Tuesday updates

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What's ahead in Bartow County including busy Thursday with a.m. Cartersville City Council meeting, evening parade.

 

Restaurant 'dominos' under way: Then again, some of these dominos involve Pizza Hut locations so that might be the wrong word to use. Here's how it stands:

-The East Rome Pizza Hut closed after business Monday. The business will reopen on Martha Berry Boulevard in the new 3,000-plus square-foot Pizza Hut/WingStreet concept in a matter of days.

-As we've posted before, Zaxby's will open at the Turner McCall site that had been home to Pizza Hut. Rome's "Fast Food Freeway" gains a new player.

-In West Rome, the former Pizza Hut location is giving way to El Toro Mexican Buffet, featuring a Tex-Mex menu mix. That opening tentatively is set for March.

-Another refit related to Martin's Real Estate is the former Ark's site at Fifth Avenue and Turner McCall. It will be home to a new liquor store and, pending a final contract, one of Georgia's first Batteries Plus franchises (look for additional shops in Dalton and Augusta from the same franchisee). Batteries Plus also is opening this winter in Alpharetta.

-Also checking today: Reports of a restaurant closing in Greater Rome.

Hint of snow in Friday night's forecast:A 20 percent chance of rain and snow overnight Friday with a low of 30. Parade weather forecast below.

Your weather forecast:
-Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
-Tonight: 90% chance of rain, more than half an inch possible, mainly after 1am. Low around 44. Gusts to 20 mph.
-Wednesday: 100% rain chance, thunderstorms possible after 1 p.m. High of 55. Gusts to 20 mph. Rainfall amounts between three quarters and an inch..
-Wednesday night: 50% chance of showers mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
-Extended forecast> Click  /  Local radar  / regional radar

Latest releases

-Rome Braves offer new 12-pack ticket plans for 2010> Sports

-Jennifer Colley named Shorter women's soccer coach> Click

-I-75 southbound lane to be closed from exits 288 to 285 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. today. A Georgia DOT maintenance crew will close the right lane of I-75 southbound to accommodate work on repairing the guardrail.

-Crystal Gayle's 'A Crystal Christmas' at Cedartown Performing Arts Center Dec. 12 beginning at 7:30 p.m.> Details

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey

-Want to see Alabama and Florida play twice? It's possible but highly improbable.

John McClellan's picks for this Friday: Darlington advances to title game; Calhoun stumbles> Football Report

Georgia High School Football  Daily: Closer look at playoffs> Click

Sports/Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium> Sports

-Dec. 5/Annual half-price sale at The Trading Post.

-Rome Braves offer new 12-pack flex ticket plans.

-NAIA playoffs set with final two winners due in Rome for national football championship game on Dec. 19> NAIA

-Registration, training begin for 3rd Berry Half Marathon March 6.