Thursday, February 18, 2010

Thursday's updates

What's ahead in Bartow County:

-Feb. 18: Cartersville City Council, 7 p.m. Hear it live on WBHF 1450 AM or Web cast here on Bartow Headlines. On the agenda: Several pouring license reviews and a look at the new business park overlay. Work session begins at 6 p.m. Details> Agenda.

-Feb. 19-20: Steel Magnolias: StageWorks Inc. will presents Steel Magnolias,a perennial favorite of the South.  Performances are Friday, February 19th at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 20th at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  Advanced tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students.  At the door adult tickets are $15 and students are $12.  To order tickets, you may call The Grand Theatre Box Office at 770-386-7343 and order with a credit card or come by our office in downtown Cartersville.

Dining & Drink

-Latest public health inspection scores for Northwest Georgia> Dining

-Busy March coming together at North Georgia wineries> Wine

Thursday's Buzz:

Georgia 2010 AP Honor Schools named: They're in three categories, based on the results of 2008-2009 AP classes and exams: 

-AP Challenge Schools: Those with fewer than 900 students offering AP classes in the four core areas of English, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science: Armuchee, Chattooga, Coosa, Gordon Central, Model high schools.  

-AP Access & Support Schools: 30 percent of AP test takers are African-American or Hispanic and at least 30 percent of all AP exams scoring 3 or higher: Cedartown High.  

-AP Merit Schools: None from our area.

-For more results: Click DOE

Berry College welcomed 13 teams for its spring 2010 sixth-grade math competition. Top finishers, in order, were Jasper Middle School, Heritage Middle School of Ringgold and St. Mary's School of Rome. Top individuals were Logan Fountain of Jasper Middle School, Adam Morzinski of Heritage and Val Browning of Coosa Middle School. Among the participating schools: Coosa Middle School, Menlo Elementary School, St. Mary's School, Sonoraville Middle School and Summerville Middle School. Katy Borek, a junior mathematics major, served as student coordinator. Dr. Martha Tapia, associate professor of mathematics education, was the faculty supervisor.

Your latest forecast:

-Thursday: Sunny, high of 49.

-Thursday night: Partly cloudy, low of 26.
-Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

-Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

-Extended forecast> Click  / Regional radar

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey?

-Luckily the city of Atlanta road maintenance department wasn't in charge at Daytona. 

Sports/Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium> Sports

-2010 Braves Brigade tryouts set for Saturday.

-Registration, training begin for 3rd Berry Half Marathon March 6.

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