Independence Day 2010, Floyd County style:
-July 3: Fourth of July parade, downtown Cave Spring, 9 a.m. Motorized vehicles (four-wheelers, cars, tractors and horses) line up on Perry Farm Road, walkers line up at the Depot.
-July 3: Fireworks, downtown Cave Spring, 9 p.m.
-July 3: Rome Braves' post-game fireworks. Rome vs. Grasshoppers, 7 p.m. Rome Braves.
-July 4: Salute to American, fireworks, Ridge Ferry Park. Gates open at 4 p.m. with food, pony rides, inflatables. 5 p.m.: Live music: Young Guns, Soylent Red, Southern Thunder, Jerry on the Moon and KneckDown. 8:20 p.m.: TigerÂFlight Demonstration; 9:15 p.m. fireworks show (Q102 simulcast); 9:55 p.m. Live music: KneckDown. 11 p.m. park closes. Parks & Rec.
-July 4: The ninth annual patriotic extravaganza, "One Nation Under God," will be Sunday at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Cave Spring. It is a community-wide event and everyone is invited.
-For regional Independence Day events, click Buzz
Holiday updates:
-Troopers predict 18 deaths in state traffic accidents this holiday. Click
-Gas at $2.63 a gallon (unleaded, statewide) vs. $2.47 a year ago. Click
-No mail, banks closed on Monday, July 5.
-Weather: Low 90s, upper 60s and clear skies through Monday.
Thursday's Buzz:
-Today/Rome-Floyd Planning Commission agenda, 2:30 p.m. Click
-July 6/U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey to hold town hall meeting set for 5 p.m. at the seniors center on Riverside Parkway.
-Shorter forms presidential search committee. Shorter
-Berry's Board of Visitors welcomes new chair, members. Berry.
-Georgia Northwestern Technical College's Floyd County Campus was honored by the Technical College System of Georgia for being one of only three medium-sized GED testing centers in Georgia to have the largest number of GED test takers in 2009. "Your accomplishment and commitment to GED Testing is significant and an inspiration for others to follow," said Director of GED Testing, Kim Lee.
Your holiday forecast: Clear skies all weekend.
-Thursday: Sunny, high of 91.
-Thursday night: Cloudy, low of 66.
-Friday: High of 90 under sunny skies, low of 65.
-Saturday: Mostly sunny, high of 92. Low of 64.
-Sunday: Mostly sunny, high of 92, low of 65.
-Monday: Sunny again, high of 92, low of 68.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar
Track Hurricane Alex. Click
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-Who's the greatest living coach? Who are the most angry athletes?
Rome Braves. Click Sports
-Not again: Greensboro beats Braves 4-3 in day game.
-Braves home vs. Greensboro now-Saturday; 7 p.m. games.
-Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos. (click)
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