Wednesday updates

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Latest winter weather report; updates all day, evening:

-Latest estimate: 1 to 2 inches of snow starting Thursday afternoon:

Forecasters predict all snow above a Dallas-to-Gainesville line; wintry mix below that. Emergency leaders to talk later this morning> Weather statement

-60% chance of snow Thursday afternoon; 30% Thursday night.

-What to watch: Snow is one thing; the potential for black ice Friday morning will be another concern. Overnight low: 23 degrees.

-GEMA's advice to residents on preparing for winter storms> GEMA

-Shorter moves up game because of weather threat: Shorter College's home basketball contests against Southern Poly State University, originally scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 7 at 6 and 8 p.m. at the Winthrop-King Centre, will now take place at 3 and 5 p.m. because of the threat of inclement weather> Click

-Darlington officials watching weather as well> Facebook

-Southern Co. (Georgia Power) sets winter peak demand record> click

-Earthquake in NWGA: 2.6 quake shakes LaFayette today> details

>For more, see our expanded weather below (click)

'Blood Madness' massive blood drive set for Jan. 26 at The Forum: Blood Assurance, 93.5 Life FM and South 107 are challenging the community to participate in the region's largest blood drive. The goal of the Tuesday, Jan. 26, event at The Forum from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. is to collect 400 blood donations. That's enough to supply Blood Assurance for one day. The agency is the only provider of blood products for Redmond Regional Medical Center, Floyd Medical Center and other area hospitals. Contact Sandra Kerr, Blood Assurance donor recruiter, at 706-235-9853.  Click Facebook

-Blood Assurance to open office in Cartersville Jan. 25: Look for the new Blood Assurance office in Cartersville at Collins Point shopping center (behind the new CVS) beginning Jan. 25. Doors open at10 a.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony is set for 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3. Blood Assurance also has an office in Rome at Midtown Crossing shopping center.

Georgia Trend's 'Legends' salutes Armuchee's Lee Walburn: The January issue looks at essayist Lee Walburn's many hats worn in his career, from writing and editing at the Atlanta newspapers to to public relations work with the Atlanta Braves and then his own PR firm, and his years as editor of Atlanta magazine. Walburn is profiled in the "Legends" column under the headline "A Sporting Life." Adding to the story: Walburn joins his wife, Jackie, as the only couple we're aware of to be featured in the "Legends" column. Jackie Miller Walburn was featured in the November 2007 edition, which highlighted her dazzling sports career. Jackie will be inducted into the Rome/Floyd Sports Hall of Fame in March> Details

Wells Fargo Advisors offer in-depth look at 'A bumpy road to recovery': The 2010 Economic and Market Outlook includes a detailed "executive summary" that outlines what to expect as our economy emerges from the recession> Details

Registration for Cartersville chamber's Health & Wellness Showcase begins at 8 a.m. Friday: Vendor registration for the annual Health & Wellness Showcase 2010 begins at 8 a.m. Friday at the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce, 122 W. Main St., Cartersville. The Health & Wellness showcase is set for 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Church at Liberty Square> Bartow

Wednesday's Buzz:

-Planning commission meets at 2:30 p.m. Thursday: Light agenda> Details

-Floyd Healthcare Resources Inc., Rehab Care Inc., to hold ground breaking ceremonies for The Specialty Hospital on the north side of the FMC campus at 2 p.m. Thursday> Health

-Rack Room Shoes to join Prime Outlets in Calhoun in early 2010> Gordon

-Synovus to announce fourth quarter financials Jan. 28: The parent company of Citizens First Bank and GB & T in Calhoun/Cartersville will announce its quarterly update followed by a conference call the next day> Synovus

Expanded Weather updates
-This morning's low at 6 a.m.: 17 degrees.

-Today: Sunny, with a high near 38.  
-Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 18.
-Thursday: 60% chance of snow, mainly after 1 p.m. High near 37. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. 
-Thursday night: 30% chance of snow before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. 
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. 

-Extended forecast> Click  / Regional radar

-Normal for this time of year: high of 49, low of 29.

-Records: Mostly in the low teens with 3 degrees on Jan. 9, 1070> Click

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey
-Tune in to Howard Stern to see who's the most beautiful mistress of them all

Hunnicutt's hiring by Model; AAA players of the decade (two from Cartersville) highlight today's Georgia Football  Daily> Click