Dunham's Sports opens Friday in Rome; Cartersville's Academy is next. John McCellan on what high school changes mean in Bartow. Vote on high school game of the week. High of 59 today; storms by weekend. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

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Next wave of major sports retailers arrives.

-Dunham's Sports opens Friday; Academy Sports & Outdoors due by early spring; then Cabela's, Bass Pro Shop. 

 

Old Havana Cigars opens third shop, this time in Gadsden.

-Beam Produce up for auction Dec. 13.

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

-Mostly sunny, upper 50s today; storms possible Saturday.

 

Today's jail reports.

 

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report 

John McClellan's high school playoff picks:

-Darlington, Cartersville to go deeper into playoffs.

 

Cartersville, Calhoun games up for a vote to be Fox 5's Game of the Week.

Georgia High School Football Daily:

 

Saturday: Victory Bowl for NCCAA at Barron Stadium to feature Azusa-Pacific vs. Greenville (Ill.) College.

Coming Friday: Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos, 15 guaranteed college football losers.

Both Rome Middle School sixth and seventh grade teams are headed to state championships.

 

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast:

-Tuesday: Mostly sunny,  high of 59, low of 33.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition

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-Please join our guests Tuesday including:

-John McClellan on the high school sports reclassifications. A lot of movement among local schools.

-Eric Labbe of Cartridge World on working with Harbor House to bring back the Stewards of Children Program.

-Sarah Egan of the Northwest Georgia chapter of the American Red Cross on the outbreak of home fires this fall/winter season. how to help victims and how to prevent such fires.