Friday, February 18, 2011

What's ahead in Bartow County. Regional buzz. Quake shakes Blue Ridge. Latest jail reports--and now scanner link. Great weekend forecast.

Regional Buzz

-Enrollment surge at Georgia Northwestern Technical College continues:

Some 6,367 students enrolled for winter quarter 2011. Expanded details

-Rome man, two others sentenced in $4 million timber scheme. Details

-United Community Bank, WOW!, Enterprise among 40 brands identified as J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champions. Details

-Veterans Service Office coming to Summerville. Details

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

-Links: Local police scanner.

Latest updates from the chamber of commerce. Click Chamber

A whole lot of shaking (OK, 2.2 on the Richter scale) going on:

-Residents and guests of nearby Blue Ridge and Murphy, Tenn., probably felt a slight shaking Friday morning as a small earthquake, measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale, rumbled at 2:14 a.m. The quake hit about 15 miles from both cities. No damage had been reported as of 6:45 this morning. Quake

-A smaller quake, 1.8 on the scale, hit near Spring City, Tenn., a week earlier.

Your latest weather: Another dose of spring; rain returns Monday.

-Friday: High of 69, low of 47.

-Saturday: 'Party sunny,' high of 68, low of 45.

-Sunday: Mostly sunny, high of 66, low of 47.

-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click

Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey 

-Clemson might consider calling in sick; NASCAR's Dale Jr. has nothing but bad luck.

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