Tropical depression #13's local rainfall total could top 3 to 5 inches

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-1 p.m. update: This latest forecast map from the National Weather Service shows just how much rain this tropical depression approaching the Gulf Coast could dump on Northwest Georgia early next week. It would compensate at least a bit for the long, dry, hot summer that has heightened drought concerns. We have a 40 percent chance of rain starting Sunday night, growing to 70 percent throughout Monday and 50 percent on Tuesday. More good news: temperatures will be in the low to mid 80s.

Tropical depression could bring some drought relief this weekend. Busy Labor Day weekend ahead. Norman's No-Nos (college football picks) return. Plus John McClellan's high school picks. Jail reports.

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Tropical depression to bring a little drought relief this weekend?
-The season's 13th tropical depression is heading for the Gulf Coast and could bring at least three inches of rain our way between Sunday night and Tuesday. Another bonus: A break in these 90-plus degree afternoon highs.
-We'll have continuing weather updates throughout the Labor Day weekend on Hometown Headlines.

Your Labor Day weekend forecast:

-Friday: Sunny, high of 95, low of 66.

-Saturday: Mostly sunny, high of 94, low of 69.

-Sunday: 40% rain chance, high of 86, low of 69.

-Labor Day: 70% rain chance, high of 83, low of 69.

 

Code Orange smog alert again today for Bartow County, ATL.

 

Latest Bartow County Jail reports.

 

36th annual Arts Festival at Rose Lawn set for Sept. 17-18.

-Final hours to vote in annual People's Choice Awards.

High school, college football predictions:
-Highlights of John McClellan's high school predictions for tonight.
-The return of Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos, exclusively on Bartow Headlines.

Rome Braves win series opener in Augusta, 6-1.

36th Annual Arts Festival at Rose Lawn Draws Record Number of Artists

 

Media release:

A record number of more than 90 artists have been selected for the 36th Annual Arts Festival at Rose Lawn to be held in Cartersville Sept. 17-18. "In our 36th year, we have added three new rows of artists filling the three-acre property to capacity for the Arts Festival at Rose Lawn," said Rose Lawn Executive Director Jane Drew. The show takes place Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m. on the spacious lawn of historic Rose Lawn, the home of evangelist Sam Jones. Admission is free.

"Pottery is a real showcase at our festival with 14 potters displaying in the event, yet the diversity of this medium makes each display unique," said Drew.  While the Arts Festival at Rose Lawn is well-known for its potters, there are many jewelry artisans, wood crafters painters, photographers, glass, fabric creations and more to be enjoyed.  Artists from Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee have been chosen to exhibit in the show.

More than 35 juried artists will compete for $1,000 in prizes at Rose Lawn.  The Best of Show award along with first, second and third place winners in both Fine Arts and Heritage Crafts will be presented on stage Saturday at 1 p.m.  The awards ceremony will also feature the Hospitality Heroes Awards and the prestigious People's Choice Awards for Best Restaurant, Best Shoppe, and Best Attraction, presented by festival sponsor Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Throughout the two-day festival local performing arts groups will showcase their talent on stage.  Kerry's School of Dance will open the festival with a performance at 10 a.m. on Saturday.  Additional Saturday performers include Cartersville Gymnastics, Steps of Faith, Cartersville City Ballet, Spirit of the Dance, North Rome Church of God Singers, and Soloists Carmen Jordan and Terry Jordan.  Penn Lester and The Dixie Hot Shots will close the day with a Bluegrass concert from 3:45-5:00 p.m.

Sunday performances begin at 12:30 p.m. with Stephanie Culver & Praise Team. Rick McKee of Cosmic Possum Music will perform at 1:30 p.m. Randall Mullinax, whose acoustic performances have included Eddie's Attic in Decatur and Cartersville's City Cellar and Loft, will take the stage at 2:30 p.m.   Cartersville's own 3B&JG band will return for the second year to close out the event with music at 3:30 p.m.

In addition to fine arts and crafts, visitors may enjoy Victorian House Museum Tours ($4 per person) where they will be introduced to the life and times of Rev. Sam Jones, a fiery Methodist evangelist noted by Wikipedia as "one of the most celebrated revivalists of his day, at the close of the 19^th century." Jones is credited with having great influence on Will Rogers and Tom Ryman, the latter of which constructed the Union Gospel Tabernacle, better known as the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, so that Jones would have a fitting place to hold revival meetings.   Tourists will also discover Jones' connection to Rebecca Latimer Felton, a Cartersville resident who was the first female to be seated in the U.S. Senate. 

Children will enjoy special programs by the Bartow History Museum in the Rose Lawn Schoolhouse.  The schoolhouse served as Rev. Jones' study and was also where the seven Jones children were educated.  During the festival costumed docents will introduce children to toys and games from long ago and will have hands-on craft activities.  Other popular features include the annual Master Gardener's Plant Sale and AAUW Book Sale.  As always, there will be a variety of foods for sale from seven select vendors on both days.

Rose Lawn is located at 224 West Cherokee Avenue in downtown Cartersville and is sponsored by Bartow County Government and Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau. The Hilton Garden Inn Cartersville will serve as the event Host Hotel.  For reservations call 770-382-9787 and mention the Arts Festival at Rose Lawn.

CONTACTS FOR QUOTES:

Juried Artist – Eva Marie Burns, Cartersville – Mixed Media Paintings 678-230-4422

Juried Artist – Ronnie Payne, Emerson – Pottery 770-386-8987

Non-juried artist – Rachel Lietch, Dallas – Paintings 678-758-6084

Artist new to Rose Lawn – Faye Smith Westphal, Statesboro – Vintage Santas 912-871-3903

Artist new to Rose Lawn – Alan Young, Jasper – Paintings 706-299-0820   alanryoung.com 

Performer – Rick McKee 770-606-7311

Performer – Brian Shultz 404-578-3420

 

New equipment hooks up Cartersville Medical to a patients heart

Media release: Cartersville Medical Center recently purchased the CAREpoint Communication and EKG Transmission equipment to the Emergency Department and Bartow County's entire fleet of ambulances. 

 

This equipment will allow the reliable transmission of quality 12-Lead EKG's from EMS providers in Bartow and surrounding counties and represents cutting edge technology in the care of cardiac patients.  In short, this means if a patient is having a heart attack, the ambulance can immediately transmit information from the patient's heart to Cartersville's ER.

This technology will allow Cartersville's Emergency Department Physicians to diagnose certain cardiac disorders prior to the patient arriving at the hospital, thus allowing the patient to be taken directly to the Cardiac Cath Lab for life saving interventions.  In addition, the CAREpoint equipment allows the patient's EKG to be forwarded to the treating Cardiologist via secure e-mail or fax and records all voice and data transmissions between the Emergency Department and EMS services for later review.

Because this is a dramatic step forward in cardiac care technology, Cartersville purchased CAREpoint/Rosetta transmission modules for Bartow County EMS.  In fact, every ambulance in Bartow county is now equipped with the capability to transmit EKGs to Cartersville via transmission boxes.

"The installation of CAREpoint in Cartersville's emergency department and our local EMS providers illustrates our continued commitment to provide the best cardiac care possible to our patients in Northwest Georgia," says Keith Sandlin, CEO, Cartersville Medical Center. "We're extremely proud and excited about this improvement to our patient care delivery process."

Installed last month, Cartersville Medical Center has already demonstrated the effectiveness of the CAREpoint system.

"We have been diligently working on our door to balloon times- the time from which a patient enters the ER to when blood flow is restored in the heart- and currently have some of the best times in the state," says Maxwell Prempeh, MD, Harbin Clinic interventional cardiologist on staff at Cartersville Medical Center.   "However, with the addition of CAREpoint, we are now able to further reduce our door to balloon times by up to 20 minutes." 

Chattahoochee Technical College president named to lead global initiative

　

Media release: Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Ron Jackson announced today the launch of a new International Center for Technical Education that will enhance the TCSG's global outreach.

The center's goal is to build greater worldwide recognition of the TCSG education programs while also working to expand new and existing international student and faculty exchange at the 25 TCSG colleges.

"The International Center for Technical Education will strengthen the overall mission of the TCSG to create a competitive workforce in Georgia while opening avenues for greater awareness in the worldwide education community about the TCSG colleges and the outstanding quality of our faculty and students. Our plan is to forge international partnerships that will enable the TCSG to solidify its goal of becoming a global leader in technical education," said Jackson.

The TCSG International Center for Technical Education will establish collaborations with countries and colleges that are interested in developing and improving their technical workforce through higher education partnerships and the sharing of people, programs and best practices. In addition to faculty and student exchange programs, international partners can receive TCSG assistance with technical education curriculum, faculty training, college system management, and consultation on accreditation.

The center will also work closely with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the University System of Georgia and the TCSG's own Quick Start workforce training program regarding business recruitment projects for Georgia.

Jackson has appointed Dr. Sanford Chandler, the current president of Chattahoochee Technical College, to be the assistant commissioner for global initiatives. He'll lead the center, which will operate from the TCSG system office in Atlanta.

International enrollment at Chattahoochee Technical College has grown under Chandler's leadership. He has also championed economic development opportunities resulting from the promotion and creation of education and training partnerships with colleges in other countries.

"I'm looking forward to this new challenge and continuing to make a difference in the lives of students here and abroad. It's my hope that this international initiative will ultimately help to improve the economic and workforce development of our state," said Chandler.

Chandler has guided cooperative agreements between Chattahoochee Technical College and Changzhou College of Information Technology (China); Sanjiang University (China); Hanyang Women's University (South Korea); and Tabuk Community College and Tabuk University, Jeddah Community College, and Abdullah Aziz University (Saudi Arabia). Chattahoochee Technical College is also assisting in a nursing program in Kenya and is in negotiations to partner in a nursing program in Amman, Jordan.

Chandler will transfer to his new position on October 1.

Dr. Ron Newcomb, the provost and executive vice president of Chattahoochee Technical College, will serve as the college's interim president until a replacement for Chandler is selected.

Cartersville Receives Nearly $200,000 for North Towne Housing Assistance

 

 

Media release: On Friday, August 26^th, Gov. Nathan Deal announced more than $38.8 million in federal assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

 

was awarded to the state's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.  The State Community Development Block Grant program is a financial resource for Georgia's smaller and rural communities that strives to create jobs by supporting local projects.

 

The City of Cartersville will receive just shy of $200,000 which will be used for housing improvements, offering assistance for low- to moderate-income homeowners within a section of the North Towne neighborhood.  These housing upgrades will improve the health and safety of the homes while enhancing their street appeal.  Contingent upon individual project costs, the City hopes to rehabilitate seven homes.

"We are thrilled to have been awarded these funds," said Assistant to the City Manager Tom Quist.  "The funds will be used to further our goal of revitalizing the North Towne neighborhood.  This project is in line with the recommendations of the Urban Redevelopment Plan adopted by the Mayor and Council in 2010."

The project area, located within the North Towne Neighborhood, is represented by Council Member Kari Hodge, who worked actively with staff to design the project.

The CDBG program is administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), which uses funds allocated through HUD to support local initiatives that focus on improving living conditions and economic opportunities.

"We are pleased that these funds will be combined with private investments and local funds to implement critical community and economic development projects. Each year, CDBG investments demonstrate how the state and local partners working together with the private sector can create a climate of success in local communities for families and businesses," said DCA Commissioner Mike Beatty. 

Finally: Rain, lower temps on the way. LakePoint land price: $17 million. Harris named chamber president. Latest jail reports.

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Relief on the way next week to heat, dry conditions?
-We're stuck in the 90s until Saturday; mid-80s, 50% rain chance next.
-Cartersville brewery sends water to N.C. victims of Irene.
-Watch new disturbance twirling about the Gulf of Mexico.
-Tellus camera captures bright meteor over Georgia.

 

Joe Frank Harris Jr. named chamber president.

LakePoint property price: Around $17 million.
-Atlanta Business Chronicle updates mega sports/community development.

 

Cartersville City Council meets tonight. Agenda links.

 

Latest Bartow County Jail reports.

Your latest forecast:
-Thursday: High of 92, low of 65.
-Friday: High of 95, low of 66.
-Saturday: High of 93, low of 68.

Latest public health dining scores:
-Straight As for Chattooga dining spots, schools; several 100s this week while the lowest score was 76.

Rome Braves: 
-Rome off Wednesday; Thursday-Monday in Augusta.
-Braves' Evan Gattis named to 2011 Annual All-Star Team.

-Next home game: April 12, 2012. 

 

John McClellan's high school predictions for the week: Football 

-Unity to open season with a win; key showdown with Darlington vs. Cartersville; elimination game already with Rome vs. Cass?

  

Coming Friday: Norman Arey's first Norman's No-Nos column of the 2011 college football season.