Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Tuesday updates

 
What's ahead in Bartow County plus:

Carmike theaters see $20.7 million loss in third quarter: Revenue was about equal to a year earlier but a $17.2 million charge on old equipment and related costs hit the Columbus-based company hard. The company owns the Carmike 12 in Cartersville and Martin's 3 in Calhoun.> Details

-Cohutta Water sold to Crystal Springs: Calhoun-based Cohutta Water has been sold to Crystal Springs for an undisclosed sum> Business Chronicle

Election Day 2009:  city posts on local ballots. Links to sample ballots

Oktoberfest indeed: Local home sales jump 27.8%

-Greater Rome's yo-yo home sales stats were on the upside again in October.

Some 69 homes sold last month compared to 54 in September (up 27.8 percent) and compared to 51 homes sold in October 2009 (up 35.2 percent).

-Another milestone: The average price of homes sold last month was $130,354 vs. $120,692 a month earlier. That increase: 8 percent.

-Behind the boom: October sales were driven in part by the $9,800 in federal and state tax incentives for first-time home buyers (can't have owned a home for three years) and low mortgage rates. The tax break expires at the end of this month.

-For more, please see Greater Rome Board of Realtors

Student-produced Berry College TV show, 'The Conference Room,' recognized as the best in the nation by College Broadcasters Inc.> Details

Tuesday's Buzz:

-Federal jury indicts 9 in timber scheme that cost Temple $4.8 million> Buzz

-Shorter Hawks prepare for opening week of basketball> Details

John McClellan's high school picks for Friday: Armuchee, Darlington in playoffs; Pepperell, Calhoun, Cartersville look for wins> Football Report

Your latest weather:

-Election Day: Sunny, high of 69, low of 37; some morning fog.
-Wednesday: Sunday, high of 68, low of 44.

-Latest weather: Extended forecastLocal radar / Regional radar

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable>Arey

-Check out this week's SEC slate; a real quarterback controversy in Athens.

Georgia High School Football Daily: Calhoun, Armuchee, Chattooga, Pepperell get some respect in Football Daily's new review of AA teams as Darlington does in the A classification> Click

Shorter vs. Belhaven, Jackson, Tenn. 12:30 p.m. Saturday> Hawks

-Georgia Northwestern Mustangs start season Nov. 7> Click

Upcoming events at Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium> Sports

-Braves' first Celebrity Shootout with Rocket Wheeler, Frog Smith.

-First annual Wing Ding due Nov. 21.

-Links to winter baseball leagues.

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