Bartow County Schools have limited school choice options available for the 2010-2011 school year. A list of schools with available space is available at www.bartow.k12.ga.us. School choice requests for transfer must be received by the close of business on March 29. Forms may be picked up at your local school, the board office or downloaded from the above site. Notification of your application status will be mailed after May 14.
What's ahead in Bartow County:
-March 11-14: Cowboy Gathering this Thursday-Sunday at the Booth. Concerts, exhibits, chuck wagon cookoff, cowboy church on tap> Click
-March 15: Bartow County Democratic Party meets at 7 p.m. at IHOP, 640 E. Main St. Agenda: Volunteering, lobbying matters in Congress.
Latest updates from the Downtown Development Authority:
-Quizno's has returned at 20 S. Wall St. with new owners Stacy and Aaron Kline.
-Kissing Frogs Children's Boutique, owned by Katie Smith, is now open at 6. S. Wall. St.
-Drink opens March at 148 W. Main St. in Integrity Plaza. Garth and Charity Gherardini offer crushed fruit smoothies, coffee, soft drinks.
-Swheat Market begins offering beer and wine on Thursday, 5 E. Main St.
-For extensive updates on downtown Cartersville, subscribe to the newsletter> Click
D Morgan's goes out a winner:
-D Morgan's, the signature restaurant in Northwest Georgia that closed suddenly last year in downtown Cartersville, at least went out on top. Derek Morgan's popular, upscale restaurant on Main Street is among the four-diamond winners listed by AAA (details: AJC). Morgan is now director of food and beverage at Cartersville Country Club. The spot on Main has since become the Cartersville home of Jefferson's.
Georgia DOT is advising motorists of a lane closure on I-75 between exits 278 and 285, scheduled for Tuesday. The two left lanes of I-75 north between mile markers 282.5 and 283.7 in Bartow County will be closed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. to allow crews to work on repairing deteriorating asphalt patches.
$400 million free fall for Ga. revenue collections (Feb. '08 vs. Feb. '10)
-The overall report for February was gloomy enough: Georgia's net revenue collections for February were $567.2 million, down 9.9 percent from $629.4 million a year earlier. (Click) Never mind that the 2008 report was more than a third lower than February 2008. In all, the difference in collections last month vs. February 2008 was almost $400 million. For the fiscal year, collections are down close to 13 percent vs. the previous year.
| Ga. tax collections | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
| February (millions) | $567.2 | $629.4 | $965.8 | $961.2 | $886.1 |
| % change | Down 9.9% | Down 34.8% | Up 0.5% | Up 8.5% | Up 14.8% |
Source: Governor's office
What's next: Look for calls for new spending cuts as the recession continues. The General Assembly reconvened Monday and Gov. Sonny Perdue is expected to order more drastic moves as revenue becomes more scarce.
One more take on Handel's 411 Connector collision: As if there were any more wounds left unsalted, it seems Republican gubernatorial hopeful Karen Handel's not-so-kind words regarding the 411 Connector came just about at the same time as a delegation from the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce was in Washington to lobby on the road's behalf (and other topics). Handel's comments caught key local supporters off guard.
Your latest forecast: Monday's high was 73; stormy days ahead
-Update--first spring storms on the way? The National Weather Service reports thunderstorms are possible here Wednesday through Friday; the storms on Thursday or Friday could be "strong to severe."
-Tuesday: 40% rain chance, high of 63.
-Tuesday night: 70% chance of rain, low of 46.
-Wednesday: 100% chance of heavy rain, high of 54.
-Wednesday night: 90% chance of heavy rain, low of 52.
-Thursday: 80% chances of storms, high of 67.
-Extended forecast> Click / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey
-Tebow will at least have an audience of two; Presbyterian student Duke's hero.
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