Saturday, February 2, 2013

Weather: 30% chance of Snow this morning. Tornado recovery and clean-up continues. Latest weekend buzz. Events: Health Fair, Vision & Voice Conference and JSL Follies. Latest dining scores and jail reports.

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Weather: 30% chance of snow this morning then rain
-Outlook: Little if any accumulation is expected at this time. Look for flakes between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Temperatures won't get above freezing until around noon.
-Saturday: 30% chance of snow, rain before noon, then rain; high of 50, low of 31.
-Sunday: Mostly sunny, high of 51, low of 26.
-Monday: Sunny, high of 55, low of 35 with 20% rain chance.

Storm recovery continues. How you can help:
-Today: Volunteers are needed to help clean-up in Adairsville. Volunteers are asked to meet at 8 a.m. at Adairsville Church of God, 297 Old Dixie Highway NW.
-Gordon Co. has set-up a second donation drop-off location at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church on Red Bud Rd. New needs include sheets, flashlights with batteries, laundry and dish detergent.
-Donations accepted at several local banks including Greater Rome Bank, Regions and Bank of the Ozarks.

-Georgia Dept. of Labor to assist workers out of work due to storm next week in Adairsville.

 

Weekend buzz:

-Statue of Adm. John H. Towers now standing tall.

-Garden Lakes student wins Floyd Co. Schools' Spelling Bee.

-Cancer Navigators kicks off "Cast off Against Cancer" 2013.

-Berry College accounting students to offer free tax assistance.

 

Weekend events:

-Today: Harbin Clinic's Second Wellness Health Fair from 8-11 a.m. at the Main Clinic, 1825 Martha Berry Blvd.

-Today: 'Vision & Voice' conference from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Well at West Rome Baptist Church.

-Junior Service League presents 2013 Follies "As Seen on T.V." at 8 p.m. tonight.

 

Latest Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Floyd and Bartow counties.

 

College sports updates.

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Latest jail reports.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

 
-Please join our guests Monday including:
-Andrea Pitts of Redmond Regional on the hospital's celebration of heart month and related events.
-Mark Swanson of NorthSide Bank about those tense moments in the bank's vault as the storm blew through in Adairsvlle.
-Crystal Paulk-Buchanan of GEMA on lessons learned from the Jan. 30 tornado as we go into Severe Weather Awareness Week.

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