Election updates: final political rants; big early voter turnout. What's ahead in Bartow County.

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What's ahead in Bartow County:

-Now-Nov. 18: Woodland High School Band Fruit Sale under way through Nov. 17: We are selling Indian River grapefruits, oranges, and tangelos.  You may order on the band web page (click) or call 678-721-5700.  You may pay with cash, credit or a check.  Holiday gift shipping is available in the continental USA.

-Nov. 2: Election Day. Precincts open 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

-Nov. 4: Cartersville City Council meeting, 7 p.m. Watch it live here. Click

-Nov. 6: The Cass High School Class of 1980 is having its 30th Class Reunion at Hilton Garden Inn in Cartersville.  The event starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person.  For more information, check the class Facebook page or e-mail us at chs1980reunion@hotmail.com.

-Nov. 8: Cartersville City Schools Board of Education meeting, 6 p.m.

-Nov. 8: Bartow County Schools Board of Education.

-Nov. 13: The Coosa River Basin Initiative, in conjunction with Keep Bartow Beautiful's CelEARTHbration event, will hold a free rain barrel workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Clarence Brown Conference Center.

The Buzz of Northwest Georgia: Click
-Final political rants: Ban the robo calls in 2012

-Vote nostalgic: Big changes on legislative, congressional districts in 2012.

-Early voting a big hit in 2010.

-The 'wet' vote, part one: Rainy forecast for election day.

-Part two: Euharlee residents to decide Sunday beer/wine sales.

-Party of the year: The Tea Party. No other group has worked harder than the local tea party in 2010. And wait until you see what's brewing next.

-Buzz: 3rd time charged for Waffle House? ... Opi's to open with BYOB?

Next up: Election Day. Advance voting ends; precincts open Tuesday 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

-Huge early vote! 5,273 total votes for early voting and 1,041 mail ballot returned with another 324 still out.

-Your link to the sample ballots: Click Bartow.

-Candidate profiles: House 14; Senate 52. Click

New Floyd Primary Care office opens Tuesday in Cartersville:  A new Floyd Primary Care office will open at 1328 Joe Frank Harris Parkway in Cartersville on Nov. 2 and Hope McDaniel-Desarmes, M.D., right, will serve as the family medicine physician  Dr. McDaniel-Desarmes joined the Floyd Primary Care Network in 2007 providing medical support and care for patients in Floyd's 21Primary Care and six Urgent Care practices throughout the region. Details

Sunday's Bartow County Jail reports. Click & Click

Your latest forecast:
-Monday: High of 72, low of 49.

-Election Day: 40-60% chance of rain. High of 64, low of 47.

-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click

Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey

-Like it or not, welcome to the new reality that is college football today

John McClellan's high school football picks. Click McClellan

-Week 11 picks posting Tuesday morning.

Shorter Hawks football. Hawks

-Nov. 6: Senior day for the Shorter Hawks as they play Union at 1:30 p.m. at Barron Stadium. It is the last home game of the football season.

Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports

-Nov. 12: Braves Celebrity Shootout golf match.