Midway Primary School to close next year. Weather: Scattered thunderstorms possible today, 60% rain chance. Floyd tax sale on Tuesday. Summer lunch program underway. Busy weekend with Finster Fest and more.

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Ware Mechanical weather: - 60% rain chance today with scattered thunderstorms possible. Main threats include hail, strong winds and frequent lightning. High of 86, low of 67 today. -Expanded forecast below.   Headlines:        Midway Primary School to close after 2014-15 school year due to Bypass/101 upgrades. Floyd County Tax Commissioner's 'tax sale' set for Tuesday. Floyd Schools continue to serve meals during summer months. Busy Saturday, Sunday in Northwest Georgia: Finster Fest, Hacking and a dip with the Swim Club. Weekend Buzz: Ridge Ferry Park Farmers Market returns this morning. Alzheimer's program offered. 'Cast Off' now set for June 22. Public Health restaurant inspection scores from Floyd, Bartow. Floyd County Jail reports. Updated at 4 and 8 a.m., and 8 p.m.  Continuing features: Today's business headlines from Georgia Trend.  Looking for a job or a new career. Start here with Rome's Career Builder partner.  2014 Guide to Summer Camps.  2014 Guide to Vacation Bible Schools.       Advertising Hardy Realty's showcase of nine area homes hosting an open house this Sunday. Today's jail reports will be posted later today.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report      Rome Braves: -Braves rally in the ninth, beat SandGnats 7-6. -On the road in Savannah, then Augusta. -Latest roster moves. -Braves home game photos by Mills Fitzner.    More sports Georgia Fire home Sunday at 1 p.m. vs. Richmond Riders. Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Ware Mechanical forecast:   -Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. -Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. -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 Monday including:  Donna Carver,  director of School Nutrition for Floyd County School, on the summer meals program. Tim Hensley with Floyd County Schools on the reasons behind the closing of Midway Primary. William James, founder and executive director of Summit Quest, a Rome-based nonprofit organization providing strength, hope and service to children and families affected by cancer.

$145 million water park resort planned in Jasper. Latest updates from LakePoint. Booth Museum honored; hiring at West End Dollar General. Weather: Upper 80s, 50% chance of scattered storms. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

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 Ware Mechanical forecast: 

40% to 50% chance of shows today and Saturday but don't expect much rainfall; maybe a quarter inch at the most except in heavier storms. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid-60s.

Headlines: 

• $145 million Port Royal Resort announced for nearby Jasper; promises year-round water park and conference center. Port Royal
• Davies Shelter launches 'Will you bless this house?' campaign to build permanent home on East 18th Street. How to help
• Honors for Booth Museum; Dollar General hiring at Cartersville's West End; Rome Young Professionals meet Tuesday. Business
• Under the lights -- and then some -- at LakePoint. Also: Update on the Tennis Center of Georgia. Baseball
• Weekend: Finster Fest in Summerville; Dixie Swim Club at DeSoto. Events
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores from Floyd, Bartow. Dining
• Jail reports.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• Rome Braves fall 3-2 in 12 innings to SandGnats.
• Tonight: Rome Braves at Savannah.
• Latest Rome Braves roster moves.
• Home game photos by Mills Fitzner. Gallery
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM

7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online

• Please join our guests today including:
• Johnny Bunch, City of Rome Director of IT, and Peter Terpening, FS Comm Georgia and chair of the Greater Rome Chamber Technology SquareTable, on Saturday's National Day of Civic Hacking.
• Robert Smyth of Coosa Valley Credit Union on the financial center's bid to replace torn, worn American flags with new ones.
• Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable: A closer look at the headlines for the past seven days.

Berry picks new site for stadium; to play 2014 games at Barron. Latest on the arrests of three Calhoun High students in Gilmer case. Regional Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Upper 80s, scattered storms likely. Later today: Bartow County Jail

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

Mid to upper 80s through Sunday with overnight lows in the mid 60s. Your chance of rain will stay in the 30% to 40% range throughout the weekend.

Headlines:

• What the hack: National Day of Civic Hacking meets Saturday at Rome City Hall -- and in 100-plus other cities. Hack
• Berry announces a new location for Valhalla football stadium; should be ready for 2015 season; all 2014 games at Barron Stadium. Vikings
• Berry prepares for full weekend of alumni reunions -- and then watches many of them volunteer around campus next week. Berry
• Latest updates from the Chattanooga newspaper on what happened in that Gilmer County cabin that ended with the arrest of three former Calhoun High students. Arrests
• How local banks fared in the first quarter of this year vs. the fourth quarter of 2013. Banks
• NW Georgia among 12 regions in Commerce Department's 'Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership. Region
• Dempsey helps launch state's 'Look Again' push to prevent kids being left in hot cars this summer. Look Again
• Public Health restaurant scores from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties. Dining

Continuing features:

• County jail reports.
• Today's business headlines from Georgia Trend. Trend
• Looking for a job or a new career. Start here with Rome's Career Builder partner. Jobs
• 2014 Guide to Summer Camps. Guide
• 2014 Guide to Vacation Bible Schools. VBS
  

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• The Rome Braves collapse in the ninth as West Virginia rallies for 11-6 win.
• Braves on the road to Savannah, then Augusta. 
• Braves' home game photos by Mills Fitzner.  Braves
• Latest roster moves.
• Parks and rec, Braves offer special softball tournament June 7.
• Georgia Fire home this Sunday for a 1 p.m. game vs. Richmond Riders.
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM  7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online

• Please join our guests today including:
• Dr. Steve Briggs of Berry College on the new home for the Valhalla football stadium.
• Ray Powell of Murray's Cheese at Kroger on summer parties and what to pack -- including Mexican cheeses.

New antique mall coming to West Rome. Luau set for downtown Cartersville on June 6. Coosa Valley Credit Union exchanging new flags for worn ones around town. Rome Braves end losing skid. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

A little cooler with a high of 82 today with a higher rain chance, 50 percent. Afternoon storms are possible as we continue in a mostly summer-like weather cycle.

Headlines:

• World Centre adding Centre Market antique mall at 1600 Shorter Ave. Market
• Coosa Valley Credit Union's American Flag Project replaces torn, faded flags on display in our area for free through July 1.  Flags
• Finster Fest 2014 is Saturday, Sunday; art show also includes 'After Party' with bands including Shenandoah. Finster
• First Friday events brewing in Rome (concert), Cartersville (luau). Downtown
• Public Health restaurant scores from Floyd, Bartow counties.

Continuing features:

• County jail reports.
• Today's business headlines from Georgia Trend. Trend
• Looking for a job or a new career. Start here with Rome's Career Builder partner. Jobs
• 2014 Guide to Summer Camps. Guide
• 2014 Guide to Vacation Bible Schools. VBS

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• The Rome Braves end six-game skid, win 5-4 over West Virginia.
• Braves home vs. West Virginia today at 1 p.m.
• Braves' home game photos by Mills Fitzner.  Braves
• Georgia Fire home this Sunday for a 1 p.m. game vs. Richmond Riders.
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM  7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online

• Please join our guests today including:
• Jack Kingston, who's in the July 22 GOP Senate runoff with Bob Barr with the winner facing Democrat Michelle Nunn on Nov. 4.
• Crystal Paulk-Buchanan of Georgia Emergency Management Agency, on bring ready for hurricane-related issues as the Atlantic season begins June 1.
• Chris Giddens of Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church on how Vacation Bible School continues to change while offering the same message.

Local stores, restaurants blending religion with business. Busy week ahead in Northwest Georgia. Rain expected through Thursday; upper 80s. Baseball next at LakePoint.

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

Rain chance of 30% to 40% through Thursday with highs in the mid to upper 80s, lows in the low to mid 60s.

Headlines:

• From restaurants to beds to frozen yogurt and arts & crafts, Christian businesses successfully mixing religion with retail. Business
• LakePoint adds baseball in less than two weeks. Floyd County Commission, Rome City Commission meet this evening. What's ahead
• AAA South also tracking slight drop in gasoline prices as summer travel season begins. Gas
• No Public Health restaurant scores from Monday because of the Memorial Day holiday.

Continuing features:

• County jail reports.
• Today's business headlines from Georgia Trend. Trend
• Looking for a job or a new career. Start here with Rome's Career Builder partner. Jobs
• 2014 Guide to Summer Camps. Guide
• 2014 Guide to Vacation Bible Schools. VBS

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• The Rome Braves drop sixth consecutive game. West Virginia wins, 14-6.
• Braves home vs. West Virginia tonight at 7.
• Braves' home game photos by Mills Fitzner.  Braves
• Big weekend of soccer tournaments in Northwest Georgia.
• Georgia Fire home this Sunday for a 1 p.m. game vs. Richmond Riders.
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM  7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online

• Please join our guests today including:
• Dr. Robersteen Howard of Harbin Clinic pediatrics joins us to talk about summer safety for our kids -- and adults.
• Tony Uhrich, consulting engineer, from Savannah's Hussey Gay Bell & Deyoung Inc. for his impressions after a recent chamber visit to Rome.
• Barry Loudermilk, who's in a tight GOP runoff with Bob Barr on July 22 for the 11th Congressional District seat.

Investigations continue into Bartow shooting, Allatoona drowning. Special Memorial Day remembrance today at Ridge Ferry Park. Another round of upper 80s today with 20% rain chance. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

For more on these updates and for today's breaking news from Northwest Georgia, please click www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

We hit 90 on Sunday and will come close again today -- 87. Look for a 20% rain chance growing to 30% on Tuesday.

Headlines: 

• Tracking updates on Adairsville shooting, Lake Allatoona drowning. Updates
• Memorial Day tribute: Gathering at Ridge Ferry Park to honor those who paid the ultimate price. Tribute
• Busy week ahead in Northwest Georgia: Town Green dedication; Cartersville's Mellow Mushroom opens. Buzz
• Gas prices 'trickle down' a few cents, still above the same time a year ago. Gas
• Review of Rome's new Cookout Burger. Review
• Today's business headlines from Georgia Trend. Trend

Continuing features:

• County jail reports.
• Looking for a job or a new career. Start here with Rome's Career Builder partner. Jobs
• 2014 Guide to Summer Camps. Guide
• 2014 Guide to Vacation Bible Schools. VBS

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• The Rome Braves hit early and often; fall 12-2 Sunday afternoon to Greensboro.
• Braves home vs. West Virginia tonight at 7.
• Braves' home game photos by Mills Fitzner.  Braves
• Georgia Fire home this Sunday for a 1 p.m. game vs. Richmond Riders.
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM  7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online

• Please listen on Monday for replays of some of our recent interviews with Sgt. Mike Barr of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources; Mark Jenkins of AAA South; Sam Moss of Darlington; and Matt Pearce of the Small Business Development Center.

And please join our guests live on Tuesday including:

• Dr. Robersteen Howard of Harbin Clinic pediatrics joins us to talk about summer safety for our kids -- and adults.
• Tony Uhrich, consulting engineer, from Savannah's Hussey Gay Bell & Deyoung Inc. for his impressions after a recent chamber visit to Rome.
• Barry Loudermilk, who's in a tight GOP runoff with Bob Barr on July 22 for the 11th Congressional District seat.