Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Candidates' forum tonight to be broadcast, webcast. Updates on local restaurants. Help for Mohawk workers. Possible break in the heat.

 

WBHF Political Forum tonight: (Media release) The public will have an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates for State House districts 14 and 15 and Senate Senate districts 31 and 52 (click candidates) on Tuesday, June 29 at 6 p.m. at The Grand Theatre in downtown Cartersville during the WBHF Political Forum. Candidates will answer questions from staffs of The Daily Tribune News and WBHF radio AM 1450. Dana Fowle, I-Team Investigative Reporter with WAGA TV Fox 5 in Atlanta, will serve as moderator for the event. The forums will be broadcast live and the webcast will be available via BartowHeadlines.comWBHF is soliciting questions from the public for consideration. Questions can be submitted via the station's Facebook page or by email at news@WBHFradio.org. The public is encouraged to attend this free event at The Grand Theatre but the event will also be broadcast live on AM 1450 WBHF and replayed at multiple times before the primary election.

State Labor Department to help 229 Mohawk workers in Cartersville facing layoffs in August. The agency "is committed to helping them find new jobs, or access training and educational opportunities to prepare for new careers." Details

Dining updates:

'Coming soon' signs for Cartersville restaurants and . . .

Renovations are ongoing for the Steak House II location in Cartersville's West End Commons. Located inside the former Hearth & Harvest spot (right), owner David Edge says he is working to get the restaurant open by the end of July. He hopes to have a confirmed opening date next week. Hiring already is under way. The original Steakhouse is in Rockmart. Also due in Cartersville this summer: El Pueblito No. 7 in Integrity Plaza (below, right). The spot most recently was home to Schroeder's and Zydeco.

. . . real-time updates for public health restaurant health scores.

-Local diners can now check the new electronic restaurant inspection reports in real-time before heading out to eat. The Northwest Georgia Public Health office has been working for several years to upgrade all restaurant inspection reports into an electronic, real-time format. The new program is rolling out in all 10 counties in the district--including Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga -- on Thursday, says Tim Alle, district environmental manager.


"You will now be able to on our website and search for restaurants by name, address or facility type. It will include all previous reports and the new electronic report will be a complete detail report so you will know exactly what the violations were and how they were corrected," Alle says. "The entire report will be uploaded as soon as the inspector leaves the restaurant, so it will be in real-time."


Alle says there will be a transition period to get all of Floyd County's 275 facilities upgraded to the electronic inspection reports. He estimates it will take approximate six months for all the restaurants to have their electronic inspection online. Each restaurant is inspected every six months.

To see the new electronic reports, visit www.nwgapublichealth.org and click on food scores, search by county, or click each of the following:

Updated/Monday report from the Bartow County Jail. Click

Rome  Braves 2010 Season is here!

Your latest forecast: 93 on Monday; 'only' 85 on Wednesday.

-Tuesday: 70% chance of rain, high of 90. Heat index: 97.

-Tuesday night: 60% rain chance, low of 72.

-Wednesday: 40% rain chance, high of 'only' 85.

-Wednesday night: 30% chance of rain, low of 67.  

-Extended forecastClick  / Regional radar

Plus: Track Tropical Storm Alex. Click

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey 

-And you think you have a tough golf course. Be thankful you don't live in Montana.

Rome Braves. Click Sports

-Braves win 4-3 in Lexington, take 3 of 5 games in series.

-Braves home vs. Greensboro Tuesday-Saturday.

-Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos.  (click)  

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