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From the sheriff's office:

-The victim of Wednesday's accidental injury has been identified as Mark Rogers, 51, of 468 Center Road Lot 1, Cartersville.

-The victim of an assault reported Wednesday has been identified as Willie Walter Tidwell, 64, of Patterson Drive, Cartersville.

 

Today's Buzz

-Latest updates from the chamber of commerce. Chamber

-Chattahoochee Tech to expand iPad program. Details

Nov. 19-20: Pageants in the spotlight:

-The Miss Georgia USA and Miss Georgia Teen USA pageants will be hosted at the Woodland Performing Arts Center in Cartersville.  The Preliminary Show is tonight at 7.  The Miss Georgia Teen USA Final Show will be Saturday at 3:30 p.m., followed by the Miss Georgia USA Final Show at 8 p.m. where Cassady Lance, (top) the reigning Miss Georgia USA®, and Caroline Wade, Miss Georgia Teen USA,(lower right) will crown their successors.Preliminary Show seats are $30.00, andFinal Show tickets are $35.00; Visa and MasterCardaccepted.  Tickets for children ages 13 & under are discounted one-half price: Preliminary Show $15 each, and Final Shows $17.50 each.  A $2 service charge will be applied to the price of each ticket purchased with credit card. Call the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau to reserve your seats, 9 a.m-4 p.m. Monday-Friday 770-387-1357.  Remaining tickets may also be purchased at the pageant events.  Proceeds from ticket sales benefit pageant license holder Greenwood Productions, Inc

-Youth tickets half-price. Click

Thursday's Bartow County Jail reports. Click & Click

Early voting starts, or expands, Monday for Nov. 30 runoff

Weekend football:

-Tonight by 10:30 p.m. Playoff scoreboard report.

-John McClellan's high school playoff picks: Darlington done? Below.

-Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: 15 'guaranteed' college football losers this weekend. Below.

Big changes for Rome Braves' field managers:

-Paul Runge is the new manager of the Rome Braves, arriving from the Danville Braves after six successful seasons. He replaces Randy Ingle, who spent five seasons as manager here. Ingle moves to Danville; other former Rome coaches get new titles, too. Details

Dining & Drink

-Public health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Dine

-Latest updates from North Georgia wineries. Drink

Your weekend forecast:

-Friday: Sunny, high of 64, low of 38.

-Saturday: High of 66, low of 41.

-Sunday: Sunny, high of 69, low of 49. 

-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click

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.

-Georgia High School Football Daily: Split on Darlington game; picks Calhoun to win. Football

Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey

-Norman's No-Nos: Georgia Tech's spiral continues; Michigan simply can't make that big statement.

Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports

-Big changes in 2011: Rome Braves get new manager, coaches.

-Coming in January: Ninth Annual Hot Stove Gathering.