100,000-square-foot Kroger due at new Main Street shopping center. Bartow's jobless rate clinks to 7.1% in May. Regional Public Health restaurant reports. 20% to 30% rain chance, high near 90. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

-20% to 30% chance of rain/thunderstorms today, growing to 60% Friday and then 50% on Saturday. Highs in the upper 80s, low of 70.

Headlines:

• May jobless rate jumps across Northwest Georgia as 11,625 looked for work. Employment
• Supersized Kroger to anchor new regional shopping center on Main Street in Cartersville. Kroger
• July 1: Hixson Flight Museum brings preview to Russell Airport. Sept. 13: Quota International's annual fashion show. Updates
• Keith Mickler column: Keeping corn earworm out of sweet corn. Column
• Regional Public Health restaurant scores. Scores range from low 70s to several perfect 100s. Dining
• Floyd County Jail reports: 4 a.m., 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Crimewatch

Regular features:

• Our guide to Independence Day weekend sponsored by Sweet Frog. Guide
• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder
• It's not to late to join dozens of summer camps under way in our area. Summer Camp
• June is a huge month for Vacation Bible School. Bible School

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• Rome Braves take two from Augusta Wednesday: A furious seventh inning gives Braves first win of the day. Rome shut out Augusta in game two, 4-0.
• Today: Braves in Augusta. Next home game: July 1.
• Home game photos by Mills Fitzner. Gallery
• LakePoint offers 23-foot TV to view today's USA v. Germany World Cup game.
• Georgia Fire vs. Columbus Friday at 7:30 at The Forum. Georgia Fire
• Shorter Hawks hold free tryout Friday at Ben Brady Field.
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter (updated football information), Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

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