Cartersville remains no. 2 in AAA poll. John McClellan assesses the high school football playoffs as well as posts weekly picks. Frosty start to the week; 70 by Wednesday. Regional business updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports.

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Christmas season mean big business for local restaurants, caterers.   Bill Pelfrey's World Centre on Shorter on the market for $1.7 million   Gas prices up a few cents in Northwest Georgia. In the state, down 3 cents a gallon   John McClellan on high school football: We're posting John's column a day early this week as he explains some of the playoff scenarios and gets us ready for the final week of regular season.   'Team Code Blue,' ER doctors with area ties, finish first in latest leg of 'Amazing Race.'   Ware Mechanical  forecast: Frost advisory until 9 a.m. -Warmer by midweek; wetter, too:    Today's jail reports.

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    John McClellan's high school picks:  Lots of 'what ifs' in last week of the regular season High School Football Daily: Cartersville No. 2 in AAA, Calhoun No. 5 in AA. Others drop out because of losses. Shorter a t the University of West Alabama Saturday at 8 p.m. Berry's se ason finale at 2 p.m. Saturday, Barron Stadium, vs. Sewanee Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: -Next picks due Friday.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast:    -Monday: Sunny, high of 65, low of 37.  -Tuesday: Sunny, high of 68, low of 50. -Wednesday:  Partly cloudy, high of 70, low of 55. 50% rain chance overnight.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm -Please join our guests Monday including: -Layla Shipman of the Floyd County Republican Party on t-minus one year to the 2014 general election. -Barbara Penson on the Nov. 16 Noon Optimist Club's annual Pancake Breakfast at the Rome Civic Center.