Polk first, Chattooga last in Census forms by Thursday's deadline
Thursday's the deadline for returning the Census questionnaires mailed to local households in recent weeks.
-As of Tuesday, an estimate from the U.S. Census office showed 51 percent of Polk's questionnaires had been returned, followed by 50 percent each in Floyd and Gordon; 49 percent in Bartow and 48 percent in Chattooga. The state: 45 percent. Track your town here
-In the 2000 Census: Floyd was tops with 72 percent followed by Gordon County. Chattooga had 58 percent participation a decade ago.
-Census help available at the library: A Census Question and Answer Center is available at the Rome Library through April 19. Assistance is offered from 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; from 9 to 10 a.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; and from 9 a.m. until noon on Fridays> Census 2010.
Several closings to note on Good Friday, Easter:
-Several governments, including he city of Rome and Gordon County, will be closed Friday to observe Good Friday.
-Some merchants will be closed on Easter as well. Open for business at Prime Outlets in Calhoun (noon-6 p.m.) Old Navy, Nike, IZOD, Van Heusen, Bass, Gymboree and rue 21.
-Holy Week services continue> Click
Rome Floyd Spring into Peace opens tonight at 5 at the library: 'Building a Culture of Peace' exhibit at the library all month. You'll find a complete, week-by-week list of activities by clicking Peace
Politics
-Isakson back in the hospital; blood clot found> Click
-Qualifying continues in state, U.S. House races; voter registration deadline is Friday. Details> Gordon Headlines
-Latest legislative update from Rep. Barbara Massey Reece> Click
Wednesday's Buzz (subscribe here)
-May 22: Clean Rivers for Rome Medication Drop-off> Details
-Shorter's longtime music faculty members William and Mary Ann Knight have been selected as the 2010 National Teachers of the Year by the Music Teachers National Association> Click
-Dr. David Fillingim, associate professor of philosophy at Shorter College, recently published Georgia Cowboy Poets> Click
-Four faculty members were granted tenure and two others were promoted to professor during the recent College Board of Trustees meeting> Click
-Redmond Regional's donations help honor Doctors' Day 2010> Health
Your latest forecast:
-Red flag warning: watch for outdoor fires today> Details
-Wednesday: Sunny with a high of 79.
-Wednesday night: Clear skies, low of 42.
-Thursday: Sunny with a high of 83.
-Thursday night: Crystal skies with a low of 44.
-Extended forecast> Click / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey
-Norman's nine burning questions in the World of Sports -- with guaranteed answers.
Sports/Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium> Sports
-Rome Braves' single-game tickets on sale: Ticket prices remain the same: $10, $8,. $6 and $4. Home opener: April 16 vs. Savannah.> Sports
-Braves announced 2010 promotional schedule.
April 27/The Masons' Challenge for Children's Health Care of Atlanta is a fund raising event for the new RiteCare Speech and Language Clinic at the Scottish Rite Hospital. Masons are selling sponsorship packages to businesses and individuals for the Spring Classic, an annual baseball game between Georgia and Georgia Tech, to be held at Turner Field on April 27. Packages are from $100 to $5,000. All proceeds from ticket sales by Masons will go directly to support the RiteCare Clinic. To help, write bkayma@bellsout.net or call 770-973-0628.
April 17/Pep rally, meet-and-greet for RHS Football Coach Franco Perkins. The Rome High School Football Wolfpack Club invites all to a Community Wide Pep Rally to meet and greet former West Rome standout and newly appointed Head Football Coach Franco Perkins from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Rome Civic Center, Jackson Hill. Enjoy hot dogs and hamburgers while meeting Coach Perkins and his staff. Admission is free.
Final Four to be served, Fusion style: That is, Viking Fusion style as Berry College's converged media site provides "exclusive student coverage of the NCAA tournament all weekend long from the games with photos" beginning Thursday. You can bookmark the Viking Fusion sports page now by clicking Here.
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