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Campus Headlines

Shorter earns another 'Best in the Southeast' honor from Princeton Review: Shorter College has been named a "Best in the Southeast" college by The Princeton Review for the fifth consecutive year. The Princeton Review 's rankings are based on the results of data received from administrators at colleges and universities across the nation, as well as on answers provided to an 80-question survey given to students at those schools. Shorter is one of 141 schools in the southeast that holds this title. Click Shorter

 That's the number of students rolled at Georgia Northwestern Technical College as the recently combined colleges (Coosa Valley, Northwestern) saw enrollment spike to 20.2 percent

higher, 4,113 students, than a year earlier> Details

Media

-Radio remote tags up with Facebook: Longtime Northwest Georgia radio personality Bob Shannon tried something new Thursday morning. Shannon, host of the morning show on Mix 104.5 FM in Dalton, was live on location at the Chick-Fil-A on Walnut Street. Clad in cow PJs, Shannon was urging listeners to stop by in their jammies to get a free Chick breakfast. What was different: Using his laptop, Shannon also was pounding away to Facebook friends, urging them to stop by as well. "It was great," says Shannon. "It really exploded" on Facebook. Shannon also was able to chat with friends in Rome and Cedartown who remembered him from his on local radio. Plus, he says, he could quickly communication with colleagues back at the station on technical issues.

Dining & Drink (Click)

-A new way to 'slice' the pizza: Here's a one-day special to consider. Papa John's is reducing all menu prices in half on Friday. That's the entire menu. The Rome franchise is at 925 Turner McCall Blvd.

-Latest public health restaurants scores from across Northwest Georgia.

-Openings, hours changes, new buffets, other updates

-Updates from North Georgia wineries> NewsVine

Politics

-Gingrey meets with Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou:  From Taiwan News: "During a brief meeting at the Presidential Office with U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA), who co-chairs the U.S. Congressional Taiwan Caucus, Ma said that his administration's continuous efforts since last May to improve relations with Beijing has brought about a dawn of peace across the Taiwan Strait and has also made U.S.-Taiwan security ties "easier and simpler" to maintain." > Gingrey

Friday's Buzz:

-United Community Banks declares quarterly dividend: United Community Banks, Georgia's third-largest bank holding company, announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend that will be paid in shares of common stock on Oct. 1 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 10. Each shareholder will receive one new share of common stock for every 130 shares held.

-Reminder: Early deadline for Gary Tillman/Clocktower race is Saturday.  Entries mailed in must be post marked by Saturday to qualify for the early registration prices. Online will be open but prices go up after Saturday. Race: Aug. 15> Details.

Georgia High School Football Daily predicts Rome beaten in second round of playoffs. Plus preseason top players> Click

Weather:

-Friday: Even hotter with a high of 95, low of 65.

-Saturday: Hot and sunny, high of 95, low of 70.

-Sunday: 20% rain chance, high of 94, low of  71.

-Your extended forecast> Weather / Local radar > Radar

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable

-Hey, no problem, bring up the next 10; Bulldogs looking to avoid being penalized.

Rome Braves' updates:

-Braves hang on to win a thriller, 2-1.

-Up next: Savannah at Rome, 7 tonight.

-Latest Braves' photos by Mills Fitzner> Gallery