Memorial Day updates

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Purple Hurricanes to play doubleheader at 3 this afternoon vs. Perry Panthers (Click)

-Game 3, if needed, will start at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

-Perry-area weather forecast: 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible> Latest forecast.

-Playoff brackets> Click

-Hear every pitch on WBHF 1450 AM or listen to the station's Web cast here on Bartow Headlines.

Region's Memorial Day service set for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today: Scheduled:

-Historical displays at Southeastern Mills, 10 a.m. -5 p.m.
-Flag-raising ceremony at City Hall, noon.

-National Moment of Remembrance, 3 p.m.
-Northwest Georgia Memorial Day Parade, 3:01 p.m. Broad St. It starts outside Citizens First Bank to Myrtle Hill Cemetery.

-A memorial service at Myrtle Hill Cemetery immediately follows the parade

WeatherCenter:

-Memorial Day: 60% rain chance, high near 81. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
-Tonight: 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 66.
-Tuesday: 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 82.

-Check the details on the weather page from Berry College> Click

Gingrey leading push into robotics funding: Reports Monday's AJC: "Led in part by Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.), a group of lawmakers is in the early stages of mapping out ways to expand the research, development and use of robotics in the United States before the country loses its lead to foreign competitors, as it did with auto manufacturing and a host of other industries."> AJC

Berry plays at 3 this afternoon in NAIA World Series: Follow the stats online. Click NAIA

Glavine to pitch rehab game in Rome June 2?: MLB.com is reporting Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine will do a rehab game in Rome on Tuesday, June 2, as the club opens a four-game home stand with Augusta (7 p.m. start)> MLB.com

Rome Braves lose a heartbreaker, 1-0; play today at 1 p.m.

Photo series by Mills Fitzner//More photos: Sports

The Braves' Jesus Sucre (34) had a good day at the ball park, hitting a double in the bottom of the seventh.

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Rome Braves updates:

-Braves edged 1-0.

-Greenville at Rome today at 1 p.m.
-Mills Fitzner's latest game photos> Gallery