Latest on local schools and the weather. Bartow, Cartersville students already off for break. Icy roads in NW Georgia. Wind chill already at 16 degrees, wind chill warning later today. High of 27 today, low of 8 overnight. Continuing coverage all day.

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Ware Mechanical weather: -Bartow, Cartersville students already are off today as part of the Christmas break; due back in class on Tuesday. -Regional school closings list; updates continuing -DOT cautions motorists about icy road conditions in Northwest Georgia. -Wind chill warning today. Some areas could see wind chills as low as 15 below zero or worse on Tuesday. Wind chill so far today: 16 degrees. -Record-cold temperatures expected tonight, into Tuesday. -Continuing coverage throughout the storm threat fromHometown Headlines. Local legislators: Fast-paced General Assembly to focus on budget, synchronized state/federal elections. -Hometown's Natalie Simms talks with Dempsey, Coomer, Lumsden, Battles, Hufstettler   Gas prices hold steady; still as low as $2.99 in Rome.   Today's jail reports.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report                         Norman's No Nos by Norman Arey: 'I wish it could end tied but I've got to go with FSU in the title game. Monday: FSU vs. Auburn for the national title.     Shorter Hawks' Meet the Team baseball dinner is Jan. 11; Rome's Charlie Culberson is the guest speaker.    Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast: -Monday: 30% chance of snow, high of 27 degrees, low of 8. Less than half an inch of snow expected.  Winds: 20 mph, gusts to 35 mph.  -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm  -Please join us Monday as our guests include: -Ken Davis of Georgia Emergency Management on our next round of arctic air. -The Rev. Ryan Wilson, the new executive director of Action Ministries Rome, on where the group is headed in 2014. -Keith Mickler from the Floyd County Extension Office on keeping your plants, pets and pipes safe during bitter cold overnight Monday and Tuesday.