Wednesday, May 19, 2010

No three-peat for Purple Hurricanes. Latest Bartow updates

 

No three-peat for Cartersville Purple Hurricanes:

-CHS drops two to Columbus, 6-0 and 8-5, ending the school's bid for a third consecutive state championship. Hurricanes

-We tip our hats to the Purple Hurricanes for another great year of high school baseball.

-We thank WBHF 1450 AM for its excellent coverage of today's games and all season.

Latest update from visitor bureau's Hospitality Headlines. Click

2010 top nursing award nominees, recipients at Cartersville Medical Center. Click

Friday: The New Frontier of Bartow County, Inc. will be hosting their annual Memorial Day BBQ Sale. Plates will be available at 151 Firetower Road, NE, from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The menu will consist of barbecue chicken or ribs, baked beans, cole slaw, bread, and cake. The cost is $8 for either a rib or chicken plate.  Deliveries are available with a minimum of 10 orders.  The orders are guaranteed to arrive at least 15 minutes in advance of your designated delivery time. The proceeds from this event will benefit the organization's scholarship fund, which will be awarded on June 12 at the Annual Awards Day Program. Details: Michael Dean @ 770-547-5003, Bibby Morgan @ 770-548-5252, Ralph Lowe @ 404-512-8973, or Bryan Canty @ 770-655-0927.

Tuesday's Bartow County Jail intake report. Click

More 'signs' of change at Shorter Uni .... College

Signs of Shorter College's switch to a

university status are popping up everywhere these days. A new sign at Midtown Crossing,  soon home to Shorter's business college, is up but under cover for a few more days.  Also, a new electronic sign in on the school's Shorter Avenue entrance. Among the messages: News of the switch to university status. Part of the university celebration includes a June 1 concert with Christian recording artists Rebecca St. James and Jonny Diaz. It begins at 6 p.m. at the Rome City Auditorium, 601 Broad St., with In Pursuit, a local band that includes Shorter student Drew Carroll, as the opening act. Diaz will take the stage at 6:30 p.m., followed by featured artist Rebecca St. James at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $5 for students and $8 for adults. All tickets will be $10 at the door. Box Office, 706-233-7288, or click Tickets.

-Thieves steal 48 laptops from Shorter's College Park computer lab. Click

Mercier Orchards, a favorite stop of Northwest Georgians while in Blue Ridge, isn't just for apples any more. Plus: Fried pies at Tech games? U pick crops a big hit with Mercier visitors as strawberry harvest shows. Buzz

PowerBall jackpot work $145 million tonight> Lottery

Rome  Braves 2010 Season is here!

Your latest forecast:

-Wednesday: 81 degrees, sunny skies; low of 53.

-Thursday: High of 86, low of 64; 30% rain chance overnight.

-Extended forecastClick  / Regional radar

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey 

-Georgia Tech needs to stay right where it is and say no thanks to the SEC.

Rome Braves> Sports 

-Braves' bats stay hot as Riverdogs fall, 9-2, in day game> Sports

-Today's game begins at 1 p.m. at State Mutual Stadium.

-Mills Fitzner's recent game photos> Click

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