Northwest Georgia soaked thanks to record rainfall. Latest detour for 411 Connector. Independence Day celebrations begin Saturday. Highs near 90; 30% rain chance. Gas down 3 cents (or up 22 cents)

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The Buzz of Northwest Georgia. Click Buzz   -Northwest Georgia has seen record rainfall over the last six months putting the area 150 percent above normal levels. And with a predicted 'active' tropical season ahead, Georgia could be facing some extreme wet conditions later this year. -What's next for the 411 Connector: Jeff Lewis, a member of the transportation board, says the problem is with the last mile of the bypass. The trick now is finding the right detour, he says. -Explosive Independence Day ahead: Events start this Saturday and continue into July 5.   Today's headlines -Shorter graduate Jamie Barton earns world honors in BBC singing competition.   Gas prices -AAA South says gas prices down three cents from last week -- but up 22 cents vs. a year ago. -Check our county-by-county guide to the lowest gas prices in Northwest Georgia.   Weather -Upper 80s today with a 30% rain chance. We'll cross into the low 90s starting Tuesday.     Latest county Jail reports.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online -Please join our guests Monday including: -Gretchen Corbin, a Rome resident who's been named the next commissioner of Georgia's Department of Community Affairs. -Adam Silcio with updates on the construction of Terminus Wake Park, part of the LakePoint Sporting Community. -Layla Shipman, chair of the Floyd County Republican Party, on the weekend's GOP committee meetings and what's next.

Hometown Sports -RiverDogs take the finale, beat the Rome Braves 5-4. -Tonight-Wednesday: Kannapolis at Rome, 7 p.m. starts. -See Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos Click