Big economic announcement today in Bartow? Chamber welcomes milestone 900th member. Thompson commits to special Senate election to replace Loudermilk. Regional dining scores. Labor Day weekend forecast.

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Business: -Bartow announcement possible today: Details due around 1 p.m. We'll have live coverage from the meeting. -What's next for Mount Berry Square? Listen live at 8:10 a.m. on Hometown Radio/WRGA 1470 AM as we talk with Jim Hullof the ownership group about additional plans for the mall. -Broad Street properties moving: One sale in the Cotton Block with others pending; second deal in three weeks on Broad. -Terminus Wake Park: 'Soon' on opening date announcement. -Cartersville Chamber celebrates 900th member. Politics -Latest on growing Rome school board ballot; qualifying for school spots and commission continues through Friday afternoon. -Thompson to run for Loudermilk Senate seat in special election. -Look for 2014 primaries to all fall on May 20, not July 15. -Dempsey honored by conservative group; lieutenant governor on the mound at State Mutual. Dining -Sign-ups begin for free breakfast entree at Chick-Fil-A. -El Agave Mexican Restaurant opens in Armuchee. -Our weekly look at regional Public Health restaurant inspection scores: Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga. Higher ed -New tenure track teachers at Georgia Highlands. -McCray joins Shorter communications team.   Weather -Outlook: Mid to upper 80s through Labor Day. Rain, too. -Your Ware Mechanical forecast: Click Today's latest jail reports

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report          Rome Braves -Last chance to see the Rome Braves this season tonight at 7 p.m. -The Rome Braves win 4-1 Wednesday afternoon. -No post-season for Rome this year.   John McClellan's picks on Darlington vs. Cartersville; Rockmart vs. Cedartown.   Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos season premiere this Friday: Is Norman on the Bulldog bandwagon this fall?

Your  Mechanical forecast: -Thursday: High of 93, low of 71. -Friday: 30% rain chance, high of 89, low of 71. -Saturday: 50% chance of rain, high of 89, low of 71. -Sunday: 50% rain chance, high of 86, low of 71. -Labor Day: 60% chance of rain, high of 84, low of 71.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online -Please join our guests Thursday including: -Lisa Janak Newman of Georgia Emergency Management on September being the agency's be ready preparedness month. -Jim Hull of Hull Storey Gibson, the company that purchase Mount Berry Square nearly a year ago and what's new since that purchase.