Friday, November 30, 2012

Commissioner Clarence Brown to serve as Grand Marshal of Cartersville Exchange Club Christmas Parade

(Media Release) Commissioner Clarence Brown will serve as grand marshal for the 2012 Cartersville Bartow County Exchange Club. "We felt it was perfect timing to have Commissioner Brown serve as grand marshal as he is winding up his career as the Bartow County Commissioner", said Jennifer Wiggins Matthews, 2012 Parade Chair and Exchange Club member. "Commissioner Brown was very receptive and excited to serve as grand marshal, which confirmed we made the perfect choice", said Wiggins-Matthews.

 

The parade should be another great parade with more than seventy-five float and vehicle entries in the parade as of November 29th. "We are eager to see all the very festive and creative floats that the community and businesses enter into the parade."

 

Santa will be at the beginning of the parade this year so he can visit with the children after he has finished the parade route. He will also be sporting a brand new sleigh that is currently being stored in a secret location somewhere in the outlying area of Bartow County. He will be joined by his lovely wife, Mrs. Claus to greet all the parade watchers, wish everyone a "Merry Christmas" and remind the children to be good.

 

The inaugural Jingle Jog to benefit Advocates for Children has approximately thirty runners at this time but will take applicants all the way up to the day of the parade. The Jingle Jog will take off at 5:45pm just before the beginning of the parade with runners jogging along the 1.4 mile parade route in their most festive holiday wear and to get the crowd ready for the main event. Whether a beginner jogger or an expert runner, all are encouraged to enter. For more information on the Jingle Jog and for an application, visit the Exchange Club website: CartersvilleExchange.com or Advocates website: Advochild.org

 

Parade watchers are encouraged to bring their change or a $1.00 bill for the Bucket Brigade which leads off the Parade and is made up of members of the Cartersville Exchange Club. All money raised thru registration and the Bucket Brigade benefit the children's charities of Bartow County.

 

"The Exchange Club would like to remind everyone involved with the parade whether you are riding on a float on watching the parade that safety is our number one priority. Nothing can be thrown from any float or vehicle in the parade in the interest of safety and to ensure a successful event. We also ask that all parade watchers stay on the sidewalks of the parade route as we have many large vehicles and trucks pulling floats and, due to the darkness, it is very difficult for drivers to see people on the street, especially small children" said Kevin McElwee, DVM, charter member of the Cartersville Exchange Club. "We want everyone to have a wonderful time kicking off the Christmas season and to do so safety has to be our top priority" said McElwee.

 

The Exchange Club is still accepting entries into the parade, but any applications received after November 24th will need to pick up their parade identification entry from the downtown Region's Bank location at 200 West Main Street.

 

For more information about the parade, go to CartersvilleExchange.com or call 678-395-1133.

Coosa Valley Credit Union adding new office. McClellan's high school playoff picks. Arey on UGA-Bama: Long day for Dawg fans. Great weekend forecast

For these and today's latest updates, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:
 
Coosa Valley Credit Union adding sixth office with Rockmart location.
-Office to open after the first of the year off U.S. 278.
 
Jobs
-Friday: The Georgia Department of Labor's LaFayette Career Center will help Roper Corp. fill about 100 production jobs at its manufacturing facility in Walker County.
-Dec. 5: Job seekers in Northwest Georgia will connect with more than 60 area businesses looking to fill current or future openings during a Career Expo sponsored by the Georgia Department of Labor from 1-5 p.m. at .Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center at 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road in Dalton.

Hometown football report:
-Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Just live with it: Alabama is too much for Georgia -- easily.
-John McClellan's high school playoff picks: Cartersville, Calhoun, Trion move to the next round of high school playoffs.
 
Thursday's public health restaurant scores: Busy day for inspectors in Floyd and Bartow counties.
 
Calhoun's Taylor Lamb wins Gatorade's Georgia football player of the year honors. Plus: Game predictions.

'Heat wave' to continue through Monday

-Friday: Mostly sunny with a high of 60, low of 41.

-Saturday: Partly sunny with a high of 65. low of 42.
-Sunday: Mostly sunny with a high of 66, low of 43.

Latest jail reports.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests including:
-Pepperell High Phil Ray (Alabama) and Berry's Rick Woodall (Georgia)on Saturday's SEC Championship Game.
-Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable with Kevin Karel and Andrew Carter.

Coosa Valley Credit Union adding new office. McClellan's high school playoff picks. Arey on UGA-Bama: Long day for Dawg fans. Great weekend forecast

For these and today's latest updates, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:
 
Coosa Valley Credit Union adding sixth office with Rockmart location.
-Office to open after the first of the year off U.S. 278.
 
Jobs
-Friday: The Georgia Department of Labor's LaFayette Career Center will help Roper Corp. fill about 100 production jobs at its manufacturing facility in Walker County.
-Dec. 5: Job seekers in Northwest Georgia will connect with more than 60 area businesses looking to fill current or future openings during a Career Expo sponsored by the Georgia Department of Labor from 1-5 p.m. at .Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center at 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road in Dalton.

Hometown football report:
-Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Just live with it: Alabama is too much for Georgia -- easily.
-John McClellan's high school playoff picks: Cartersville, Calhoun, Trion move to the next round of high school playoffs.
 
Thursday's public health restaurant scores: Busy day for inspectors in Floyd and Bartow counties.
 
Calhoun's Taylor Lamb wins Gatorade's Georgia football player of the year honors. Plus: Game predictions.

'Heat wave' to continue through Monday

-Friday: Mostly sunny with a high of 60, low of 41.

-Saturday: Partly sunny with a high of 65. low of 42.
-Sunday: Mostly sunny with a high of 66, low of 43.

Latest jail reports.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests including:
-Pepperell High Phil Ray (Alabama) and Berry's Rick Woodall (Georgia)on Saturday's SEC Championship Game.
-Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable with Kevin Karel and Andrew Carter.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Countdown to Cartersville's playoff game Friday night. Rome's top landowner talks about bankruptcy filing. Regional public health restaurant scores. Jail updates. Sunny, low 60s today.

For these and today's latest headlines, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:
 

Closer look at Cartersville, Calhoun high school football playoff games on Friday.


 

Larry Martin calls bankruptcy filing 'a positive.'

-Area's top landowner cites pressure from out-of-town bank for reason behind federal bankruptcy filing; says 'good things are happening' with his holdings.

-Closer look at the numbers behind the Chapter 11 bid.

 

Restaurant updates and latest regional public health restaurant scores: Lots of high numbers this week.

 

Cartersville's Clarence Brown Conference Center to grow a bit, get powered up, too.

 

Gingrey named subcommittee vice chair.


Two tickets to share $580 million Powerball jackpot, one sold in Missouri and one in Arizona. The numbers 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball 6.

Slight warming trend lasts until Tuesday
-Thursday: Sunny, high of 62. low of 33.
-Friday: Mostly sunny with a high of 62, low of 43.
-Saturday: Sunny with a high of 67. low of 43.

 

Latest jail reports.

 

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-Please join our guests including:
-Deacon Stuart Neslin of Saint Mary's Catholic Church on the start of Advent.
-Peter Lawler of Berry College on Pop Culture, Real Culture & Politics, a two-day seminar at Berry.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Tonight's Powerball jackpot: A cool half-billion dollars. Latest jail updates. Coomer, Loudermilk among those signing tax pledge. Clearing skies, high of 55.

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Harvest Moon to Facebook fans: We're not leaving you.
-An interesting Facebook status update has Greater Rome's diners buzzing, courtesy of Harvest Moon.
-Tuesday's Public Health restaurant inspection scores.

Half-billion-dollar lottery jackpot up for grabs tonight: A record-setting Powerball jackpot is in play tonight, jumping $75 million from the previous day.


Coomer, Loudermilk among those signing pledge to 'oppose any and all efforts to increase taxes.
-Dempsey D.C.-bound for financial discussions

 

What's ahead in Bartow County.

 

Sunny skies return after Tuesday's clouds

-Wednesday: Sunny, high of 55, low of 28.

-Thursday: Sunny, high of 59, low of 32.

-Friday: Mostly sunny with a high of 64, low of 39.

 

Latest jail reports.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests including:
-Jim O'Hara, retired sports editor of the Rome News, recalling the career and life of colleague John Willis, who died unexpectedly at age 63.
-David T. Foster of the health departments Office of EMS and Trauma on the new regional trauma plan for Northwest Georgia.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

60% rain chance, colder temperatures return. Rome parade organizers watching forecast. Busy day for public health restaurant inspections. Latest jail reports

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Rome parade

-Parade looks like a 'go' for this evening. Official go/no go call due by 2 this afternoon.We'll have updates.

-Rain chance at 60% but less than a tenth of an inch of rain is forecast for our area; showers should end midafternoon. Updates all day from Hometown.

-What you need to know about tonight's parade.

 

Weather

-Tuesday: 60% rain chance, high of 59, low of 33.
-Wednesday: Sunny, high of 58, low of 32.
-Thursday: Sunny, high of 61. low of 37.

 

Business

-Lowe's teams up with Department of Labor on posting distribution center job openings.

-Brewhouse hopes to be brewing beer on Broad Street by February.

-Auction set Wednesday for Rome News properties in Calhoun, LaFayette, Centre.

-AJC's parent company planning website for 'heartland conservatives,' according to reports.

 

Health

-Kenna Stock named chief executive of Harbin Clinic in charge of day-to-day operations.

Busy day for public health restaurant inspectors in Floyd, Bartow counties.

Latest jail reports.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests including:

-State Rep. Katie Dempsey, R-Rome, on the upcoming 2013 General Assembly.

-Alex Sorohan, a Berry Collegestudent who is helping state officials battle texting-while-driving. Her brother lost his life in such an accident.

Monday, November 26, 2012

John McClellan's high school playoff picks: Rough night for Hurricanes? 'Draft Barry Loudermilk for U.S. Senate' under way. Rain tonight, Tuesday. Gas prices up three cents a gallon

For these and today's latest updates, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

John McClellan's high school picks: Cartersville, Calhoun, Trion move to the next round of high school playoffs. Who survives to the semifinal round?

 

The Buzz of Northwest Georgia: Click Buzz

-Part two of Natalie Simms' report on what Obamacare could mean here. Redmond, Floyd preparing for Obamacare even as changes continue on the state level.

-Facebook campaign begins to 'draft' Barry Loudermilk as a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014.

-What's Buzzing: Armuchee Outpost puts different spin on thrift, consignment sales.

-'Temporary' Christmas tree ready for Tuesday's lighting ceremony in downtown Rome.
Georgia gas prices rose three cents a gallon last week vs. the previous week. That's also seven cents more than we were paying a year ago. The good news: Prices are expected to drop in coming weeks.

Mid-60s today after subrfreezing start; 80% rain chance Tuesday.
-Monday: Mostly sunny, high of 64, low of 45 with 60% rain chance overnight.
-Tuesday (parade night): 80% rain chance, high of 59, low of 35.
-Wednesday: Sunny, high of 58, low of 33.

 

Latest jail reports.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests including:
-MIke Morton of the Rome Tea Party on Thursday's town hall meeting on the 411 Connector.
-Janet Byington on Tuesday's Rome Christmas Parade,

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving! Jobless rate drops again in area counties in October. 70s today, 24 overnight Saturday. Silver Creek Christmas trees going up at governor's mansion.

Happy Thanksgiving from Hometown Headlines.

 

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More to be thankful for: Unemployment rate drops, more working in October
-The jobless rate continues to call across Northwest Georgia, especially when comparing October to the same month in 2011.

-County-by-county reports.

70s again today; 24 degrees overnight Saturday
-Enjoy the balmy weather today because a wintry blast is on the way. Temperatures will drop rapidly Friday with Saturday night's low now set at 24 degrees and Sunday night, 28 degrees. The forecast:
-Thanksgiving: Sunny, high of 72, low of 39.

Call it 'Blue Light Thursday'
-Big crowd outside Rome's Kmart at 5:24 this morning as they waited to take advantage of a series of "triple door busters" planned at the start beginning at 6 a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m. Other retailers jump into the early Black Friday sales beginning at 8 tonight.

 

Silver Creek Christmas trees going up at governor's mansion

-Wyatt Bramblett's trees arrived Wednesday courtesy of the Floyd County Sheriff's Office.


Saturday's Powerball jackpot jumps to $325 million: No big winners Wednesday night.

  Latest jail reports.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

 
-Please join us today for some replays of recent interviews.
-And please join our guests Friday including:
-Lamante Attaud of the chamber's Small Business Action Council on Small Business Saturday and what it means in Northwest Georgia.
-Norman Arey on this weekend's "rivalry" college football games and a glance ahead at the conference championships on Dec. 1.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Friendship Plaza Scheduled for December 6

 
(Media Release) Cartersville Downtown Development Authority is gearing up for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Friendship Plaza which will take place on Thursday, December 6, at 5:59 PM – just prior to the Cartersville Exchange Club Annual Christmas Parade.  Prior to the tree lighting ceremony, there will be plenty of entertainment and activities to enjoy including photos with Santa, dance performances, a choral performance of "O Holy Night," and an ice skating rink, sponsored by Family Savings Credit Union and Kasasa.

"The Christmas Parade is a wonderful tradition for downtown Cartersville, and I am so excited about the various activities that go along with the event," said Cartersville Downtown Development Authority Manager Tara Currier.  "The DDA decided to move the tree lighting ceremony to the night of the Christmas parade several years ago, which I think was a wonderful idea.  The first Thursday in December has really evolved into an entire evening of holiday fun and festivities.  I encourage people to head downtown early to enjoy the array of activities in and around Friendship Plaza which will include photo opportunities with Santa, holiday music and performances, and new this year, an ice skating rink made possible through the sponsorship of Family Savings Credit Union and Kasasa."

Beginning at 3:30 PM, the ice skating rink will be open on Museum Drive, just opposite the railroad tracks from the Cartersville Welcome Center. There will be skates provided, and the activity is free to enjoy. Personnel on hand will insure all skaters have a fair amount of skating time, and will limit the number of skaters allowed on the ice at one time. 

"On behalf of the DDA board of directors and staff, we are so grateful for the sponsorship of Family Savings Credit Union and Kasasa for providing this incredibly unique activity in conjunction with our Christmas Tree Lighting festivities," said Currier. "What child in Bartow County ever thought he would be able to ice skate in downtown Cartersville?!  It's definitely an exciting addition, and we are thrilled these companies chose to sponsor our event and provide such a great opportunity for the local community to enjoy."

The ice skating rink will be open from 3:30 to 6:30 PM on Museum Drive.  Beginning at 4:00 PM, Santa Claus will be set up in Friendship Plaza for free photo opportunities (bring your own camera to capture the moment; there will not be a photographer on site).  At 5:00 PM, Fusion Dance Company will perform, and at approximately 5:30 PM, Cartersville School of Ballet will take to the stage.  After the dance performances, Cartersville resident Savannah Lowery will sing "O Holy Night," as she has the past several years, and at 5:59 PM, Mayor Pro Tem Dianne Tate will do the official tree lighting.  Onlookers may then turn their attention to Main Street as the Christmas Parade makes it way downtown shortly after 6:00 PM.

For additional details about any of the Christmas Tree Lighting festivities held in and around Friendship Plaza, call the DDA office at 770-607-3480. 

Rome's Harvest Moon restaurant up for sale. Great holiday weather forecast. Regional public health restaurant scores. Latest Bartow County Jail reports.

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Harvest Moon for sale: Business and the building

-Downtown anchor's total price tops $2 million with $1.2 sought for Broad Street building.

 

Seekers motorcycle club makes sure Davies Homeless Shelter has ample Thanksgiving feast again this year.

-How you can help year-round.

 

What to know about Thanksgiving this year:

-Early closings -- and feeding 577 'friends.'

-Extra focus on highway safety as state's fatality count is expected to rise for the first since since 2008.


Weekly Public Health restaurant inspection scores.

-Latest updates from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties.

 

Latest Bartow County Jail reports.

 

Forecast

 -Wednesday: Sunny, high of 71, low of 37.

-Thanksgiving: Sunny, high of 69, low of 38.

-Friday: 20% rain chance, high of 69, low of 35.

Tonight's Powerball jackpot: $250 million.

Georgia High School Football Daily looks at Darlington, Calhoun, Trion playoff games set for Friday.

 

No email alert on Thursday; next scheduled update: Friday morning. We wish you and your family and friends the happiest of Thanksgivings.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests including:
-Harris Blackwood, director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, on Operation: Safe Holidays and the state's rising traffic death toll.
-Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable with Kevin Karel and Andrew Carter.