Regional buzz:
Hibbett Sports growing at Riverbend Center:
-Look for Hibbett Sports to grow a bit at Riverbend Center starting later thismonth. The popular sports shop is taking in the former home of Chico's near Kroger. Hibbetts currently has around 4,900 square feet and will add almost another 3,000. The Preston Smith for Attorney General campaign is in the former Hallmark spot adjoining Kroger (in orange). Another new tenant is taking the place recently vacated by SOHO: Courtesy Finance.
-Riverside Gourmet, Bussey's Flowers, The Season opens today on Broad:
The recent home of McBrayer Brothers furniture and then the Rome Area Council for the Arts has a trio of new tenants: Bussey's Flowers (also in Cedartown); Riverside Gourmet, which is on its third downtown location; and The Season. The backstory on this one would fill the rest of the page. But the real story is what's next as Todd Bussey and family expand into downtown Rome while Kevin Dillmon just expands, period, with not only some favorite from the previous gourmet shops but a new wine area. Holly Lynch's The Season -- a wedding and events planning company -- has been in business for several years; she's now gone brick-and-mortar.
-Finnish company FP-Pigments to add 20 jobs with new plant in Rome: Esko Sarkki, president of FP Pigments, says his company will open a new manufacturing plant and regional office in Rome within the next nine to10 months. The company will bring 20 new jobs to area. Business
-Saint Mary's Catholic School now an accredited member of the Southern Association of Independent Schools and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Release
WBHF AM 1450 adds Atlanta Braves baseball: You can hear the Braves throughout the season starting Tuesday, June 22, on WBHF AM 1450.
City of Cartersville to be testing local fire hydrants this week. Location schedule
What's ahead in Bartow County:
-6/17: Chattahoochee Tech graduation to feature another big class: After breaking enrollment records for three straight quarters, Chattahoochee Technical College is set to break another record with the number of students graduating during its spring commencement. An estimated 909 graduates will be recognized at the ceremony, only the second for the newly merged school, scheduled for June 17. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center at 10 a.m.
-6/17: Cartersville City Council, 7 p.m. Hear it live on WBHF 1450 AM or Web cast here on Bartow Headlines. Click Agenda
-6/18: Gospel benefit set for the American Cancer Society: The site is The Church at Liberty Square in Cartersville. Tickets are available at all Bartow County Bank locations. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. Performing will be The Gentrys and The Hoppers. For more: Freddie Gunn at 770-382-2572, Pam Brown at 770-655-3853 or Fredia Hall at 770-382-2418.
Wednesday report from the Bartow County Jail. Click
Heat wave, day three: 100-degree heat index due today
-Wednesday: High of 92 with a 40% chance of rain.
-Wednesday night: Low of 70, 30% rain chance.
-Thursday: Another hot one with a high of 94; 20% rain chance.
-Thursday night: A brief bit of cooling with a low of 67; 30% rain chance.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-So these past few months have been much to do about nothing. Is this all there is?
Rome Braves. Sports
-Savannah take second straight from Rome Braves, 3-1.
-Tonight: Braves at Savannah.
-Mills Fitzner's home game photos. Click
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