Friday updates

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What's ahead in Bartow County including tonight's football games.

Banking

-Surprising changes at River City Bank--Wilson out, Smith up: Tuesday night should have been a time for celebrating by Eddie Wilson. The CEO of River City Bank had chaired the Rome/Floyd Citizens for Progress committee that championed the $42.3 million SPLOST project. It passed by 169 votes. By Wednesday, Wilson (right) was out of his day job. The media release says Wilson -- who helped guide the bank opened in May 2006 from a double wide on the former Rome Feed & Seed site to more than $125 million in deposits as of June 30 -- resigned. Roger F. Smith has been named chief executive officer of the bank and RCB Financial Corp. News of Wilson's departure spread quickly among the banking community Wednesday and Thursday, shocking colleagues who uniformly praised Wilson as both a solid banker and community leader. His previous stops include SunTrust and Synovus' Georgia Bank & Trust in Calhoun> RCB

-AJC: Unity National, NorthSide Bank on latest 'Texas Ratio' list> Texas

Mohawk names Wellborn president, COO: Calhoun-based Mohawk Industries Inc. hasnamed W. Christopher Wellborn to president and chief operating officer. He had served as COO since 2005 (he is not a member of the Riverside auto/Welborn family)> Details

Frost advisory until 9 this morning for much of Northwest Georgia> Details

Dining & Drink

Bella Roma Grill continues upgrades; opening on target for December

-With better weather the past week, the upgrades to the new Bella Roma Grill site are picking up. In addition to structure work, landscaping is continuing with loads of sod already on site. Look for concrete for the parking areas to be poured on Friday as well.

-Owner Eddie Hasko says a December opening is still on schedule. Hasko's work on the one-time Hooter's site is wholly independent of the whatever plans Doc Kibler and Dee Yaney have for the Rome Boulevard project surrounding State Mutual Stadium. Hasko, meanwhile, will keep his popular Bella Roma restaurant on U.S. 27 in Armuchee. For more on the original restaurant, click Bella Roma

-Latest restaurant health inspection scores. Click Dining Guide

-What's ahead at North Georgia's wineries on this fall weekend> News Vine

 

Your latest forecast:
-Friday: Frosty start, then sunny; high of 67, low of 36.

-Saturday: Sunny, high of 70, low of 38.

-Sunday: Even nicer, high of 73, low of 44.

-Latest weather: Extended forecast /  Local radar / Regional radar

John McClellan's football picks> Football Report
-Armuchee, Darlington in playoffs; Pepperell, Calhoun, Cartersville, Chattooga all look for wins.

-Get your scores tonight from www.ga.prepcountry.com

Georgia High School Football Daily: End of Rome's streak> Details

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable>Arey

-An upset in Athens? 'Bama is on cruise control; Tech cements first place in ACC.

Shorter: At Belhaven (Jackson, Miss!) 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday > Click

-Shorter-Bethel College game moved to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Barron Stadium> Details

Upcoming events at Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium> Sports

-Braves' first Celebrity Shootout with Rocket Wheeler, Frog Smith.

-First annual Wing Ding due Nov. 21.

-Links to winter baseball leagues.