90 employed so far at Lowe's center; 500 to go. Bartow board OK's deal for $24 million Bass Pro store. New owners for WYXC. Soggy holiday forecast.

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Make that 90 and counting at Lowe's center: With a formal opening set most likely in April, hiring is continuing at the Lowe's Regional Distribution Center in Shannon just north of the Ga. 140/Ga. 53 intersection. At least 90 people are on staff.

New ownership for Cartersville's WYXC: NewsTalk AM 1270 has a new ownership group, John and Brandi Underwood of Cartersville have partnered with Greg Detscher.

Bartow board unanimously OK's memorandum of understanding for $25 million Bass Pro Shops. -Steve Taylor, Bartow County's incoming sole commissioner and resigning member of the development authority on the Bass Pro Shops Outpost coming to Emerson, talks about the deal on today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition beginning at 7:40 a.m. on WRGA 1470 AM.

AAA Fuel Price Brief: Gas prices making slight increase before year end. Georgia average up 4 cents to $3.19 last week. AAA

Norman Arey's Norman No-Nos, Bowl Edition III: Now through Jan. 4, Norman sizes up who loses in a huge week of college bowl games, including Georgia and Georgia Tech. Arey

Thursday Public Health dining scores for Floyd, Bartow.

Latest jail reports.

Weather
-Friday: 30% rain chance, high of 51, low of 38; rain chance overnight: 100%
-Saturday: 30% chance of rain, high of 48, low of 27.
-Sunday: Sunny, high of 47, low of 25.
-New Year's Eve: 30% rain chance, high of 54, low of 38; 70% overnight.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests including:

-Steve Taylor, Bartow County's incoming sole commissioner and resigning member of the development authority on the Bass Pro Shops Outpost coming to Emerson.
-Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable as Andrew Carter and perhaps Nelle Reagan join us to discuss the top stories of 2012.