Plane crash kills pilot near Bartow-Polk line. Trend story adds up higher education's $500 million impact each year on our region. Latest jail reports. Great fall day today; rain on Thursday

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Plane crash near Bartow/Polk line kills pilot.

Half-billion-dollar economic impact from our colleges
-An article in this month's Georgia Trend loosely collects the economic impact of Berry, Shorter, Highlands and Georgia Northwestern with $440 million in impact listed. Given that the Berry and Shorter stats are four years old, boost that number to a half-billion,  please.

Shaw Industries among the state's top places to work.
-The Georgia Trend piece praises Shaw's help of its own April 27 tornado victims.

Georgia listed as No. 2 in top business-friendly states.

PowerBall at $245 million tonight.  

 

What's ahead in Bartow County.

 

Latest Bartow County Jail reports.

 

New deputies join sheriff's department.

Your latest forecast:

-Wednesday: More of the same: High of 67, low of 42.

-Thursday: 70% rain chance, high of 67, low of 44.

-Friday: High of 64, low of 44.  

 

John McClellan's high school football predictions. McClellan

-Calhoun-Pepperell to decide playoff spots. Cedartown, Armuchee, Adairsville, Gordon Central, Cartersville all looking for key wins.

 

Norman's No-No's. Norman Arey
-Norman picks 10 guaranteed losers in college football each Friday.

Shorter Hawks at Union, Ky., this Saturday, noon start.

Rome Braves: Sports

-Friday: Braves, Floyd Police team up for Third Annual Celebrity Shootout.

-Rome Braves' 2012 schedule.