The Buzz of Northwest Georgia

The Buzz of Northwest Georgia (click)

-Relay for Life goes "Under the Big Top" this Friday as more than 350 cancer survivors and more than 1,000 supporters converge on Ridge Ferry Park

-Three-Dot Buzz: Fountains on at Town Green; Plants for sale; Paddling down the Etowah...warmer weather ushers in outdoor activities

-The "boys are back in town" as the Rome Braves finalize roster and prepare for their first game this Thursday; Still trying to reach 5,000 fans on Facebook before April 16.

Weather: Sunny and Hot for next few days

-Monday: Sunny, high of 85.

-Monday Night: Low of 57.

-Tuesday: Sunny, high of 85.

-Tuesday Night: Low of 58.

-Extended forecast> Click  / Regional radar

-U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey is in the area this week to meet with constituents since Congress is on recess. Gingrey will be in Cartersville today from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Commerce for a "Listening Session." He will be in Summerville tomorrow from 10-12:30 p.m. at the Summerville Library to listen to voters concerns, opinions.

-Today/ Rome City Commission Meeting at 6:30pm> Agenda

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey

-Everyone waiting to find out how many starters Kentucky will lose to the NBA

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@bellsouth.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.

Cycling/Deloitte title sponsor of National Multiple Sclerosis Society's first cicycle fundraising ride from Atlanta to Athens April 10-11> Click