voestalpine announces April 22 grand opening -- and groundbreaking for phase two expansion. Rome pastor dies in Bartow wreck. Latest business updates. Gas prices continue to climb. Beautiful week ahead -- storms, too? Later today: Bartow County Jail report

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Ware Mechanical weather: -Look for mid to upper 70s all week with rain and perhaps storms due by late Thursday and Friday.   Headlines:     Thankful Baptist pastor Nim Russell dies in accident; wife Julia injured Tennis Center of Georgia: As new SPLOST starts, project still needs additional funds. Construction unlikely until 2015. voestalpine sets April 22 grand opening near White -- and announces phase two groundbreaking.  Fox's Pizza Den just about ready for Armuchee return. Darling Pets' site on Broad Street for sale. Mickey D's free coffee offer a strike back at Taco Bell. WellStar's Paulding push and what it means to Northwest Georgia. Gas prices continue to race climb across Northwest Georgia.   Today's jail reports.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report       Rome Braves: -Meet the 2014 Rome Braves later today. -Rome's season open April 3 on the road; first home game April 10 vs. Savannah. -Game photos by Mills  Fitzner. Photos   Georgia Fire indoor football team selling tickets. Season opener is Saturday at The Forum.                                 Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast: -Monday: Sunny, high of 75, low of 43.   -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live at 98.7 FM, 1470 AM  or wrga.streamon.fm. Please join our guests:  Karen Handel, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, on the Sarah Palin endorsement. Ernie 'The K-man' Studard, a 13-year veteran of the K Club at State Mutual Stadium, talks about the start of the 2014 season of the Rome Braves.