Saturday, November 2, 2019

Floyd Schools to auction old Johnson Elementary property. Dos Bros Mexican Grill now open. Freeze warning until 10 a.m. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Over 1,100 advance voters. Hepatitis A cases continue to rise in Floyd, Bartow. Weekend! Guide. High school football scoreboard.

MORNING REPORT

  • Business: Old Johnson Elementary School property on Morrison Campground Road to be auctioned by Dempsey Auction Co. on November 22. Business
  • Dining: Dos Bros Mexican Grill now open daily from 10:45 a.m. to 9 p.m. off Shorter Avenue. Dos Bros
  • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Freeze warning until 10 a.m. Sunshine, high near 60. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, don't forget to turn clocks back. Weather
  • Elections: All eyes turn to Election Day as advance voting ends. Total of 1,113 advance in-person voters. Next up: Polls open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday. Elections
  • Weekend! presented by The Forum River Center: Beer festival, RSO's 'The Planets,' Christmas Village and Josh Wilson concert. Weekend
  • Health: Another 103 cases of Hepatitis A confirmed in Floyd and Bartow counties combined since June 2018. Health departments offering free vaccinations. Health
  • Updated: Ramp closure from U.S. 41 at Tennessee Street (main route to I-75) in Cartersville postponed until Nov. 8. Closure
  • Buzz: Rome Christmas Parade application deadline is Nov. 15. Rachel Harris joins GCB. Floyd GOP Women to meet Tuesday. Harbin Clinic Gallery to feature photography work of Bill Harbin. Buzz
DAILY FEATURES: 
  • Politics: Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. City precincts open 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Newscast resumes on Monday; our 100th podcast due Tuesday.
  • Obituaries: Mrs. Betty Ann Carr Hoyle, Ms. Glenda Faye Huckaby, Mary Eugene (Jean) Poole, Mrs. Marian Roberson, Mr. Kenneth Wayne Shiflett, Mrs. Lucy Mae Trammell and Ms. Maria Williams. Obituaries
  • Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining 
  • Greater Community Bank CrimeWatch: Updates on arrests. Crimewatch
  • ADVERTISING
    • Hardy Realty's open house gallery for Sunday: Your first look at four home in Rome, priced from $225,000 to $679,000. Hardy Realty
 

Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Report: Sports

  • Friday's high school football scoreboard. 
  • John McClellan's playoff preview, high school picks: How did John pick 'em? McClellan
  • Coosa Volleyball goes for another state title today at 1:30 p.m. 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

  • Berry Vikings: Off Saturday. Next: Nov. 9 at Centre.
  • Shorter Hawks: Saturday vs. Delta State, 1 p.m., Barron Stadium.
  • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Saturday vs. Pitt. Jackets
  • Georgia Bulldogs. Saturday vs. Florida in Jacksonville, 3:30 p.m.
ATLANTA FALCONS: Off this Sunday. Next game Nov. 10 at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
 

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