Cedar & Smoke takes shape in Cedartown

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Cedar and Smoke, the much-anticipated new restaurant under construction on Herbert Street in downtown Cedartown, is slowly wending its way to an opening date in early summer.

Allen Casey, who is the son of the restaurant owners, Jackie and Cindy Casey, will be the new restaurant’s chef. He said Monday that the weather has slowed things down some, but they are still working toward a June opening.

As of Friday morning, the front facade was framed in with large windows looking out of the interior dining area. Elegant features of the original building, including ornately sculpted capitals atop the supporting columns, will remain.

Inside, Andy Marlowe of Tri-County Painting was preparing the floor for a glazed concrete treatment that will resemble Roman slate. The outlines of the outdoor dining area, which will run parallel to the building on the street side, was also coming into focus.

Marlowe said they would give the outdoor dining area the same glazed concrete floor treatment as inside. “It’s going to be a beautiful building,” he said.

The smoker will be placed outside in a screened porch coming off the kitchen and adjacent to the outdoor dining area.

The restaurant cleared three important bureaucratic hurdles this month:

The Cedartown Downtown Association put its stamp of approval on the color scheme of rust brown and a buttery-beige for the exterior portions of the building that will be painted (a large portion of the building will remain brick.)

The Association also approved a $3,000 grant to be used towards restoration of the east and north facades of the restaurant. The facade grants are part of the incentive package the association provides to prospective buyers and restorers of buildings purchased downtown.

Another piece of the puzzle clicked into place for the Caseys earlier this month when the city commission approved a deed allowing the restaurant to use a small grassy strip of land on Herbert Street owned by the city.

The strip of land runs is about 35 feet wide and runs along the length of the side of the building facing Philpot Street. The deeding of the strip to the restaurant will allow for construction of the outdoor dining area.

Source: Cedartown Standard

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Friday forecast: sunny, high 68

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The National Weather Service calls sunshine today, and more sunshine for the weekend and the coming week as May begins with a sunny start. 

Today’s forecast calls for sunny skies, with a high near 68. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Source: Cedartown Standard

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2 Rome men charged with operating a commercial gambling site

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Two Rome men were being held without bond Thursday night after they were arrested and accused of running a gambling operation in a local convenience store, according to Floyd County Jail reports.

According to the reports:

Parmjit Singh Dhrim, 41, and Jasbir Kumar, 23, both of 711 Trove Drive, received earnings from gambling machines at Victor Food and Grocery Shop, 1324 Martha Berry Blvd.

Dhrim, the owner, paid out cash, gas and other store inventory valued at greater than $5 from seven gambling machines beginning Dec. 3, 2014.

Both men are charged with felony commercial gambling, while Dhrim is also charged with misdemeanor counts of keeping a gambling place, possession of a gambling device, and gambling.

Source: Rome News

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Atlanta Braves: Leake pitches Reds past Braves

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ATLANTA — Mike Leake pitched eight strong innings and hit his fifth career home run to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Thursday night.

Todd Frazier, Tucker Barnhart and Billly Hamilton also had solo homers as the Reds won their third straight. Joey Votto had two hits and drove in a run.

Leake (1-1) allowed four baserunners on two hits and two walks, and retired the last 12 batters he faced. The right-hander, who struck out three, threw 62 of 97 pitches for strikes. Leake gave up singles to Nick Markakis in the first and Jace Peterson in the second, and walked Freddie Freeman in the first and Chris Johnson in the fourth.

Cincinnati, which ranks second in the NL with 31 homers, went up 4-0 in the eighth on Frazier’s seventh homer and 5-0 in the ninth on Hamilton’s second.

The Braves have dropped three in a row and eight of 10.

Atlanta starter Shelby Miller (3-1) gave up six hits and three runs — two earned — with three walks and nine strikeouts in seven innings.

It marked the third straight game that the top of the Braves’ rotation struggled. Atlanta’s starters began the night with a 5.11 ERA over their previous 14 games. Miller began the sixth with Hamilton reaching on a passed ball strikeout.

After Zack Cozart singled, Hamilton scored from second on Votto’s RBI single for a 1-0 Reds lead.

Barnhart and Leake had back-to-back homers to make it 3-0 in the seventh.

Frazier homered off Donnie Veal, whose contract was purchased from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day. Hamilton homered off Ian Thomas.

Tony Cingrani pitched the ninth for Cincinnati, allowing Freeman’s RBI double before Jonny Gomes popped up to end the game.

Up next

Reds: Anthony DeSclafani (2-1) will make his fifth start of the season.

Braves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz is expected to get called up from Triple-A Gwinnett and make his Atlanta debut.

RHP Trevor Cahill is still listed as Friday’s starter, but he pitched two innings of relief Wednesday and is 0-3 with a 9.42 ERA.

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Source: Rome News

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Norman Arey Column: I’m pulling for the homeless guy

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Norman Arey writes about this weekend’s Floyd Mayweather- Manny Pacquiao fight in his column in today’s print edition of the Rome News-Tribune.

Source: Rome News

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NFL: Beasley picked by Falcons

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FLOWERY BRANCH — The Atlanta Falcons selected Clemson defensive end and Adairsville High School graduate Vic Beasley with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, addressing a glaring need on a struggling defense.

Beasley was regarded as perhaps the most explosive edge rusher in the draft.

Atlanta has made improving its defense an offseason priority under new coach Dan Quinn, the former Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator. Quinn is working closely with general manager Thomas Dimitroff in the draft.

The Falcons gave up the most total yards

and passing yards in 2014. Their 22 sacks were the second-fewest in the league. Defensive end Kroy Biermann led the team with only 4½ sacks. Beasley (6-3, 235) should help improve those numbers. He had 33 sacks in his career to set a Clemson record and was a first-team All-America selection. He had 12 sacks as a senior in 2014.

Beasley was a stand out at Adairsville before heading to Clemson and was a multiple time member of the Rome News-Tribune All-Area Football Team.

The pass rush was a weakness for the Falcons the last two seasons under former coach Mike Smith. The Falcons struggled to replace defensive end John Abraham, who was cut after leading the team with 10 sacks in 2012.

Atlanta has signed free-agent defensive end Adrian Clayborn, who has battled injuries in his career. Clayborn, a first-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2011, played in only one game in 2014 because of a torn biceps. He had a combined 13 sacks in 2011 and 2013, his only full seasons.

Among other offseason free-agent signees were linebackers Brooks Reed, Justin Durant and O’Brien Schofield and tight ends Jacob Tamme and Tony Moeaki. The Falcons could look for more help at linebacker and tight end in the draft.

The Falcons passed on an opportunity to address another glaring need at running back. The team released veteran starting running back Steven Jackson and lost backup Jacquizz Rodgers, who signed with the Bears.

Local favorite Todd Gurley of Georgia, regarded as one of the top running backs in the draft, was taken by the Rams two picks after the Falcons selected Beasley.

Atlanta has eight picks in the draft, including two in the seventh round.

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Source: Rome News

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Witness: Chain saw, body parts found in McKinney's house

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Cherokee County District Court Judge Wes Mobley on Thursday, April 30, denied a motion to reduce Murder Suspect Terry McKinney’s bond from the $1 million which is currently in place.

Robert Ray, McKinney’s state appointed defense attorney, argued during preliminary hearings held at the Etowah County Judicial Center that the bond was too high and unconstitutional.

The state argued that because of the heinous nature in which the crime was committed, the current bond was sufficient, according to reports.’

Josh Summerford, commander of the Cherokee County Major Crimes unit, testified that the victim in the case has been identified as Leroy Pete Foster of Cedar Bluff who was reported missing to local authories by family members March 27. Two days later, a citizen called 911 after their dog dragged several body parts onto their property and that is when the Major Crimes Unit became involved, Summerford said.

That following Monday, authorities obtained a warrant to search McKinney’s home on Rocky Ford Point Road in Cedar Bluff. Reports also indicated that the last time Foster was seen alive he was with McKinney.

When investigators searched the homey they found several items, including a metal pan, hand grabber, pants belonging to the victim which all contained blood and human tissue, the victim’s wallet and also a chainsaw along with several body parts found on the second floor of the home, according to Summerford’s testimony.

Investigators obtained video surveillance and a receipt from a store in Rome showing McKinney purchasing the saw, reports said.

Summerford also stated that while McKinney, 63, who is disabled, was in jail, investigators recovered human tissue and blood from his wheelchair, reports said.

When he was interviewed, McKinney admitted to cutting up the victim but said he did not kill him even though the crime took place in his home. The State Medical Examiner recovered what is believed to be a bullet from Foster’s shoulder, reports said.

Judge Mobley ruled that there was sufficient evidence for probable cause and has now bound the case over to the Cherokee County Grand Jury which will be assembled next month, reports said.

For now, McKinney remains in the Etowah County Detention Center.

Source: Cherokee County Herald

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