Looking under the hood at the new Garage repair shop in R
-Local car owners have another resource for repairs and maintenance through Rome's newest business "The Garage." Owners Jack Knight and Trina Rohner recently opened the repair shop at 1321 Martha Berry Blvd. in the former Heritage Nissan building at the corner of John Davenport Drive and Martha Berry Highway> Business
Chico's to exiled Rome customers--Come on down (to Cobb): Local regulars of the now-vacant Chico's store at Riverbend Center are receiving enticements to travel to the store at The Avenue West Cobb. Coupons for free earrings in February are followed by discounts or other specials in March, April and May. Chico's exited "The Boulevard Turner McCall" last month. As for the coupons: Not exactly in line with the chamber's "Shop Rome" campaign.
Teacher's Trunk closing in Cartersville: The store at 107-A S. Dixie Ave. is closing, citing "the climate of our economic times," according to an e-mail note sent to customers. "It has been our privilege and joy to serve each of you, and we thank you for your loyalty and support during our stay in Bartow County." An in-store sale is under way with discounts of 20 to 40 percent.
-Test sessions for applicants interested in working for the U.S. Census are set for Monday, Feb. 15, beginning at 8 a.m. the Cartersville Career Center, 19 Felton Place. Testing will be for Census Enumerator positions. Applicants must first call 1-866-861-2010 to schedule an appointment to take the test. Two forms of I.D. are required for testing (Passport, Driver's License, Social Security Card or birth vertificate). Veterans need to bring their DD214 which can earn additional points to their test score.
'Antiques & Arts in Adairsville' is the theme of April 17-18 festival: Visitors may browse and buy from booths displaying furniture, jewelry, rugs, glassware, collectibles and more including fine works of art, sculpture, pottery and unique handcrafts. Community non-profit groups will provide food, historic district carriage rides and face painting> Details
Media
-Latest issue of Georgia Trend now posted: You can flip through each page of the February edition. While doing so, you'll see an "advertorial" section about the city of Rome as well> Click Trend
-Latest Chop Talk includes profile of Rome Braves' manager Randy Ingle's second career -- a home painter. The February issue of the magazine about the Atlanta Braves' baseball organization tells about how Ingle stays extremely busy in the off-season painting homes and businesses in Forest City, usually with his son helping out. The headline is classic: 'Painting the corners . . . and everything else." The magazine is not online.
-New night-time show on Rock 105.9 FM: The Northeast Alabama station is adding Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue and his "Sixx Sense" from 8 p.m until 1 a.m. EDT starting next Monday> Rock 105.9.
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-Ratcliffe due at Berry's Executive Round Table dinner Feb. 25> Campus
-Berry's Campbell School of Business offers free tax help> Details
-Redmond's parent company offers aid to earthquake Haiti victims> Click
-Shorter professor publishes book on Lent> Shorter
-Roman Roast on the River announces battle of the bands contest> Click
-Latest events update for Northwest Georgia. Click High Country
Your latest forecast: Heavy rains cause new concerns.
-1 to 2 inches of rain expected Thursday, Friday, triggering new concerns about flooding> Details
-Tuesday: 30% chance of rain. High near 52.
-Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
-Wednesday: Sunny with a high of 54.
-Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, low of 34.
-Extended forecast> Click / Regional radar
-Severe Weather Awareness Week: Now-Feb. 5. Click Details
Politics
-Berry's Campus Carrier outlines severity of Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant Georgia Tuition E Cuts as proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue> Cuts
-Feb. 9/Rome Young Republicans meeting, 6:30 p.m., 333 on Broad. Guests: Maria Sheffield, candidate for Insurance Commissioner, and Sam Olenscandidate for Attorney General. Contact: romeyoungrepublicans@gmail.com
-Loudermilk, conservatives form Republican Study Committee> Politics
-Below: Floyd County Republican Women meet at noon today.
Note of thanks
-Blood Assurance thanks 'Blood Madness' donors, volunteers> Click
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey?
-What else can you do for a coach after he has his own bronze statue?
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