Business buzz
-Petsense is coming to West Rome: The shop is part of a growing national chain of discount pet supply stores that focus mostly on rural areas. Gala Shopping Center is the spot of the new business. For more, click Petsence.
-Pet Supermarket in full swing in Cartersville: The new pet shop is at 873 Joe Frank Harris Parkway in Felton's Crossing shopping center. The hours are 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays. 678-721-9260. Click
-59 Hats & Fashion opens on John Davenport: It is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Details: Facebook.
-Golden Crown opens in former Tootsie's location: The former home of Tootsie's Deli East at 2017 Maple Ave., Suite D, is now open as Golden Crown, a Chinese restaurant with lunch prices of $4.95 to $5.95. Our tipster says the food is cooked fresh with no buffet.
-Through Facebook, e-mails and the original form of social networking--word of mouth, McHenry Primary School has secured a $25,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project to build a playground for handicapped children. The final votes
trickled in Tuesday night; the challenge website wasted no time in listing McHenry as the finalist. Those votes came from throughout the community, thanks to a concentrated effort by the school's PTO, students, faculty, staff and friends. Details
Politics
-Sept. 23/Floyd County Republican Women set first debate for general election: It is set for 7 to 9 p.m. at the Etowah Senior Citizens Center on Kingston Highway. Democratic and GOP candidates for four local races are invited: County Commission Post 4; House districts 13 and 14; and Senate District 52.
-Sept. 7/Floyd County Republican Women's meeting, 11:30 a.m. lunch, noon program, Red Lobster, Shorter Avenue. Speakers: Ralph Hudgens, insurance commissioner candidate, and Christian Coomer, candidate for state House 14.
No indoor football?
-Southern Indoor Football League says no to Rome ownership group: The Southern Indoor Football League has pulled its support of Professional Sports & Entertainment Group's bid to bring an SIFL team to Rome Click SIFL
-Football group: we were 'prematurely disenfranchised. 'The team was prematurely disenfranchised." Details
Sept. 18/19: Arts Festival at Rose Lawn tuning up: More than 85 artists have been selected for the 35th Annual Arts Festival at Rose Lawn to be held in Cartersville. The show takes place Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. on the lawn of historic Rose Lawn, home of evangelist Sam Jones. Admission is free. Details / Barefoot, Warren to judge Rose Lawn. Click
Your latest forecast: Low of 51 by Sunday night!
-Wednesday: Sunny with a high of 95, low of 59.
-Thursday: More sun and heat. High of 95, low of 61.
-Forecast: Click / Regional radar
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John McClellan's High School picks, updates for week two. McClellan
-Calhoun over Armuchee by 28.
-Pepperell by 6 over Chattooga.
-Rome by 9 over Cass.
-Darlington by 2 over Cartersville.
-Gordon Central tops Coosa by a point.
-Sonoraville by a dozen over Model.
-Unity Christian over East Atlanta by 7.
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-Are you drinking the Florida Kool-Aid or will somebody else win the SEC East?
Shorter Hawks football. Hawks
-No rest for 0-1 Hawks; at Georgia Dome vs. Georgia State Thursday.
Rome Braves. Click Sports
-Rome Braves bounce back, beat W. Virginia Power, 3-1.
-Today-Thursday in West Virginia; Friday-Monday in Lexington.
-Mills Fitzner's 2010 home game photos. Click
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