Tuesday updates

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Gingrey's Cartersville town hall on healthcare reform to be broadcast, Web cast today: U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey's town hall meeting on healthcare reform set for 3 to 4:30 p.m. today in Cartersville will be broadcast live on WBHF 1450 AM and Web cast on www.bartowheadlines.com. The meeting is at the Senior Citizens Center, 33 Beavers Drive.

-Also today: Gingrey has a town hall on healthcare in

Summerville from 12:30-2 p.m. at Chattooga County Library.

We're number .... 194? (We're just below Brooklyn at least): Here's a bit of sports trivia we probably can do without. A ranking of Top Minor League Markets performed by Sports Business Journal lists Rome, Ga., as No. 194 out of a list of 239 communities. At the bottom: The former home of the Atlanta Braves' AAA franchise, Richmond, Va. And at the top, Hershey-Harrisburg, Pa. Some other notables: Chattanooga came in 70th; Gwinnett County (new home of the AAA Braves) was No. 136;  Columbus was no. 185 (even with the Catfish gone?). For more: The Story or click The List

The Football  Report:

-John McClellan's first full week of picks includes these previews:

-Look for wins for Cartersville over Cass; Woodland over Adairsville

-For more, click Football Report.

Mega Millions jackpot swells to $252 million tonight:  The odds are 1 in 176 million or a buck for a quarter-billion dollars ... Click Lottery

Tuesday's Buzz:

-Bekaert plant closing in Miss. will boost Rome production: Bekaert S.A. plans to close its Clarksdale, Miss., bead wire plant, citing a decline in tire manufacturing in North America, reports Tire Business.com. The work will be sent to both Rome and a plant in Shelbyville, Ky. Layoffs pending in Clarksdale: 75 or more.

-Now posted: Latest edition of Berry's Alumni Accent. Click Berry

-Friends of Theatre for Shorter College's "Cabaret" set for Nov. 7> Click

School of Nursing open house today from 3-6 p.m. at Riverbend Center

-Georgia Northwestern's culinary arts program registration begins> Cook

Latest weather:

-Tuesday:  High of 88 under sunny skies, low of 65.

-Wednesday: High of 90, low of 64.

-Your extended forecast> Weather / Local radar > Radar

Rome Braves' updates:

-Braves take finale with SandGnats, 5-3.

-Braves in Charleston through Thursday, then Savannah through Sunday.
-Last home stand of the year:  Aug. 31-Sept. 4.
-Mills Fitzner's latest game pictures> Gallery

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable

-Countdown to kickoff:  Could Bobby Petrino and the Razorbacks be the surprise of the SEC West?

Football Report

-John McClellan's picks for this weekend's openers.

High School football schedules/courtesy of Georgia Prep Country

Armuchee	Coosa	Darlington	Model
Pepperell	Rome	Unity

Shorter Hawks football: 2009 schedule> Click Hawks

-Ready for the Hawks Nest? Check out new game-day idea> Click