Voting under way; updates all night at Bartow Headlines. AOL's Patch website coming to Cartersville. New look for county website. Rain holds off--a day.

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Decision Day: Precincts open until 7 tonight.

-We'll have links to updates beginning this evening.

-Also, listen to WBHF AM 1450's live election night coverage beginning soon after precincts close. You can hear the webcast here on Bartow Headlines. Click WBHF webcast.

-Your link to the sample ballots: Click Bartow.

-Candidate profiles: House 14; Senate 52. Click

 

AOL's 'Patch' community websites spread to Cartersville

-The online news wars are just beginning in Northwest Georgia. A concentrated national push by AOL into community-based websites is sweeping the nation, especially metro Atlanta. The company has hired a fleet of former Atlanta Journal-Constitution writers to "anchor" community websites inside and outside the Perimeter. One of the newest is the addition of Cartersville Patch. Brande Poulnot has been hired as local editor. You can read the preview here. Other than an Acworth edition, no other Northwest Georgia sites have been announced. For more on the Patch spread, click About. To see a "live" Patch website, click.

 

Today at 8:40 a.m. Bartow Headlines on WBHF AM 1450. Join us.

 

Planned expansion, renovation at Redmond could be worth $30 million:

-John Quinlivan, Redmond Regional's new chief executive officer, will lead the hospital through a major renovation and expansion. "I expect that within the next month or two, we'll have a complete master plan that we'll be able to share with our board," he says. Included: A potential medical office building on Redmond's campus plus a "more modern facility, larger and better lit, the way modern hospitals look." More shared resources with HCA's Cartersville Medical Center and Polk Medical Center also are on the way. Details

 

Peak week is here for Northwest Georgia leaves:

-If you haven't done the mountain leaf tour yet this fall, hit the road--now. Peak Week is here. Details

 

Tuesday's headlines:

-Remembering Dr. Amber Prince, honored Berry educator: Dr. Amber Tipton Prince, 60, of Armuchee died Monday. She taught at Berry College for 27 years and was honored repeatedly for her devotion to her students and the college. Amber

-Record enrollment for Georgia Northwestern: Enrollment at Georgia Northwestern Technical College hit 6,702 for fall 2010, an increase of 733 students -- 12.3 percent over fall 2009 enrollment of 5,969. GNTC

 

John McClellan's high school football picks. Click McClellan

-Cartersville wins by 7 over LaFayette.

-Sequoyah wins by 15 over Woodland.

-Gordon Central wins by 5 over Adairsville.

-Lambert beats Cass by 12.

-Plus: Picks from Floyd, Gordon, Polk counties.

 

New design for Bartow County's official website. Updated pages, too. Details

 

Monday's Bartow County Jail reports. Click & Click

 

Your latest forecast:

-Election Day: High of 63, low of 47.

-Wednesday: 40-50% rain chance; high of 57, low of 48.

-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click

 

Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey

-How in the name of Bear Bryant can Utah be ahead of Alabama in the BCS standings?

 

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. Atlanta Braves Third Base Coach Brian Snitker has joined the lineup.