Politics
-Graves wins Ninth Congressional District seat: Tom Graves, a Ranger Republican who resigned from the state House to campaign for the congressional seat Nathan Deal left, will replace Deal. Graves beat Gainesville's Lee Hawkins by a 56.5-43.5 percent margin. Graves won in 12 of 15 counties in the district, including Gordon County (80 percent of the votes went to Graves). Click
-Another tea party win: Graves won the support of the tea party movement early on and it paid off again Tuesday. Graves also was the top vote-getter in the May special election for the unexpired congressional term.
-What's next: Graves, Hawkins and three other Republicans go at it again in the July 20 primary. Graves' win Tuesday only means he'll finish Deal's 2010 term. The Graves-Hawkins race got dirty at the end; how much of that will carry over into the primary? And what will we hear from the three other GOP candidates on it?
-Busy primary season for local, regional candidates. Click Politics
Perdue vetoes bill that included assistance for billion-dollar indoor ski resort new Red Top Mountain. Even more stunning: some people thought this thing actually had a chance. AJC
Wednesday's Buzz:
-Synovus Financial Corp., parent company of Citizens First and GB & T, has declared a penny-a-share dividend payable July 1 to shareholders of record as of June 17.
-Georgia Master Gardener Conference due in Rome April 29: Look for 250 to 300 master gardeners from across Georgia to be in Rome for the conference. The event is hosted by the Floyd County Master Gardeners. About the group
Wednesday's headlines
-Former Calhoun police officer dies after attach in Afghanistan: Wayne Willard's death comes almost a year after the loss of a former Gordon sheriff's deputy on active duty in Afghanistan. Gordon
-Rome's Willis Potts elected chair of the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents. Potts, right, who had been vice chair, will serve a one-year term. He was appointed to the board in March 2006 by Gov. Sonny Perdue. Details
Your latest forecast:
-Wednesday: 50% rain chance, high of 90; low of 69, 30% rain chance.
-Thursday: 50% chance of rain, high of 92; low of 69, 20% rain chance.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-So the World Cup begins this week. Read my lips: I couldn't care less.
Rome Braves. Sports
-Charleston pounds Rome Braves, 7-1.
-Braves off Wednesday, home Thursday vs. Greenville.
-Rome Braves place two pitchers, coach on SAL All-Star team.
-Mills Fitzner's home game photos. Click
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