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Soggy, stormy Thursday possible: Rain chance, 80%

Current Radar in GA - Columbus region

Map: Intellicast.com

Keep an eye on today's weather: We could be in for more rain and some storms later today as a front pushes in from the northwest. The forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of heavy rain today, a 70 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight and a 60 percent chance of more rain on Friday. The plus side: afternoon highs will dip into the upper 80s with overnight lows in the upper 50s Saturday and Sunday.

-Thursday: 80% chance of rain, high of 90; low of 72; 70% chance of rain.

-Friday: 60% rain chance, high of 86, low of 65.

-Your extended forecast> Weather / Local radar > Radar

-Track any storm reports on the police scanner> Click

Number of the day, 2.336: Add a dollar sign in front of the two and you have the average cost of a gallon of unleaded in Georgia as of this morning. You'll find gas selling for a dime cheaper, $2.23, in parts of Gordon County. Prices are down almost 20 cents from a month ago and more than $1.73 a gallon from a year. You'd almost think the summer travel season has two full weeks left for parents and students.

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable

-Quick! Name more than two quarterbacks in the Southeastern Conference.

Rome Braves' updates:

-Braves go long, win big, 12-10 over Grasshoppers.

-Tonight: Rome vs. Greensboro; 7 p.m.

-Latest Braves' photo gallery by Mills Fitzner> Gallery

What's ahead in Polk County:

-July 17-18: Homespun Festival. Click for full details.

This week on The Buzz:

-'Spring training' starts for candidates, parties a year out from the primary.

-Family affair: Sibling sisters, husband help power key local non-profits.

-Three-Dot Buzz: Media, movies and meetings.

-Peaks & Valleys: Untimely farewells: Sharp, Hemphill, Francoeur.

 

Polk County, Ga., Facebook Directory: www.polkheadlines.com brings you a new community Facebook group to help you find other friends in the community> Facebook

What's new at the Cedartown Library

Cedartown Public Library, 245 East Ave. Cedartown: 770-748-5644. Library hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Sundays. Email: whatsnew@cedartownlibrary.org    

Homespun Festival : The Polk County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Homespun Festival next weekend ( July 17th & 18th) in downtown Rockmart.  Fun! Food! Festivities! Free!
-Friday, July 17th- 5pm - 9:30pm, Live Gospel Entertainment
-Saturday, July 18th -8 am–10 pm - 5K Run on Silver Comet Trail; Parade; Arts and Crafts; Good Food; Live Entertainment; Rotary Duck Rodeo; Kiwanis Car Show…plus more special events including the famous fireworks extravaganza! www.thehomespunfestival.com

Vacation Reading Club ends Friday, July 17th at 5:00pm  (tomorrow!) 

Fun Wheels Skating Party (Polk County) will be next Saturday, July 25th from 1:00pm until 4:00pm

 

Contest Winners Announced:

Guess How Many Crayons:

Chloe Lee guessed 670 (actual # of crayons 673)

 

Recyled Art Project:

1st J.W. Perry

2nd Haley Holder

3rd Samantha Cleveland

 

Creative Writing:

1st Lexi Garmon

2nd Abigail Burns

 

Coloring Contest:

Ages 0-2:   1st Ahmari Walker

                   2nd Bindee Lu Pilgrim

3rd Braxton Whisenant

Ages 3-4:   1st Reagan Clarke

                   2nd Breanne Fowler

                   3rd Logan Walter

Ages 5-6    1st Jesus Navarro

                   2nd Brady Guthrie

                   3rd Cameron Jenkins

Ages 7-8    1st Anna Bellantoni

                   2nd  Allison Hicks

                   3rd  Jackob Chavez

Ages 9-10  1st Halee Blackmon

                   2nd Aubree Lewis

                   3rd Amanda Sakacs

Ages 11-12 1st Karlien Stroup

                    2nd Kassie Beck

                    3rd Jennifer Cornejo

Ages 13 & Up     1st Genesis Bahena

                             2nd Amanda Davidson

                             3rd Marquel Gibson

 

Teen Volunteers Recognized: These young people helped man the 2 reading club desks, popped popcorn, shelved books, straightened shelves, and kept things lively. We could not have offered the reading program without their help.

Collectively they put in 642.5 hours, a value of $4,208.37 !

Elsy Sibrian -83 hours

Yeimi Ortiz -81 hours

Jordan Nale – 72 hours

Samantha Cleveland – 50 hours

Jennifer Runyon – 49 hours

Arthur Glass – 40 hours

Caitlyn Hulsey – 38.5 hours

Breune Glass – 37 hours

Dixie Mobbs – 36 hours

Kayti Hulsey – 33 hours

Kate Fletcher – 29 hours

Sarah McGee – 29 hours

Kennedy Holsey – 21 hours

Barry Langston – 12 hours

Clayton Holder – 12 hours

Daneisha Darden – 12 hours

Christa Dutton - 8 hours

 

Thursday Theatre : July 23rd at 2:00 pm (resuming regular one showing schedule)

Coraline  Rated PG

Animated Feature, Voices by: Dakota Fanning, John Hodgman, Teri Hatcher
Focus Features; Directed by Henry Selick and Mike Cachuela
Rated PG; 100 minutes; 2009

Coraline is a curious young girl who unlocks a mysterious door in her family's new home and enters into an adventure in a parallel reality. On the surface, this "Other World" eerily mimics her own life - though it is much more fantastical. While encountering different versions of her own life ultimately, Coraline must rely on her resourcefulness, determination and bravery to get back home.

 

Homespun Festival : The Polk County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Homespun Festival this weekend ( July 17th & 18th) in downtown Rockmart.  Fun! Food! Festivities! Free!

Friday, July 17th- 5pm - 9:30pm, Live Gospel Entertainment

Saturday, July 18th -8 am–10 pm - 5K Run on Silver Comet Trail; Parade; Arts and Crafts; Good Food; Live Entertainment; Rotary Duck Rodeo; Kiwanis Car Show…plus more special events including the famous fireworks extravaganza! www.thehomespunfestival.com

 






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