Cartersville's Pilot Travel Center sells $259,234 lottery ticket; no winner yet
-A customer of the Pilot Travel Center at 968 Cass-White Road is holding a Fantasy 5 ticket worth $259,234. The numbers drawn Oct. 4 produced two winners--one in Augusta and one in Cartersville. The winning numbers: 9-11-13-24-35. The Augusta winner has been identified (click here) and has claimed that share of the prize. Pilot Travel Center also will get a $5,000 retailer bonus as did the Augusta merchant.
An Acworth man has been charged in connection with burglaries to several storage buildings in Acworth. According to Sheriff Millsap, Peter Scott Michael Kennelly, 37, of 4529 Pecan Lane, Acworth has been charged with two counts of Burglary. Investigators allege that Kennelly broke into storage buildings at 5890 Glade Road on 05-25-2010. The subject ran away after being caught in one of the buildings by an employee. A bag was discovered with Kennelly's information inside. Investigators found Kennelly in the Bartow County Jail on unrelated charges and interviewed him about the burglaries. Kennelly is being held at the Bartow County Jail pending other charges and a $20,000 bond.
-Crime Prevention Week set: In an effort to better educate the community about crime prevention, Mayor Matt Santini declares Oct. 18-24 as Crime Prevention Week. BM
Dining
-Get a big Taste of Cartersville Saturday/From 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., you can get a big taste of Cartersville's dining scene courtesy of the event taking place in downtown Cartersville. Just about every restaurant in the community is part of the fun, and there's plenty for kids to do, too. Among those offering samples are: City Cellar & Loft, Moore's Gourmet Market, Scott's Walk Up BBQ, Cartersville Country Club, Swheat Market, Louie's Cafe, Slope's, River Thai, El Pueblito, Stonewall Manor. Free admission; samples range from 50 cents to $3. Follow on Facebook.
-Latest public health restaurant inspection scores. Click
Business
-Oct. 21/Timely ribbon cutting for new Coosa Valley Credit Union Armuchee office, 2 p.m., Martha Berry Highway. You've got to like the timing of this one: In addition to serving as the formal opening and ribbon cutting, Oct.21 also is... International Credit Union Day. Coosa Valley took over the former branch office of Regions Bank, shuttered earlier this year as part of a Regions' cutback.
Football
-Get your final high school scores in a quick, easy-to-read format tonight on Hometown.
-Below: John McClellan's high school picks... Norman's No-Nos--15 college losers this weekend... Shorter on the road to Belhaven
Thursday's Bartow County Jail reports. Click and Click
John McClellan's week eight high school football picks. Click
-Cartersville wins by 30-plus vs. Murray County.
-Pepperell rebounds, beats Adairsville.
-Cass a 9-point winner vs. Creekview.
-Woodland drops sixth to Lambert.
-Plus: Regional games
Possible high school football playoff scenarios. Football Daily
Your latest forecast:
-Friday: Sunny, high of 75, low of 39.
-Saturday: high of 75, low of 36.
-Sunday: high of 78, low of 41.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click
Norman Arey's sports commentary. Click
-Norman's No-Nos: There will be a new No. 1 next week in college football and it wears green.
Shorter Hawks football. Hawks
-Oct. 16: Hawks (3-3) at Belhaven, 2:30 p.m.
Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports
-Oct. 16-17: Second Annual Softball Slam.
-Oct. 23: Montgomery Gentry concert.
-Nov. 12: Braves Celebrity Shootout golf match.
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