Loudermilk on Senate/Cagle power shift. Polk, 2 Bartow banks on latest Texas Ratio list. More 'local' news. Great fall forecast.

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Loudermilk answers questions on Senate/Cagle power switch:

-Within days of the election, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle saw much of his power over the state Senate vanish. A majority of veteran and incoming senators, including Northwerst Georgia's Barry Loudermilk, voted in favor of the switch. Said Loudermilk: "The amount of authority given to the lieutenant governor by previous Senate bodies was, in my opinion, across the constitutional line of separation." For more of his answers to Hometown's questions, please click Loudermilk

AJC: Bartow, Polk banks on latest 'Texas Ratio' list

-A report in Tuesday's Atlanta newspaper identifies 79 Georgia banks -- three more than last time -- with troubled loans vs. the bank's ability to cover them. A ranking above 100 means the loan value exceeds the bank's reserves.

 

Putting the 'local' in local news:

-More media players are looking for news -- and new ad dollars -- in communities long dominated by local owners, including Northwest Georgia.

 

East Rome Taco Bell's dining room reopens after remodeling:

 

New look, features for Blood Assurance's website:

Tuesday's Buzz

-Pirelli plans $210M car/light truck tire plant in Mexico: Tire Review (11/5)

-Heyman HospiceCare at Floyd will recognize patients with past military service this week with a special pinning ceremony and certificate as part of a national effort to honor our country's veterans.  Details

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Your latest forecast:

-Tuesday: Balmy 73 degrees, low of 35.

-Wednesday: Even warmer, 75 degrees; low of 36.

-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click

Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey

-We're into the 10th week of the season and the Big East has no teams bowl eligible.

John McClellan's high school football playoff picks. Click McClellan

-Darlington, Pepperell, Rome, Calhoun, Cartersville, Rockmart and Trion all enter postseason play this week with hopes of reaching the Georgia Dome Dec. 10 and 11 for state championship games in Georgia's five classifications. John predicts only two of the seven teams will advance to round two.

-Also: Georgia High School Football Daily's Rome playoff prediction. Click

Shorter Hawks football. Hawks

-Nov. 13: At Bethel, end of the season.

Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports

-Nov. 12: Braves Celebrity Shootout golf match.