Pollen record set, more today? Spring begins -- or is that summer? Hight/Publix deal sealed. Shorter's national basketball title bid ends a game early

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Pollen: A record Monday; sequel today?

-8,164 was Monday's chart-busting pollen count and we'll know today's number by midmorning. Most of it, by the way, is coming from trees, not plants.

-Please join us at 8:10 this morning on Hometown Headlines Radio Edition as we talk with Dr. David Carlton of the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic's Rome office. WRGA 1470 AM

Numbers of the day:

- 5,000,000 square feet: And that's just the nonsports component of the new LakePoint Sporting Community.

-3,860,000: Dollars delivered to the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority for the Charles Hight Square site.

Welcome to spring -- or is that summer?
-We finished Monday with a high of 84, a degree shy of tying the all-time record high of March 19. As for today: The forecast high is 85, two degrees shy of the record for March 20.
-Tuesday: High of 85, low of 55. Record: 87.

Shorter Hawks' dream season ends one game too soon.

-Concordia beats Shorter to end NAIA national championship hunt.

E.C.O. Center celebration set for April 21

-Berry College Environmental Science Seniors to join with center at Ridge Ferry Park.

Traffic alert Thursday for Shorter Avenue, Mount  Alto as crane brought in for new emergency radio tower.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM

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-Please join our guests today including Norman Arey on the life of Furman Bisher; Dr. David Carlton of the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic in Rome on the pollen surge; and Kyle Hensel on the returning office of the Small Business Development Center.

 

Today's Sports:  

-10th season home-opener is April 12 at State Mutual Stadium. First pitch: Rocket Wheeler, team's first manager.

-Miracle Field opening is April 14.  

-The Rome Braves release 2012 Promotional Calendar; filled with events celebrating 10 years of the club calling Rome home. Sports

-Rome Braves 2012 season and single-game tickets now on sale.