No closings to report following light snow overnight. Cold nights ahead, then nice weekend

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Weather updates:

-No school closings announced so far following light overnight snow and temperatures around freezing.

-Winter storm advisory, in effect through noon today, could be canceled early as storm system quickly slips out of the area.

-DOT: No major problems reported on roads in Northwest Georgia

Forecast: Frigid nights will give way to great Sunday

-Thursday: High of 41, wins to 20 mph. Low of 21.

-Friday: Sunny, high of 47, low of 22.

-Saturday:  Warmer, high near 53, low of 27.

-Sunday: Sunny with a high of 59, low of 32

-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click

-Severe Weather Awareness Week. Details & tips

What's next

-Faithful followers of Farmers' Almanac say Northwest Georgia due for a significant snow -- up to 10 inches -- by month's end.

Today's Headlines

-Doss out, Lewis in for district DOT seat: Former Cartersville state Rep. Jeff Lewis is the new District 11 representative on the State Transportation Board, ousting Rome's David Doss, right, who was seeking a new five-year term. Details

-Congressmen Phil Gingrey, Tom Graves demand swifter implementation of the Secure Communities Initiative in Georgia to combat illegal immigration. Politics

-Shorter University to announce new president during news conference Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Current President Harold Newman announced his retirement last year. The new president would take office on June 1.

-Harbin Clinic's Oncology Department has been named the top practice in the state for 2010 by The Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology. Health

-Shorter's Third Annual Striking Out Breast Cancer Saturday. Breast cancer

Wednesday's Bartow County Jail reports. Jail Intake Report // Incident Reports

Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey 

-Underclassmen leaving college early for the NFL seems to be paying off

Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports

-Highlights from the Hot Stove Gathering.  

-First pitch: 7 p.m. April 7, State Mutual Stadium.