Thursday's headlines

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Heavy rain, high winds tonight; wind advisory overnight

-Look for gusts to 35 mph from 7 tonight until 10 a.m. Friday as another storm system soaks an already-wet Northwest Georgia. We could see close to two inches of rain as well. A flood watch is in effect for Polk County and much metro Atlanta. What's out of the forecast: snow for this weekend. Details below.

Closer look at River City Bank's decision to leave Carrollton: The Carroll County market, including Carrollton and Villa Rica, continues to have a tough time based on banking reports. Plus: A look at River City's numbers there> Business

'Ross & Maddox in the Morning' join Q102: -Ross and Maddox are the new hosts of the morning show on Q102 starting today (that's them to the right). The "Jim & Karli Show" has ended; Karli has left the company while Jim returns to his full-time job. Ross is Craig Ross (check his bio). Maddox is a Moby (South 107) sidekick; on Facebook, she's Stasia Hall Maddox. For the official media release, please click Buzz

Kickball tournament to raise funds for Community in Schools> Buzz

PowerBall: No winner Wednesday; Saturday's jackpot: $144 million.

-17-22-36-37-52 and PowerBall 24> Details

30 new faces for Shorter Hawks on National Signing Day> Hawks

Thursday's Buzz:

-Redmond's new technology for congestive heart failure treatment> Health

Your latest forecast:

-Thursday: 80% rain chance, mainly after 1 p.m.. High near 47.

-Thursday night: 100% rain chance; half inch plus. Low of 42. Gusts: 20 mph.
-Friday: 100% chance of rain. High near 44. Gusts: 15 mph.
-Friday night: 20% chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

-Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
-Saturday night: 20% chance of rain and snow showers. Low of 32.
-Sunday: Partly sunny, 52. Sunday night: 20% chance of rain; low of 31.

-Extended forecast> Click  / Regional radar

-Severe Weather Awareness Week: Now-Feb. 5. Click Details

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey?

-How much do you really get for your football dollar? Spurrier scores a knockout.

Sports/Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium> Sports

-2010 Braves Brigade tryouts set for Feb. 20.

-Registration, training begin for 3rd Berry Half Marathon March 6.

Tickets on sale for the Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame dinner> Click

Dining & Drink> Click

-Latest public health restaurant inspection scores.

-What's new at local restaurants and what's on the way.

Downtown Headlines> Downtown
-What's ahead this month in downtown Rome.

-Bryan Mullins of MullinsMania: Downtown entertainment report.

Wine News Vine> Click

-Looking for a different way to celebrate Valentine's Day? Try the North Georgia wineries. Plus: Three Sisters (chocolate celebration), Wolf Mountain reopen this weekend.