Tuesday's headlines: Flood concerns; more rain, maybe snow on the way

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Weather: A tale of two weekends

-PREVIOUSLY: Flood warnings continue for rivers, creeks in our area: Runoff from 2.5 to 3 inches of rain Sunday triggering flood concerns> Details

-In Rome, the Oostanaula peaked at 23.87 feet, just below flood stage of 25 feet, according to a reading near the Turner McCall Bridge.

-Oostanaula River near Calhoun, affecting Gordon and Floyd counties.

-Armuchee Creek near Armuchee.

-Coosa River near Mayo Bar Lock and Dam.

-ON THE WAY? Rain, snow are in Friday night, Saturday's forecast with Saturday's night low looking like 21 degrees. Plus: Keep an eye on  Thursday night with rain on the way and temperatures dropping to 33.

-Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high of 46. Gusts: 25 mph. Night: 26, gusts to 25.

-Wednesday: Sunny, high of 54. Night: Low of 26.
-Thursday: 20% rain chance, high of 59. Night: 60% rain chance, low of 33.
-Friday: 60% rain chance, high of 45. Night: 60% snow.rain chance, low of 32.
-Saturday: 20% snow/rain chance, high of 40. Night: Cloudy, low of 21.

-Extended forecast> Click  / Regional radar

Rome, Atlanta Braves fire up Hot Stove for local baseball fans:

-Atlanta pitcher Tommy Hanson, a 2007 Rome player, was the main attraction. His message to area kids aiming for the major league: "Work as hard as you can to get better."> Sports

Two 'blue ribbons' for Coosa Valley Fair

-Look for formal word soon on the Coosa Valley Fair picking up twin honors at the 97th Annual Convention of the Georgia Association of Agricultural Fairs held in Atlanta over the weekend. The fair took the first award ever given for Web sites.

'Blood Madness' massive blood drive today at The Forum:

-Blood Assurance is partnering with South 107 and 93.5 Life FM to promote Blood Madness, Rome's inaugural community blood drive, from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. today at The Forum. The goal is to collect 400 blood donations, which is the amount of daily donations needed to meet the needs of hospitals in the service region. Blood Assurance is the only provider of blood products to local hospitals, including Redmond Regional Medical Center and Floyd Medical Center. You can listen to South 107 and Life 93.5 FM to track the progress toward the goal of 400 donations. Updates also will be listed on these Web sites: www.south107.com, www.935lifefm.com and Hometown Headlines.

Tonight's MegaMillions lottery jackpot worth $121 million> Lottery

-Also: Powerball coming to Georgia starting Jan. 31: multistate lottery drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays; MegaMillions drawings are Tuesdays and Fridays.

Tuesday's Buzz:

-Jan. 26/County Commission meets Tuesday: The Floyd County Commission will meet in the Community Room on the second floor of the Administration Building, 12 E. Fourth Ave., The caucus will begin at 4 p.m., the meeting at 6 p.m. Agenda

-Jan. 26/College Day on Georgia Northwestern Technical College's Floyd County Campus. About 600 high school seniors from Floyd, Gordon and Polk counties will be touring the campus.

-Model Middle wins Floyd schools' oratorical contest> Click

-Feb. 2/Young Professionals of Rome meets at Rome Liquor & Tobacco, 600 E. Second Ave.,  for a wine tasting.  $10 per person. 5:30-7 p.m.> Chamber