Inch of rain since Monday; more due. Rome's Mellow Mushroom opens Jan. 10; hiring begins. What's ahead in Bartow County.

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Nov. 18: A public meeting on the Atlanta-Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation study is scheduled for 6 until 8 p.m. at the Cartersville Civic Center, 435 W. Main St. A presentation on the current project status will begin at 6:30 p.m. This is the fourth public information meeting on options to better connect Atlanta and Chattanooga through high speed rail. The meeting will provide the public with information about the purpose and need of the project under study; high speed ground transportation technologies being considered; the possible corridors and alignments for a high speed rail connecting the two cities, and the criteria employed to initially screen these alignments.    

Tuesday's Buzz:

-Youth tickets half-price; Miss USA Preliminaries held Friday-Saturday. Click

-Nov. 16: Bartow Business Connection, The City Cellar, 4 until 7 p.m. Expanded details

-Dec. 11: Cowboy Santa coming to the Booth Western Art Museum. Booth

-City of Cartersville announces zoning revisions. Zoning

Mellow Mushroom opening now set for Jan. 10

-A Facebook posting by the owners includes a link for job-seekers (click) and this update: "Mellow Mushroom of Rome is now HIRING. We are set to open Jan. 10 so if you need a job go to this link." Crews are continuing to update the interior of 238 Broad St., once designated as home of the defunk Rome City Market project. An early December opening originally was planned. Click for Facebook

-What it means: 2011 indeed will start with a boom in downtown Rome. The openings of Johnny's New York Style Pizza and The Greener Burger pumped dozens of new jobs into downtown. But also leaving were Peach Palace and later Broad Street Station.

It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas ... : With Santa already at Mount Berry Square and decorations out in force at the stores, why not non-stop Christmas music on the radio? 93.5 Life FM-- "your Christmas station" -- is spinning Christmas tunes now through the holidays. Even the station's website has a continuous snowfall effect on it. The flakes (above, left) will follow your cursor. Life FM

 

Your latest forecast: more rain

-Inch of rain since Monday morning.

-Tuesday: 100% rain chance; high of 62, low of 38. 20% rain chance.

-Wednesday: Sunny, high of 61, low of 36.

-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click

Monday's Bartow County Jail reports. Click & Click

Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey

-South Carolina's SEC East title couldn't happen to a better team - I'm talking about Florida.

John McClellan's High School football picks: Click McClellan

-Round two: Rough Friday ahead for Darlington v. Lincoln; Calhoun will beat Westminster, move to round three

Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports

-Coming in January: Ninth Annual Hot Stove Gathering.