Air quality alert again today for Bartow, metro Atlanta. Air quality deemed unhealthy for some groups. Details
-Tuesday's high was 93; forecast today: 94 with heat index of 97. Weather below.
Chase ends in Bartow County as 24-year-old suspect surrenders, then apparently OD's.
(From a media report) Johnnie Elbert Turner surrendered Tuesday evening following a chase that started in Polk County, sped through Floyd County and ended finally near the Waffle House at U.S. 41 and Grassdale Road, Bartow sheriff's report show. Turner was taken to Cartersville Medical Center for treatment of an apparent overdose, reports show. Turner, who was driving a 1997 Silver Kia Rio, was wanted on charges of aggravated assault. He tossed a gun from the window of his car prior to surrendering; the weapon was recovered, according to Sheriff Clark Millsap's release.
-Suspect pleads guilty to bank robberies in Calhoun, N.C., W.Va., and Mich.: Anthony Ray Artrip, 38, of Ashland, Ky., pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal district court to the armed robbery of banks in Calhoun and in four other states. Details
Hospital Corporation of America, parent company of Cartersville Medical Center, selected as one of Computerworld's top workplaces for information technology professionals for the second year in a row. HCA is ranked No. 42 on the publication's top 100 list. Click
First & goal for new 'rug' at Barron Stadium
If you've driven by Barron Stadium this week, you've probably noticed the new artificial turf is
down. Says Todd Wofford, Parks Superintendent with Rome-Floyd Parks and Rec: The turf should be completed next week. "The weather has been good for construction and we're on schedule," he says.
"The carpet (turf) is almost down and they are packing the gravel in now and the turf crew should be
out of here next week. We are working to be completed with everything by Aug. 6." Click Hometown
Business
-Bartow Business Connection connects more than 300 Tuesday evening: Organizers predicted a record turnout for the latest Bartow Business Connection drop-in networking event at Cartersville Country Club and they got it. More than 300 people attended the session between 4 and 7 p.m. The grass-roots business group reach out to colleagues in surrounding counties as well. Details: Facebook
Politics
-Preston Smith launches new website in final weeks of primary: The web address is basic--electpreston.com--but the site comes with some teeth to it and just about all the bells and whistles in use this campaign season. Smith, a Rome Republican and state Senator, is in a three-way fight for the GOP nomination July 20.
-Latest round of forums begin Thursday. Politics
-U.S. Rep. Tom Graves gets committee assignments. Gordon
Tuesday report from the Bartow County Jail. Click
Your latest forecast:
-Wednesday: 94 degrees; heat index 98; 20% chance of rain.
-Wednesday night: 69 degrees; 20% rain chance.
-Thursday: 20% rain chance, high of 94.
-Thursday night: 69 degrees; 20% rain chance.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-The smartest dogs in the world are border collies; poodles are second.
Rome Braves. Click Sports
-Braves off tonight; open second half of the season in Lexington with five games.
-Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos. (click)
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