Rome no. 21 nationally in cities with best potential for restaurant growth. Dining scores. Democrats plan 'party to the polls' Saturday. Santa arrives Nov. 9? High near 80.

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Dining
Rome ranks 21st in the nation when it comes to restaurant growth potential: A recent survey showed 189 restaurants here averaged more than $1 million in annual sales each. It also shows that local and visiting diners could handle a virtual buffet of new options, too.
-Tuesday's Public health restaurant inspection scores.

Voting

-Floyd Democrats want to 'party to the polls' Saturday as elections office opens for voting. 

-How and where to vote early.

Business

-Synovus, parent company of Citizens First Bank, posts another quarterly profit and announces goal to repay TARP funds next year.

-Record arrival for Santa? He'll be at the mall starting the evening of Nov. 9.

Halloween

-Oct. 31: Myrtle Hill tree tour set.

-Your guide to Halloween, fall festivals. 

Weather

-Wednesday: Sunny, high of 79, low of 49.
-Thursday: Sunny, high of 80, low of 53.
-Friday: Mostly sunny, high of 81, low of 54; 20% rain chance.

Late-season tropical storm has Florida's southeast coast on alert. 

Latest Floyd County Jail report.

 

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-Bill Peterson, athletics director at Shorter, on Thursday's 'championship' night football game for the Hawks at Barron Stadium. -Brian McClellan, Gordon County's IT director, on the new Apple iPad mini and other "toys" 

-Janice Hopkins of the Tony E. Warren MD Harbin Clinic Cancer Center on the Early Bird Cancer Walk.