Gas prices going up in 2012 -- and key discount ends. Heart of the Community winners due Sunday. Warmer, wetter weekend. Norman Arey's BCS pick. 2011 is historic for museum.

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Gas prices punch the gas pedal again
-Prices up 9 cents a gallon in just a week, erasing Christmas drop. Plus: One of the big discount programs at the pumps dries up.

Do more with less? It happened at the Rome Area History Museum last year -- in terms of attendance, at least.

Pucker up: Loveliest Lips contest returns to Greene's Jewelers.

Coming Sunday: 2012 Heart of the Community winners.

Norman Arey's final No-Nos of the season.
-College football's final bowls includes big rematch: Alabama's revenge or LSU repeat? Norman says ...

Weekend:
-Meet Shorter's baseball team -- and baseball legend Bobby Cox.
-Bring One for the Chipper (trees, not Jones) on Saturday.
-Oak Hill, Martha Berry Museum closed as storm damage removed.
-Latest public health restaurant inspection scores.
-Downtown entertainment snapshot.

Weekend forecast:
-Friday: Sunny and 63, low of 41; rain chance: 20%
-Saturday: 50% rain chance, high of 65, low of 46.
-Sunday: 50% rain chance, high of 63, low of 45.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m., WRGA 1470 AM.
-Friday's guests include U.S. Rep. Tom Graves and David Zelski of GPB's Georgia Traveler, which includes a segment on Tellus Science Museum this Friday night.