Mail processing center is Cartersville among several closing in Georgia. Business Chronicle

Second round of storms to stay south of Atlanta

This photograph, from attorney Jeffrey B. Kelly, shows just one of the structures hit during Wednesday's F-1 tornado that stunned the Kingston Highway area.

No storms overnight: A pensive night awaiting a second round of potential severe weather has ended with reports that the next storm system should stay to our south. A cold front will sweep through the state today, dropping temperatures that just missed a record on Thursday (77; record is 78 set in 1980). The low tonight and Saturday night: around 30 degrees. Forecast:

-Friday: 50% rain chance, high of 69, low of 31.

-Saturday: Sunny, high of 57, low of 30.

-Sunday: Partly sunny, high of 59, low of 35.

-Extended forecast / Latest Radar

Aftermath of Wednesday's storm

-Floyd County EMA Director Scotty Hancock released the damage assessment conducted by the tax assessor's office for Wednesday's tornado. Estimate: $1.64 million. Report

-About the storm: Says Hancock: "An EF-1 tornado touched down in Floyd County around 10:15 p.m. (time estimated) just west of the Maplewood Subdivision in Rome. The tornado traveled 3.25 miles, with a maximum path width of 75 yards and a maximum estimated wind speed of 95 mph.

-"The greatest damage was along Kingston Highway where the entire roof was ripped off a manufactured home. Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped. In addition, a few power poles were snapped."

-Georgia Power: All 2,200 customers who lost power Wednesday night are back online.

Friday's Buzz

-Mohawk Industries posts quarterly, annual earnings: Fourth quarter earnings hit $43 million vs. $46 million a year earlier. For the year, net earnings were $174 million vs. $173 million. Net sales were $5.6 billion, up 6 percent. Mohawk

-Northwest Georgia Home & Garden Show this weekend:

Set for Saturday (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) and Sunday (1-5 p.m.) at the Clarence Brown Conference Center, the 2012 edition of Rome Radio Partners' home and garden show features more than 60 vendors covering all sorts of home needs. Admission is $5 for adults while kids 12 and under are free. Details: Home & Garden Show

-Latest chamber of commerce updates. Chamber

-Chambliss asks president to reverse HHS rule that infringes on religious freedom. Chambliss

-March 3, 10: Harbin Clinic Wellness Expo set. Health

Dining

-Public health restaurant inspection scores: Low marks for two longtime local favorites. Dining

Acworth man charged in burglary, theft case

-Media release: On Monday, Feb. 20, an Acworth man was arrested in connection with a residential burglary to a Cartersville home. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, Malcolm Ellis Oliver, 20, of 5012 Cardinal Way, Acworth allegedly broke into a residence on Oakridge Drive on February 10, 2012. Oliver is alleged to have taken flat screen TVs, xbox games, jewelry, a compound bow, a shotgun, and several other items of value. Oliver took several items from the burglary and sold them to a local pawn shop. Monday afternoon, Oliver was found at the Cardinal Way address and was taken into custody. Some of the victim’s property was found inside the residence during his arrest. Property recovered from the local pawn shop and Cardinal Way address has been returned to the victim. Oliver is being held in the Bartow County Jail pending a Superior Court bond hearing for one count of Burglary, two counts of misdemeanor Theft by Deception. Oliver faces charges in another jurisdiction as well.

Bartow County Jail: Incident Reports / Jail media release

-Links: Local police scanner

-Crime Stoppers: Website

-Follow the Bartow County Sheriff's Office on Facebook.

Rome Braves: Sports

-Home opener April 12; single-game tickets on sale March 17.

Bartow County Calendar: Click here to send items

-March 1: Cartersville City Council meeting, 7 p.m.

-April 2-5: Bartow History Museum Spring Break camps for kids ages 4-11. Details

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