Wednesday's updates

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Today at noon/March of Dimes' March for Babies 2010 kickoff:  The site is Cartersville Country Club; you'll meet the 2010 ambassador family.

Chattahoochee Technical College is more "connected" than ever thanks to the launch of the college's social media networks (Facebook, Twitter and blogs via WordPress)> Click  

Smartypants growing again: Smartypants children's consignment shop at 405 Broad St. is adding kids' furniture to the business after relocating to a larger space last month. "We have a lot more space and more light, so we're more shopable" says Julie Roberts, owner. "We have 4,000 square feet of space, double what we had before, so we have room for furniture. Plus a lot of people are asking for it."   While Smartypants already accepts baby furniture, they are now taking furniture for kids and teens. Items include kids table/chair sets, dressers, nightstands, headboards, bookshelves and lamps. Roberts said she would even consider buying unfinished furniture to complete herself for resale.  "The consignment business is really growing. We now have about 1,500 consignors both local folks and some from Atlanta," she says. "We'll take anything from newborn to juniors, which has really grown in our new space."  Details: 706-234-8528/By Natalie Simms   

Smith's proposal would provide extra funding, 'effeciency' for courts: Sen. Preston Smith, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduces legislation to enhance funding and efficiency for Georgia's overburdened courts> Details

-State Rep. Barry Loudermilk will be live on the nationally syndicated Janet Mefferd show today at 2:35 p.m. Listen here / More on Mefferd> Radio

What's ahead in Bartow County:

-Feb. 18: The next Bartow Business Connection will be held on Thursday, Feb 18, from 7 to 9 a.m. at Kachinsky Family Chiropractic, 607 N. Tennessee St.

-Feb. 18: Cartersville City Council, 7 p.m. Hear it live on WBHF 1450 AM or Web cast here on Bartow Headlines.

-Feb. 19-20: Steel Magnolias: StageWorks Inc. will presents Steel Magnolias,a perennial favorite of the South.  Performances are Friday, February 19th at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 20th at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  Advanced tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students.  At the door adult tickets are $15 and students are $12.  To order tickets, you may call The Grand Theatre Box Office at 770-386-7343 and order with a credit card or come by our office in downtown Cartersville.

Your latest forecast:

-Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High of 49.

-Wednesday night: Partly cloudy. Low of 26.

-Thursday: Sunny, high of 51.

-Thursday night: Partly cloudy, low of 24.

-Extended forecast> Click  / Regional radar

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey?

-Cyclist is now a hacker? Holtz vs. Notre Dame. Who's tattoo-less in the NBA?