Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Travel+Leisure lists Broad Street among 'Great Main Streets.' More downtown honors. Updates on regional banks' first quarter. Latest politics. Model pitcher faces Rome Braves

 
Double header for downtown Rome:
-Travel+Leisure ranks Broad Street among top 27 Great Main Streets.
-Downtown Development Authority  accredited by National Main Street Program.

Bank reports
-Big turnaround for Synovus, parent company of Citizens First Bank in Rome and GB&T in Calhoun and Cartersville.
-Regions reports $199 million in first-quarter net income, up from $69 million a year earlier.
-SunTrust's net income rises to $245 million vs. $180 million in the first quarter of 2011.
-United Community Banks' first quarter statement due Thursday.

Politics
-Another former candidate's name surfaces as qualifying draws closer.
-Mitt Romney swept five primaries on Tuesday night
-May 1: Floyd County Republican Women's meeting, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Red Lobster, Shorter Avenue. Guest: Julie Graves, wife of U.S. Rep. Tom Graves.

Wednesday's buzz:
-Model High benhawkins grad Ben Hawkins pitches Tuesday night during Hagerstown's win over the Rome Braves. Photo/Mills Fitzner.
-Floyd breaks ground on new Rockmart office.
-May 5: Berry College Spring Commencement. Board of Trustee member/alumnus Bert Clark is guest speaker. 

-Tonight's Powerball jackpot at $173 million.

Spring's back; pollen on the rise, too.
-Wednesday: High of 81, low of 57.
-Thursday: 20-30% rain chance, high of 84, low of 62.
-Friday: Party sunny, high of 84, low of 60. 
 
Hometown Headlines: The Radio Edition
-Weekdays, 7-9 a.m., WRGA 1470 AM. Listen online
-Please join our guests including Republican Layla Shipman on the Newt Gingrich campaign; Jordan Poole on Finster Fest and the grand reopening of Paradise Gardens; Georgia Emergency Management Director Charley English on Georgia's state of readiness a year after the fatal tornado outbreak.
 
Rome Braves drop opener to Hagerstown, 9-2.

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