Breaking news from WBHF AM 1450 AM: "Phoenix Air has been awarded a 2 year contract with NASA valued at approximately $10 million, a great win for a local business here in Bartow County." Link // About Phoenix Air
Cartersville's River Thai closes: The popular Thai restaurant at 328 E. Main St. has closed. As posted on Downtown Cartersville's Facebook page: "The food at River Thai was excellent, the presentation was superb and we have lost a fabulous restaurant!"
Tennis Center of Georgia grows again; now at 82 courts
-Watch Tennis Center of Georgia at Berry College animation. Click
-Already imagined as the largest tennis center in the United States, the newly Tennis Center of Georgia at Berry College has grown from 74 courts to a proposed 82 courts. The Rome News reports the price tag has grown as well, now to nearly $18.7 million. And still left up in the air: how to pay for it.
-The Convention and Visitors Bureau has released the nearly four-minute animation that takes visitors on a tour of the proposed tennis complex. It will be augmented by a voice over being done by Bob Berry, which is in production. It also features an introduction from Gordon Smith of Rome, above, who's the executive director and chief operating officer of the U.S. Tennis Association.
-For a look at the current plans and promotional package. The package includes additional details, including a 2012 opening date. Click Tennis.
The Tony E. Warren, M.D., Cancer Center due by April: Harbin Clinic's gleaming new one-stop venue for total cancer care and treatment has an official name and an opening date targeted for April. Health
8th Rome International Film Festival is Sept. 9-10: "Spectacular independent films from the USA, Singapore, Iraq, Russia, the UK, Australia and Taiwan" already have been submitted for review and the deadline for entires still have more than two months to go. You can follow the festival at RIFF.tv or via the new Facebook page.
Tuesday's Bartow County Jail reports. Jail Intake Report // Incident reports
Your latest forecast: A blast from the past--it's an all-70s weekend.
-Wednesday: Partly sunny, high of 65, low of 42.
-Thursday: Watch early morning fog. High of 69, low of 44.
-Weekend: Mostly sunny, low 70s.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click
Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey
-Kansas was No. 1 for less than six hours; Cam Newton banks his first million.
Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports
-Highlights from the Hot Stove Gathering.
-First pitch: 7 p.m. April 7, State Mutual Stadium.
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