. High of 51.
-Christmas Eve: 100% rain chance, low of 43.
-Christmas Day: Partly sunny, with a high of 51.
-Extended forecast> Click / Local radar / regional radar
New York ticket wins $162 million MegaMillions jackpot: The numbers:
03-33-35-39-45 and MegaBall 13> MegaMillions
Downtown Headlines> Downtown
-Bryan Mullins' MullinsMania entertainment report--a day early.
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey
-Is it true that the ACC basketball coaching is no match for the ACC talent?
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