White resident wins $139,266 in Fantasy 5 drawing
(Media release) A retired postal worker has collected a winning Fantasy 5 prize. Grady Little of White matched all five winning numbers in the March 17 drawing, winning a $139,266 jackpot. Little, 73, purchased his winning Quik Pik ticket at Publix Super Market at 300 Cherokee Place in Cartersville. Winning numbers: 2-3-15-17-20. "I was on the computer, and I let out a loud shout," the grandfather of six said. "My wife was the first person I told." Retired 27 years from the U.S. Postal Service, Little and his wife, Linda, have no immediate plans for their prize. Publix will receive a $4,000 retailer bonus.
Politics:
-Graves resigning state House seat today to run for Congress: State Rep. Tom Graves, a Ranger Republican, is stepping down effective today to focus on the special election set for April 27 to fill the Ninth District congressional seat vacated late Sunday by Nathan Deal (more below). Click Graves.
-April 27 election set to fill Deal's unexpired term; qualifying starts March 29: Some voters in Gordon County and the rest of the Ninth Congressional District will vote April 27 on a replacement for Nathan Deal, who has resigned from Congress to run for governor. Candidate qualifying is Monday, March 29-Wednesday, March 31. We'll know the final lineup by midday next Wednesday.
-Tonight/'Tea Party' documentary set at MB's: The Rome/Floyd TEA Party 2010 is organizing a showing of The TEA Party documentary film from 6:30 until 9 p.m. at MB's, 836 Turner McCall Blvd. $1 donations accepted> Click
-Wednesday/Libertarian gubernatorial candidate John Monds at Georgia Highlands, Floyd campus, 2 p.m. Sponsored by the Georgia Highlands College Libertarian Club, the Black Awareness Society and the Political Science Club.
-Saturday/Bartow GOP meets: The Bartow County Republican Party meets at 9 a.m. at Slope's Barbecue, Tennessee Street. Speakers: Commissioner for Insurance candidate Gerry Purcell; gubernatorial candidate Eric Johnson> Click
Tuesday's Buzz
-Another new business for Berry's Student Enterprises effort: Viking Cycle Works, serving the campus community's cycling needs, is now open. Located between the new Deerfield and Morgan residence halls, the shop is expected to expand with additional services> Details
-Redmond's Early named regional EMS director of the year> Health
-March 27/Get The Dirt Out citizens workshop in Calhoun> CRBI
What's ahead in Bartow County:
-March 23: Bartow Business Connection's monthly networking event is from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Reserve at Pettit Creek. Guests are invited to stay for five minutes or three hours. Details: Jessica Fleetwood, Fleetwood Security, 770-547-2157> Pettit Creek
-March 24: The United Way of Bartow County's annual luncheon is at noon Wednesday, March 24, at the Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Commerce, Anheuser Busch room. The cost is $15 per person. Please RSVP by March 22 to morehouseb@bartowga.org or 770-386-1677.
-March 27: 2010 Women's Expo returns to Cartersville: The latest Women's Expo is set for Saturday, March 27, at the Cartersville Civic Center, sponsored by Coosa Valley Credit Union along with Georgia Power, Plant Bowen. The line-up: Learn about products and services that will help you look and feel better; examine career choices; sample a "Taste of Bartow;" and try your luck on the door prizes. (Schedule of Events) Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. Advance tickets may be purchased at the Red Cross office, 320 W. Cherokee Ave., Suite 109. Call 770-382-0981. Advance ticket holders will be entered into a special door prize drawing. For more, e-mail karonmauney@comcast.net.
-March 27: 2010 Duck Derby Kickoff is 10 a.m. at Dellinger Park in Cartersville: The race itself is May 15> Details
Your latest forecast:
-Tuesday: Partly sunny, high of 66.
-Tuesday night: Mostly clear, low of 45.
-Wednesday: High of 75, mostly sunny.
-Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, low of 45.
-Extended forecast> Click / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey
-Are we headed for the strangest ever Final Four in college basketball history?
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