Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Snow back in our forecast Thursday night, Friday, Sunday. Gingrey begins fifth term. Two tickets match $355M MegaMillions' jackpot

Gingrey to begin fifth term in Congress today:
-U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey will be sworn in as a member of the 112th Congress this afternoon around 4:45 p.m. by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.

Weather: Snow possible overnight Thursday, Friday, Sunday
-Wednesday: High of 45; 60% rain chance. Low of 34; 30% rain chance.
-Thursday: Sunny, high of 48; 20% snow chance overnight, low of 26.
-Friday: 20% chance of snow, high of 45; low of 24.
-Weekend: More snow possible on Sunday.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radarClick

Tickets in Idaho, Washington to share $355 million MegaMillions jackpot: Five others had the five "regular" numbers but not the key MegaBall. The lucky numbers: 04-08-15-25-47 and MegaBall 42. Lottery

Made in Chattanooga?
-The 2011 Detroit Auto Show, set for Jan. 10-23, is scheduled to include the formal premiere of the mid-sized sedanVolkswagen has coming together at the Chattanooga plant. With a rendering,egmCarTech posts: "The sedan will go on sale in the second half of 2011 after being produced at Volkswagen’s new factory in Chattanooga ... It will be a 2012 model year vehicle." Article

Banking
-Jan. 24: Bank of the Ozarks Inc. will report fourth quarter earnings at the close of business on Monday, January 24. Ozarks took over the operations of Cartersville-basedUnity National Bank last March and has offices in Cartersville, Adairsville, Calhoun and Rome. Ozarks
-Jan. 28: Synovus, parent company of GB & T, to announce fourth quarter 2010 results. Synovus

Today's Druck Report: As new state leaders, legislators prepare for 2011 session, we ask a not-so-selfish question: What's in it for us? TDR

Tuesday's Bartow County Jail reports. Incident Reports / Jail Intake Report

More growth for Chattahoochee Technical College this winter. Details

Cartersville water, sewer line projects to require some road closings. Click

Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey 
-A mythical matchup as Auburn defeats Oregon ... no-no!  Norman picks the Ducks.

Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports
-Jan. 31: Phil Niekro to headline Rome Braves' Hot Stove Gathering .  Sports

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