Weekend football: previews now, scores tonight. Cartersville site of cowboy festival. Forecast: Beautacious.

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Financial institutions

-Coosa Valley Credit Union opens Armuchee branch

Coosa Valley Credit Union newest branch at 3040 Martha Berry Highway in Armuchee is now open.

-SunTrust Banks report third quarter income of $84 million vs. a loss of $377 million in the same period in 2009. SunTrust's Floyd County deposits as of June 30:  $170.6 million. More on the quarterly report. Click

-Oct. 25: Synovus, parent company of Citizens First Bank in Rome and GB & T in Calhoun and Cartersville, to announce third quarter results. Click

Dining

-Reunion for longtime coffee club at Arby's reopens in Rome: After a surprise two-week hiatus, the "Rome Breakfast Crew" will be back at Arby's at 805 Martha Berry Highway this morning as the restaurant and two sister shops reopen.The group has been meeting at Arby's for more than 20 years. "We knew the original owners, Don Evans and Charles Ables, so that is why we started going. We got a long way back with them and it made it personal to eat there," says Cal Owens, a seven-year member. Natalie Simms reports. Click Dining

-Public health restaurant inspection scores for NW Georgia. Click

-Wine News Vine: Upcoming tasting; updates from wineries. WNV

5,000-plus due at four-day Southeastern Cowboy Festival and Symposium: Concerts, lectures, exhibits, vendors and a Sunday morning "Cowboy Church" are part of the eighth annual celebration at the Booth Western Art Museum today through Sunday. A closer look: Click

Latest updates from the chamber of commerce. Click

Thursday's Bartow County Jail reports. Click and Click

Football updates

-Tonight by 10:30 p.m. Our easy-to-find high school football scores.

-Below: John McClellan's high school picks for tonight.

-Below: Norman's No-Nos: 15 bona fide losers this weekend.

-Below: Shorter vs. Cumberland, Ky.--in Cobb County.

Your latest forecast:

-Friday: High of 77, low of 42.

-Saturday:  High of 78, low of 49.
-Sunday: High of 77, low of 56. 30% chance of rain.

-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click

Norman Arey's sports commentary. Click 

-LSU-Auburn will be a slobber-knocker; Oklahoma's reign is short-lived. 

John McClellan's week nine high school football picks. Click

-This week's winners include:

-Adairsville beats Model / Cartersville over Cedartown

-Chattahoochee thumps Cass / N. Whitfield over Woodland.

Shorter Hawks football. Hawks

-Next up: Oct. 23, at Harrison High, vs. Cumberland, Ky. 1:30 p.m.

Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports

-Oct. 23: Montgomery Gentry concert.  

-Nov. 12: Braves Celebrity Shootout golf match.