Thursday, November 1, 2012

Snow at the airport? Low at 34 so far. Dining: Curlee's adds Sundays, cuts Mondays. More restaurant news. Four 'U' ratings for area restaurants. Final days for early voting

For these and the day's latest headlines, please see www.hometownheadlines.com:
 

Weather

Light snow on Nov. 1? That's the reading at Russell Airport
-We've got an email into the National Weather Service's Peachtree City office to confirm. Anyone in Armuchee seeing the same thing? Please email if so. Email
-Freeze warning until 10 this morning. Low so far today: 34. Details
-Call it yo-yo weather: Cold, then warm, then rain, then cold again.

-Thursday: Sunny, high of 63, low of 37.
-Friday: Sunny, high of 70, low of 36.
-Saturday: Sunny, high of 78, low of 50; rain chance 20%.

Dining & entertainment
-Curlee's Fish House & Oyster Bar changing hours: Look for Sunday service beginning this week from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. The restaurant at 227 Broad St. will be closed Mondays.
-Magnolia Restaurant grand opening set for this weekend: A fully stocked bar also is ready at 26 Chateau Drive in East Rome.
-Brewhouse expects full house for Uncle Kracker Friday night: Less than 150 tickets were left on Wednesday night in advance of the 10 p.m. show at 325 Broad St.
-Bids out on La Marie's expansion?
-Weekly regional guide to Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Rough week with two unsatisfactory scores each in Floyd and Bartow counties. But lots of high scores in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon and Polk counties. No updates from Chattooga.

Politics
-1.3 million Georgians have voted early already with two days left to do so.
-You can vote early today-Friday at the elections office or at the Rome Civic Center, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Precincts will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
-Hometown candidate Q & As, sample ballot

How to track Tuesday night's results:
-Secretary of State Brian Kemp's office has posted a video tutorial to help you learn how to track the races you want to follow as results come in Tuesday night.
-Complete local results and analysis from WRGA 1470 AM and Hometown Headlines: On radio, join us for four hours of live election coverage beginning at 7 p.m. We'll have more than a dozen interviews with local and state leaders, commentary and results of local, state and national races. We'll also be broadcasting on Life 93.5 FM.
-Also on Hometown: Continuous web updates on all our Headlines' pages as well as Facebook and Twitter. And a direct link to the WRGA broadcast.

LakePoint groundbreaking at 1 this afternoon. We'll have updates as needed.


Floyd County Jail reports.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM. 7 to 9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online
-Please join our guests including:
-Rome attorney Greg Price who in January becomes the community's new juvenile judge.
-Matt Pearce of the Small Business Development Center on businesses preparing for the Christmas shopping season.

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