Thursday's updates

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Heavy rain, high winds tonight; wind advisory overnight

-Look for gusts to 35 mph from 7 tonight until 10 a.m. Friday as another storm system soaks an already-wet Northwest Georgia. We could see close to two inches of rain as well. A flood watch is in effect for Polk County and much metro Atlanta. What's out of the forecast: snow for this weekend. Details below.

Tonight, Cartersville City Council meets: 6 p.m. work session, 7 p.m. meeting (Agenda)

-Hear it live on WBHF 1450 AM or the Web cast here on Bartow Headlines.

Closer look at River City Bank's decision to leave Carrollton: The Carroll County market, including Carrollton and Villa Rica, continues to have a tough time based on banking reports. Plus: A look at River City's numbers there> Business

'Ross & Maddox in the Morning' join Q102: -Ross and Maddox are the new hosts of the morning show on Q102 starting today (that's them to the right). The "Jim & Karli Show" has ended; Karli has left the company while Jim returns to his full-time job. Ross is Craig Ross (check his bio). Maddox is a Moby (South 107) sidekick; on Facebook, she's Stasia Hall Maddox. For the official media release, please click Buzz

PowerBall: No winner Wednesday; Saturday's jackpot: $144 million: -17-22-36-37-52 and PowerBall 24> Details

30 new faces for Shorter Hawks on National Signing Day> Hawks

Your latest forecast:

-Thursday: 80% rain chance, mainly after 1 p.m.. High near 47.

-Thursday night: 100% rain chance; half inch plus. Low of 42. Gusts: 20 mph.
-Friday: 100% chance of rain. High near 44. Gusts: 15 mph.
-Friday night: 20% chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

-Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
-Saturday night: 20% chance of rain and snow showers. Low of 32.
-Sunday: Partly sunny, 52. Sunday night: 20% chance of rain; low of 31.

-Extended forecast> Click  / Regional radar

-Severe Weather Awareness Week: Now-Feb. 5. Click Details

Chattahoochee Technical College is accepting applications for spring quarter classes.  Classes begin March 31. For more: www.chattahoocheetech.edu.

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey?

-How much do you really get for your football dollar? Spurrier scores a knockout.