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Honoring Marine Lance Cpl. Seth Sharp: These details are from the Patriot Guard Web site and R. Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home:

-Today, airport escort: Sharp's casket will arrive at the Calhoun airport at 3 p.m. Thursday. The guard will provide escort to NorthPointe Church in Adairsville.

-Suggested venue: The Food Lion parking lot at Ga. 140 and U.S. 41 in Adairsville, suggests the Bartow GOP in urging members to pay their respects.

-Friday: Visitation is set for 5 to 9 p .m. at NorthPointe Church.

-Saturday: The funeral service begins at 2 p.m. at NorthPointe Church with burial to follow at Eastview Cemetery in Adairsville.

-For more, click Patriot Guard

Columbus serviceman assigned to Rome squadron dies in combat: Spc. Issac L. Johnson, 24, of Columbus, was one of four servicemen killed July 6 in Konduz, Afghanistan, following the explosion of an improvised explosive device near their vehicle. Johnson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron in Rome> DOD release

WSRM 93.5 FM format change a go for noon today: Promotional "liners" are being heard on WSRM 93.5 FM this morning as the station continues to separate from WRGA 1470 AM. Several local voices are among those teasing, "A new life is coming to 93,5 today at noon." By then, the station's new name and format will be formal with several weeks of additional changes to follow. It is a variation of a format not heard before in Northwest Georgia. Those used to listening to WRGA's feed on WSRM need to tune to 1470 on the AM dial. WRGA also is expanding its daily newscasts and updates effective today. More updates by noon.

Trends in Transplants conference set for Rome July 18: The Georgia Transplant Foundation's Trends in Transplant Conference, "Stepping Stones to Transplant Health," is set for July 18 in the Science Building auditorium at Berry College. It will examine transplant trends, issues, fund-raising and post-transplant issues. It is free for transplant candidates, recipients, living donors and guest> Georgia Transplants

More on Peebles/Goody's: Stage Stores, the retailer bringing Peebles to the former Goody's in Calhoun, has purchased much of Goody's intellectual property, including the name itself> Knoxville

'Town West' developer sets Aug. 5 release for 2Q financials: Forestar Group Inc., the group planning to build the massive Town West project near Adairsville, will release its results for second quarter 2009 on the morning Aug. 5. Forestar has been in the news of late because of massive timberland sales to raise funds to reduce debt. Click Forestar

Classic Car Cruise In motors into downtown Rome Saturday night> Click

First-half campaign finance reports/ Final review this period

Incumbent/Party	Cash on hand	'10 status	Read latest files
Sen. Preston Smith, R	$87,655	Running	Smith
Rep. Rick Crawford, D	$4,316	Running	Crawford
Rep. Katie Dempsey, R	$1,399	Running	Dempsey
Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R	$9,420	Running	Loudermilk
Rep. Barbara Massey Reece, D	$7,360	Running	Reece
Sen. Bill Heath, R	$90,601	Running	Heath