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Your weekend weather in a word:  Soggy

-Several inches possible: Rain dominates the forecast beginning today and continuing into Sunday. Still, it is nothing like we experienced a year ago when tornadoes struck Northwest Georgia, killing two people near the Polk-Floyd border. Click Live Radar

-We'll have weather updates all weekend as needed.

-Friday: 70% chance of rain, half an inch or more possible. High of 67.
-Friday night: 80% rain chance, up to an inch possible. Low of 46.
-Saturday: 90% chance of rain, up to an inch possible. High of 54.
-Saturday night:70% chance of rain, low of 47.
-Sunday: A 30% chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 62

-For more, click Weather Center

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-Big weekend ahead; soggy weather could be a factor> Weekend

-Time changed for Berry-Shorter baseball games: The threat of inclement weather has caused the Berry baseball team to move the time for its three-game series with Shorter this weekend at William R. Bowdoin Field. The teams will try to play a doubleheader on Friday at 11 a.m. The teams will then attempt to finish the series with a nine-inning game on Saturday, set for 1 p.m.

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Friday's Buzz

-March 14: Bartow County  Republican Party convention, doors open at 9 a.m.; no delegates admitted after 10 a.m. U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson is the guest speaker. Click Delegates list. Site: Adairsville Church of God, 297 Old Dixie Hwy NW. $5 per delegate; guests are free.> GOP

-Rome Young Republicans elect new leadership, expand base> Politics

Today-Sunday: Sixth annual Cowboy Gathering:

Downtown Cartersville will get a significant boost as the Sixth Annual Southeastern Cowboy Gathering, brought to you by Booth Western Art Museum, gets under way. Events stretch from Thursday through  Sunday. An artist reception for guest John Nieto, left, the End of the Trail Supper and Concert, chuck wagon cookoff, cowboy church and other events will fill the weekend. Some events are at The Grand Theatre.

>Updated: Day-by-day schedule of the Cowboy  Gathering. Click Booth

 

Dining & Drink
-Regional public health inspection scores for local restaurants.

-First updates St. Patrick's Day plans (Tuesday).

-Dahlonega wine series continues: This fourth snapshot: Wolf Mountain.

-Click Dining & Drink

North Metro Tech's nursing program earns five-year accreditation> Nursing

Mixed Media

-Pew survey has chilling news for America's newspapers: A report from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press reports that "as many newspapers struggle to stay economically viable, fewer than half of Americans (43 percent) say that losing their local newspaper would hurt civic life in their community 'a lot.' Even fewer (33 perfect) say they would personally miss reading the local newspaper a lot if it were no longer available."> Media

>Roman Record's 'gossip sheet' rep on the record? While rehashed business briefs usually get the cover spot on the Rome News' Roman Record section, "the thing that drives single copy sales is that we put all the arrest reports from Floyd County and Rome police in it, including the time of the arrest, the day and what the charges are," said Publisher Otis Raybon. That's one of the quotes from the SNPA Newsletter, out Thursday. Under the "Idea Exchange" section is a story on the weekly tabloid with a headline "Roman Record offers weekly snapshot of government." Also included: Monday's RNT sells "about 1,300 more single copy sales than any other weekday edition. Roman Record generates about $150,000 annually," says the writer.

 

WeatherCenter, brought to you by Roman Court

-Friday: 70% chance of rain, perhaps up to a half-inch. High near 54.
-Friday night: 90% chance of rain, low of 49.
-Saturday: 80% chance of rain, high of 55.
-Saturday night: 60% rain chance, low of 49.
-Sunday: 50% chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 62.

-For more, click Weather Center

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

-Does NASCAR have a problem with pussy-footed drivers? Time for March Badness.  Click Arey

Braves
-Former Braves catcher Javy Lopez to throw first pitch Opening Night.
-Ticket sales begin Saturday at State Mutual Stadium
-National  Anthem tryouts set for Saturday

Model goes for AA title Saturday vs. Buford

-Final score Thursday: Model 63, Henry 50: In addition to a dazzling performance on the court, the big story was in the stands. Hundreds and hundreds of Model fans were spotted at the Macon Centreplex, easily outnumbering Henry's fans. You can expect a lot more on Saturday afternoon.

-Lady Blue Devils play Buford at 3 p.m. Saturday.

-Track the Lady Blue Devils' schedule> Click

-Track the Buford Wolves' schedule> Click

-Radio, Web: The Ridge 95.7 FM> The Ridge

-TV: GPB scheduled to carry AA finale with Model, Buford> GPB

-4 Coosa High Technology Student Association members will be in Gwinnett today and Macon on Saturday to help Georgia Public Broadcasting with the live coverage of the GHSA's State Basketball Championships> TSA

-On Twitter: We updated the game via Twitter on Friday. Let us know if you want another dose on Saturday. Let us know at  www.twitter.com/hometown