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The Buzz of Northwest Georgia:

>10 reasons we're bullish about Northwest Georgia in 2009:

-From the opening of Tellus to changes at Berry and Shorter to a few 'what ifs' in the breeze, we're seeing signs of good things to come in 2009.

>Three-Dot Buzz: Local feel to gubernatorial campaign; social media buzzing

>Hometown 2009: What's ahead and a quick review of 2008

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-Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. High near 58. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
-Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

-For additional updates, please click WeatherCenter

AJC announces All-State football honors:

-Class AAAA: Offensive player of the year: Rome's P.J. Green (also on first-team offense). Plus: Honorable mentions.

-Class AAA: Cartersville's Donavan Tate makes first-team defense. Plus: Honorable mentions.

-Class AA:  Calhoun quarterback Michael Johnson, Pepperell running back Brandon Whitaker and lineman Michael Ozment make first-team offense; Calhoun lineman Eric McDaniel, Sonoraville back Trent Payne make first-team defense. Plus: honorable mentions.

-The main story> Click AJC  Sports

New Year's travel updates:

-Dec. 31-Jan.4/Troopers predict 20 traffic deaths over New Year's weekend:

Traffic estimates for the holiday period from the Georgia State Patrol and the Crash Reporting Unit at the Georgia Department of Transportation are for 3,008 traffic crashes, 1,350 injuries and 20 fatalities across the state.  During the last New Year's holiday travel period, which was also 102 hours long, there were 3,108 traffic crashes, 1,250 injuries and 22 deaths recorded.

-DOT suspending road work: Georgia's Department of Transportation is suspending lane closures Wednesday, Dec. 31, through Friday, Jan. 2.

-Check local gas prices> Georgia Gas Buddy

-Check the latest traffic conditions> DOT Maps

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Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable / brought to you by Riverside Toyota

-Bowl No-Nos No. 2: Rough season-enders for Tech, UGA? No, no . . .  For more, click Arey

Sports update

-Atlanta Braves tweak some minor league assignments>  Sports

What's ahead in Bartow County:

-Jan. 8: Adairsville Chamber Council, 7:30 a.m., The Adairsville Inn.

-Jan. 10/Trail of Tears membershp meeting: The Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will hold its first membership meeting of 2009 at the Funk Heritage Center on Jan. 10. It begins at 10:30 a.m. and will start with a presentation by Erin L. Andrews. The Funk Heritage Center is on the campus of Reinhardt College in Waleska,. The chapter Web site is www.gatrailoftears.org. For more, contact Linda Baker at 770-704-6338 or at badnil@alltel.net

-Jan. 15: Cartersville City Council meeting

-Jan. 29: Chamber annual meeting: The Cartersville-Bartow County  Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting is set for Thursday, Jan. 29, at Cartersville First Baptist Church, 241 Douthit Ferry Road.  The guest speaker is Alan Essig, Executive Director of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. The reception begins at 5:30 with dinner at 6:30 p.m. For tickets: reception@cartersvillechamber.com.