Rome woman's idea launches Chicken Salad Chick restaurant craze. Cartersville No. 3 in latest high school football poll. Gas prices down 32 cents from a year ago. Highs near 90; relief a weekend away

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Today's Buzz

-Booming 'Chicken Salad Chick' restaurant chain started from Rome mom Stacy Brown's kitchen; 70-plus stores in the works.
-Buzzing: About that Berry football stadium. Sun Tan Hut to open fourth location. My Revolving Closet 'consigns' Finders Keepers.
-What to know about this week: Chick, Hawks and ducks(seriously). Think restaurant, football and Jase Robertson.

Gas prices down 3 cents a gallon since last week; 32 cents vs. a year ago.

Ware Mechanical forecast: Click

-Mostly sunny, high of 90, low of 66. Three-day forecast below.

 

Today's Floyd County Jail Reports.

 

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

 

 

  

 

Shorter football's home opener set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Barron Stadium vs. Mars Hill.

Berry hosts LaGrange Sunday at Darlington at 2 p.m.

We'll have John McClellan's high school picks on Tuesday.

 

Georgia High School Football Daily: Calhoun remains no. 1 in AA poll; Cartersville no. 3 in AAA.

 

Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos for week three posts Friday.

 

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast:

-Monday: 30% rain chance, high of 91, low of 66.

-Tuesday: 30% rain chance, high of 90, low of 66.

-Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high of 91, low of 66.

 

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-Please join our guests Monday including:

-Kristi Kent of Rome Floyd Parks and Rec about the first Zombie-thon 5K set for downtown Rome Oct. 26.

-U.S. Senate candidate Karen Handel on the hot race and her '42 days' campaign.

-Pete McDonald, the newly appointed president of Georgia Northwestern Technical College.