Business Buzz:
-Busy times in downtown Cartersville: Several openings of note in recent days. The first is Write on Main Too, a spinoff of the popular shop on Main Street. "Too" is hopes to be "a toy wonderland and the hottest place in town to shop for the Christmas holiday." It takes over the former Trellis location. Click ... Also new is Love'm & Leave'm, self-described as "a trendy consignment shop" at 110 W. Main St. (think Posh on Broad Street but for men and women). Click Facebook
-Heart & Soles opens off Redmond Circle in Rome: The shop at 1850 Redmond Circle, Suite 900, sells "high-end fashion" at reduced prices. Facebook
Show time! Seventh Rome International Film Festival begins today
Banners are up in the 700 block of Broad Street, welcoming festival guests to downtown Rome.
Look for extra faces at retail, restaurant locations today and Saturday..
-By Saturday night, more than 70 films from 12 counties will have been seen at the DeSoto and Heritage Hall in downtown Rome as part of the 2010 Rome International Film Festival (click). You'll find a preview to RIFF on our Downtown Headlines page. Films will be shown beginning today at 11 a.m. and run both Friday and Saturday in two-hour increments at 11 a.m., 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 p.m. You also can purchase tickets by clicking here.
-RIFF's Facebook page has news from filmmakers. Click Facebook
-Plus: More weekend events in Northwest Georgia. Click
-John McClellan's high school football picks. McClellan
-Norman Arey's No-Nos. 15 college football locks to lose. Arey
Friday's Buzz:
-Toyo Tire in Bartow County to hire 200 workers as part of expansion in production and ongoing investments at the plant. Qualified candidates should visit the Cartersville Department of Labor at 19 Felton Place, Cartersville. AJC
-CRBI plans paddle events to celebrate National Wilderness Month: Sept. 11 on Etowah River; Sept. 18 on Oostanaula River in Calhoun; and Sept. 25, a night-time Harvest Moon Paddle on the Coosa River in Downtown Rome. CRBI
Now posted: Latest public health restaurant inspection scores. Click
Thursday's Bartow County Jail reports. Click & Click
John McClellan's High School picks, updates for week three. McClellan
-Rome to out score Woodland by 22.
-Adairsville's first win: 10-point victory over Sonoraville.
-Cartersville moves to 3-0 with win over LaFayette.
-Johns Creek by 2 over Cass.
Your latest forecast: Click
-Friday: High of 92, low of 66. 20% evening rain chance.
-Saturday: High of 92, low of 70. Rain chance: 20% day, 40% overnight.
-Sunday: High of 88, low of 57. 20% rain chance.
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-This week's Norman's No-Nos: Yellow Jackets should be safe but I'm not so sure about the Bulldogs.
Shorter Hawks football. Hawks
-Hawks travel to Pikeville Sept. 18 for 1:30 p.m. game.
-Home opener is Sept. 25 vs. Georgtown, Ky., 1:30 p.m., Barron Stadium.
Rome Braves. Click Sports
-Rome Braves Fan Club elects 2011 officers. Sports
-Next game: April 7 vs. Hagerstown.
-Check back for updates on events at State Mutual Stadium.
-Mills Fitzner's 2010 home game photos. Click
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