Even hotter temps this weekend. What's ahead in Bartow County

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Thursday: The City of Cartersville Fire Department is hosting Family Fire Safety Night from 6 until 8 p.m. in the Publix parking lot between Main Street and U.S. 41.  The fire safety house, a fire truck, safety literature and clowns will all be on-site.  Also, smoke detectors will be given away every 15 minutes and fire extinguishers every 30 minutes. 

-Latest fire hydrant test updates. Click list

Regional Buzz:

-Let the speculation begin on what Oswalt will do with Ozzie's Plaza, Rome: Business

-Repair to begin today on fire-damage DeSoto Theatre: Click DeSoto

-Aug. 21/CRBI's annual River Revelry set: The 2010 River Revelry--A Biodiversity Bash is set for 6:30-10:30 p.m. at Heritage Park at the confluence of the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers. The event will feature live music by Red Eye Jedi, beverages compliments of Eagle Rock Distributing and New Belgium Brewing Co., wine from Redwood Creek Wines,  the third annual barbecue battle for the "Best Barbecue in the Basin", the second annual Ducky Derby from Seven Hills Rotary Club, live and silent auctions, the Blue Sky Outfitter Recycled Raft Race and celebrity judges for the barbecue battle. Tickets are $40 each or $35 each for orders of two or more tickets through Aug. 20. All tickets will be $45 at the door. Click

-9/18-19/Saint Mary's School sets Founders' Day Homecoming, Alumni Weekend: Saint Mary's Catholic School turns 65 in September and will celebrate with homecoming/alumni weekend activities Sept. 18-19. It starts at 7 p.m. Saturday with an adult alumni reception for former students. Returning graduates will be able to leave their hand print on our alumni wall. Beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday, a homecoming and alumni picnic for past and present students and families will be held on the school grounds off Seventh Street. Included: Food, music and games. For more information or to RSVP, call the school at (706) 234-4953 or Facebook page

-11-14/Sixth Annual Rome Fine Wine Festival, benefitting the Rome Symphony Orchestra. Planned are more than 100 wines, food from area restaurants and a silent auction. the venue: The Ballrooms at The Forrest Hotel, Broad Street. $50 per person; $60 at the door. RSO

 

Your latest forecast:

-Wednesday: High of 93, low of 72.  30% rain chance. Heat index of 100.

-Thursday: High of 93, low of 72.  30% rain chance. Heat index of 100.

-Weekend preview: Even hotter. Upper 90s all weekend.

-Forecast: Click  / Regional animated radar

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey 

-Hokies are underdogs to Boise; Masoli headed to Ole Miss? No worry for Longhorns.

Rome Braves. Click Sports

-Greenville blanks Rome in game 1, 4-0; Braves bounce back, win 8-1 in game two. 

-The Braves are off Wednesday; play in Asheville Thursday.

-Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos. (Click)