Calhoun outlets get even earlier start on Black Friday shopping. Downtown openhouse tonight, Saturday. Rome women on next 'Extreme Couponing' Tuesday; radio today. Norman Arey's Norman's No-nos. McClellan's picks. Weekend calendar -- and great forecast

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Calhoun Premium Outlets' stores jump on early 'Black Friday' openings: Dozens of shops will open at 9 p.m. Thursday night.

 

Salvation Army counting on big turnout for annual can drive next week. Food pantry in Rome has been empty since September.

 

Rome women on TLC's Extreme Couponing this Tuesday

-April will join us at 7:40 this morning on Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 1470 AM.

 

Downtown Rome's holiday open house tonight, Saturday.

 

Blue Ridge on ice starting Saturday through Feb. 18; Cartersville ice skating planned Dec. 6.

 

Lowe's to announce third quarter earnings Monday;Forbes projects what investors will hear.

 

Tom Graves loses bid for study committee chairmanship.

  Your hometown football report:

-Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Wobbly, woozy Ramblin' Wreck wrecks again; Georgia has no problem.
-John McClellan's high school picks for Friday: Rome, Coosa, Pepperell, Model, Calhoun, Adairsville, Cartersville, Adairsville, Rockmart ready to go Friday night. A bit of a delay for Darlington, Trion.
-Georgia High School Football Daily: Additional updates on games involving Pepperell, Coosa, Model, Calhoun.
-South 107's scoreboard. Or listen live 10 p.m.-midnight.
-Saturday: Rome Middle School Wolves. The Seventh Grade teaml plays Sequoyah at 3:45 p.m. at Lassiter High School for the GMSAA State Championship.
-Saturday: NAIA playoffs begin with the final two teams due in Rome for the Dec. 13 title game.

Cooler but great weekend ahead
-Friday: Partly sunny, high of 61, low of 31.
-Saturday: Partly sunny, high of 62, low of 33.
-Sunday: Sunny, high of 62, low of 37

 

Weekend calendar includes Noon Optimist pancake breakfast, kids safety stop on Saturday at Civic Center.

 

Public Health restaurant inspection scores 

  

Floyd County Jail reports.

 

Please join our guests Friday including:

-April Helton from Rome, who'll be appearing on TLC's 'Extreme Couponing' Tuesday at 10 p.m., joins us to talk about the show and couponing.

-Layla Shipman of the Floyd County GOP on the House votes and what they mean to conservative parts of the GOP.

-Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable: WRGA News Director Kevin Karel and Andrew Carter join us to talk about the week's top stories and what's ahead next week. Nelle Reagan might join us as well.