Hurricanes retain No. 7 spot in latest AAA football poll. Shopping center mixes restaurants, retail, education, medical to thrive. Early voting resumes. More beautiful fall weather.

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Cartersville remains No. 7 in latest AAA football poll.

 

The Buzz of Northwest Georgia. 
-MidTown makeover: As attention swirls around a new retail center, a longtime community player 'restocks' with mix of restaurants, medical and retail with some room to grow as well.
-Weather you can depend on: The new Emergency Operations Center has local weather data a few steps away.
-Double down in downtown Rome: Thursday night Shorter football game, Friday block party set for this week.
-Peaks & Valleys: NAIA takes an early exit; why not court Division II, III title games?

 

Early voting resumes in Bartow County at the elections office.

Georgia gas prices fall an other nine cents a gallon; 12 cents higher than same time last year. 

 

Latest forecast:

-Monday: Sunny, high of 81, low of 46.

-Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high of 79, low of 45.

-Wednesday: Sunny, high of 80, low of 51

Latest Bartow County Jail report.

 

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

-Please join our guests Monday including:

-Eddie Lumsden, Republican candidate for state House  District 12.

-Monica Sheppard on Chiaha 2012 and changes this year.

-Benita Dodd of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation on Amendment Two on the general election ballot.

Child care center closing sites in Bartow, Rome. Candidate Q & As: House 16, Congress. Huge high school football weekend. Norman Arey's college 'losers.' Great weekend forecast. Latest restaurant scores

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Just for Kids closing in Adairsville, Cartersville, Rome on Oct. 26 

-Rome child care adds class to be added to help with placement.

Q & A with House District 16 candidates Rick Crawford and Trey Kelley.

Q & A with 11th Congressional District candidates Phil Gingrey and Patrick Thompson.

Hometown football report

-Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: If Florida's No. 2, I 'm a Pultizer Prize-winning pronosticator

-John McClellan's high school picks. Huge game for Rome tonight.

-Rome-East Paulding game wins 'Game of the Week' honors on Fox 5.

-Tonight's scores: South 107, 10 p.m.-midnight.

-Big Saturday for middle school football.

-Shorter Hawks on the road to West  Alabama.

Weekend forecast
-Friday: Sunny, high of 73, low of 40.
-Saturday: Sunny, high of 70, low of 40.
-Sunday: Sunny, high of 75, low of 45.

Thursday's Public Health restaurant scores.

Latest Bartow County Jail report.

 

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

-Please join our guests today including:

-Cary Cooper, the Republican candidate for Floyd County Sheriff.

-U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson on the embassy raid aftermath.

-Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable with Kevin Karel and Andrew Carter.

 

First-time jobless claims down 12.3%. Update on new Steak 'n Shake. Restaurant scores. Cartersville-Gordon Central among top games of the week.

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400 more jobs here last month vs. September 2011
-First-time jobless claims down 12.3% in Bartow
-Georgia's unemployment rate declined to 9 %

-A look at who's hiring locally.

 

Cartersville City Commission meets tonight.

-Oct. 18: Bartow Business and Contractors Connection, 4-7 p.m. at Meg Pie.

Gordon Central at Cartersville among state's top games Friday. .

Forecast

-Thursday: 60% rain chance, high of 72, low 40.
-Friday: Sunny, high of 72, low of 43.
-Saturday: Sunny, high of 69, low of 43.

Dining
-Bids sought for Cartersville's Steak 'n Shake
-Weekly Public Health dining scores.

NAIA cuts football championship contract by two years; last Rome game set for December 2013.

 

Latest Bartow County Jail report.

 

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

-Please join our guests today including:

-Julian Gray of Tellus Science Museum tells us about all the small earthquakes nearby in recent days.
-State Rep. Barbara Massey Reece, D-Menlo, on seeking a new term to represent Chattooga and part of Floyd counties.  

Smoke Detector Maintainance

 

(Media Release) On Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 2:00 A.M. daylight savings time ends.  The Cartersville Fire Department would like to remind everyone to take this time to change the batteries in their smoke alarms when they change their clock.  In the event of a fire, a properly installed and maintained smoke alarm can save your life and those of your loved ones. Smoke alarms are a very important means of preventing home fire fatalities by providing an early warning signal so you and your family can escape. They are one of the best safety devices you can buy and install to protect yourself, your family, and your home. You can prevent tragedies simply by testing and maintaining your smoke alarms and practicing a fire escape plan. All smoke alarms in your house should be tested once a month and their batteries replaced at least annually or as indicated by the manufacturer's instructions.

What types of smoke alarms are available?

There are many different brands of smoke alarms available on the market but they fall under two basic types:  ionization and photoelectric.

·         Ionization alarms sound more quickly when a flaming, fast moving fire occurs. 

·         Photoelectric alarms are quicker at sensing smoldering, smoky fires. 

·         There are also combination (dual sensor) smoke alarms that combine ionization and photoelectric into one unit.

Because both ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms are better at detecting different yet potentially fatal fires, and because home residents cannot predict what type of fire might start in a home, the Cartersville Fire Department recommends the installation of both ionization and photoelectric or dual sensor smoke alarms.

In addition to the basic types of smoke alarms, there are also alarms made to meet the needs of people with disabilities.  These alarms may use strobe lights that flash and/or vibrate to assist in alerting those who are unable to hear standard smoke alarms when they sound.

Install and Maintain Smoke Alarms

 

·         Make sure smoke alarms are on every level of your home, outside sleeping areas, and inside bedrooms. 

·         The best mounting location is center of the ceiling at least 12" from a wall; next best location is on a wall 12" down from the ceiling.

·         Test your smoke alarms once a month by pushing the test button. 

·         Replace smoke alarms that are more than 10 years old. Combination alarms may need replaced every 7 years.

·         Develop and practice a home fire escape plan.

 

Fire Facts

 

·         Every year approximately 3,000 Americans die in home fires

·         Over half of these deaths (52%) occur between the hours of 10:00P.M. and 7:00A.M. when residents are typically sleeping.

·         Smoke and toxic gases from a home fire are as deadly as heat and flames.

·         Two or three breaths of toxic smoke can render you unconscious.

·         The majority of fire victims die or are injured from exposure to smoke and toxic gases, such as carbon monoxide, not actual burns.

Free smoke alarms are available to city residents who cannot afford them. Contact the Cartersville Fire Prevention Division Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M at (770) 387-5636.

  

 

 

Common thread in Tuesday's local forum: Revenue. Hometown Radio: Who won the presidential debate? Candidate Q & As. Public health restaurant scores. Rain moves in tonight.

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Who won the presidential debate? 

-Layla Shipman (GOP) and Wendy Davis (Democrats) give us their respective takes at 8:10 and 8:40 a.m. on WRGA 1470 AM. Join us atwrga.streamon.fm.

 

East Rome Huddle House for sale.

-Tuesday's Public Health dining scores. 

Weather

-Wednesday: Sunny, high 78; overnight: 52, 60% rain chance.

-Thursday: 60% rain chance, high of 72, low of 39.

-Friday: High of 74, low of 43.

 

Latest Bartow County Jail reports.

 

What's ahead in Bartow County.

LakePoint groundbreaking due in early November. New tax code a game-changer for online shopping. Debate Tuesday: two here plus presidential. John McClellan's high school picks. Perfect fall weather.

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Business
-LakePoint Sporting Community groundbreaking due first week of November.

-There's a potential game-changer awaiting Georgia's online Christmas shoppers this year. The Georgia legislature OK'd a number of changes to the Tax Code, including the so-called "Amazon" law which requires online retailers who have a physical presence in the state, including online affiliates, to collect sales tax from consumers. 

-When it comes to beer, we ship more than we sip: That's how the Atlanta Business Chronicle interrupts a study from The Beer Institute. Brewers such asAnheuser-Busch in Cartersville ship far more beer out of state than we consume each year.

Politics
-Hometown candidate reviews begin: 
-14th Congressional District candidates, Democrat Danny Grant and Republican Tom Graves.  

 

Bartow County Sheriff's Office starts Crime Prevention Unit

 

Sports
-John McClellan's high school football picks: Big Friday with Rome-East Paulding; Gordon Central-Cartersville; Model-Pepperell. 

-Model among state's most improved high school football teams; will Cedartown's Chubb get an extended shot at record rushing? 
-Shorter Hawks start first season as a NCAA Division II basketball team following great final run in NAIA. Says head coach Chad Warner: "Any time you have tasted success, you hope it creates a desire within you to continue in success." 
-Berry opens basketball practice today.

Forecast

-Tuesday: Sunny, high of 73, low of 46.

-Wednesday: Sunny, high of 77, low of 53.

-Thursday: 40% rain chance, high of 71, low of 46.

Today's Buzz:
-Harbin Properties LLC sells local campuses to Duke Realty but not changes due as Harbin Clinic enters long-term leases for existing locations.

-Marglen Industries Inc. has been cited by OSHA after a worker had four fingers amputated while servicing a dust collector's airlock system at the company's facility in Rome. OSHA 
-Red Top Mountain new home of the Georgia State Parks division headquarters.
-Oct. 22 is the deadline to submit nominations for the 2013 Heart of the Community Awards of Honor.

Monday's Public Health dining scores. 

Latest Bartow County Jail reports. 

 

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

-Please join our guests today including:

-Angie Robinson of the Floyd County Teen Resource Center on the teen maze and what it offers about key issues confronting today's youth.

-Rachel Rogers of the NAIA Host Committee on the new date for the football championship game.

-David Stephenson and Don Foley on Georgia Northwestern Technical College basketball. 

Rotary Club of Etowah donates mentoring kits

Media release: For the second consecutive year, Rotary Club of Etowah has used a District Simplified Grant to help with the production of mentoring kits to be given to the local school systems. This year, the club was able to provide two kits for each of the five local, public middle schools – Adairsville, Cass, Cartersville, South Central and Woodland. The kits contained various games and activities that shall be made available for mentors and their mentees to enjoy.

"Last year, under the leadership of past president Russell Hunt, our club applied for and received the District Simplified Grant and we were able to provide mentoring kits to each of the local 14 elementary and primary schools in the city and county," said 2012-2013 Rotary Club of Etowah President Laura Allgood. "With the funds received from the grant, as well as our own club's financial contribution, we were able carry that project into this year and provide a variety of games, activities and books to each of the local middle schools. Our club supports a number of local nonprofits and charities; we were excited to be able to provide this donation for the many great mentors in our community to utilize, and to help enhance that one-on-one relationship of a mentor and his mentee."

Established in 2002, Rotary Club of Etowah meets every Tuesday at 7:30 am at Barbecue Street. Comprised of various community members ranging from nonprofit directors, financial advisors, healthcare professionals and more, the weekly meetings consist of networking with fellow members and guests, as well as an educational program. Adhering to Rotary International's main mission of 'Service Above Self,' Rotary Club of Etowah provides both financial contributions and hands-on volunteer assistance to numerous local charitable organizations, and also supports Rotary International's efforts to eradicate polio.

For more information about Rotary Club of Etowah, please visit the website http://www.clubrunner.ca/Portal/Home.aspx?accountid=3143.