Monday, November 8, 2010

McClellan: How far with Cartersville go in playoffs? Northwest Georgia's medical boom. Low 70s return

 

The Buzz of Northwest Georgia. Click 

 -2011: A $70 million boom year for healthcare. Harbin Clinic's cancer center, The Specialty Hospital, Redmond Regional's expansion and renovations together mean a huge year in Northwest Georgia's healthcare. Natalie Simms reports.

-Big year to come in downtown Rome, too? 2010 already has pumped new life downtown and Mellow Mushroom will do the same in 2011. And another opening could be brewing, too.

-Foursquare deals arrive in Rome: The social media location sensation is delivering deal at restaurants, shops as well. Facebook has plans, too.

-Rome teacher's webcast radio ventures continue to score.

-Fish & wine: Big weekend of benefits in downtown Rome on the way. 

After another cold start, the 'thaw' begins . . .:

-Monday: Sunny, high of 68, low of 36.

-Tuesday: Balmy 73 degrees, low of 39.

-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click

John McClellan's high school football playoff picks. Click McClellan

-Darlington, Pepperell, Rome, Calhoun, Cartersville, Rockmart and Trion all enter postseason play this week with hopes of reaching the Georgia Dome Dec. 10 and 11 for state championship games in Georgia's five classifications. John predicts only two of the seven teams will advance to round two.

-Also: Georgia High School Football Daily's playoff predictions. Click

What's ahead in Bartow County this week:

-Nov. 8: Cartersville City Schools Board of Education meeting, 6 p.m.

-Nov. 8: Bartow County Schools Board of Education, 6 p.m.

-Nov. 9: Bartow County Schools Board of Education, called meeting, 6p.m..

-Nov. 8-9: Auditions at 7:30 p.m. at Legion Theater for The Pumphouse Players production of Bad Dates by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Jeanne Young.

-Nov. 11: Holiday Open House in downtown Cartersville from 5 until 8 p.m. Around the bridge area, look for sales, food and beverages. Sponsored by local retailers. Also, a toy drive for the Bartow Christmas Coalition will be held; guests are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy.

-Nov. 12: The Attention Deficit Players Improv Troupe will be performing at the City Loft on at 7:30. Admission is $5 and proceeds go to The Pumphouse Players
-Nov. 13: The Coosa River Basin Initiative, in conjunction with Keep Bartow Beautiful's CelEARTHbration event, will hold a free rain barrel workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Clarence Brown Conference Center.

-Latest updates from the chamber of commerce. Click

Sunday's Bartow County Jail reports. Click & Click

Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey

-Whose fan base is more upset -- that of Georgia or Georgia Tech?

Shorter Hawks football. Hawks

-Nov. 13: At Bethel, end of the season.

Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports

-Nov. 12: Braves Celebrity Shootout golf match. Atlanta Braves Third Base Coach Brian Snitker has joined the lineup.

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