Newscast: Commissioners blistered on state radio show. Ward 3 candidate profiles, Q & A. Beer festivals brewing. Rant: Radio host calls city vote ‘a scam.’

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The news week starts with… :

Syndicated talk show host Erick Erickson goes off on Rome City Commission’s ‘school zone speed’ detection vote. ‘They want revenue… it’s all a scam, folks, it’s all a scam.”
Politics: Candidate profiles as well as questions and answers for the Ward 3 Rome City Commission hopefuls. We ask about downtown Rome issues, economic development and the one local thing they think is the most improved.
At least three beer festivals brewing in October, early November in Rome, Fort Payne and Ball Ground.
Ware Mechanical Weather Center: And the heat goes on … but maybe a change starting early Saturday.
Rant of the Day: So now the City Commission is called out statewide for another ‘money grab.’

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