Bartow bank deposits slip a bit in year ending June 30, FDIC reports. Fair opens tonight; great weather forecast. John McClellan's high school picks: Calhoun over Adairsville; Cartersville win. High School Daily praises Cartersville's Callahan. Later today

Where Bartow's news day starts – and ends. Updates all day at www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

- Great evening of weather as the Coosa Valley Fair opens. High of 83, no rain. Cold front on the way; high of 72 Saturday, low of 48

Headlines:

• RaceTrac (with frozen yogurt, premium coffee), Dunkin Donuts just about ready in Calhoun. What's new
• Change in ownership at Charles Hight Square? Publix could be going from tenant to landlord. Square
• Coosa Valley Fair opens tonight at 5. Miss Georgia on the way. Schedule, exhibit winners, forecast. Fair
• Bennett named sales manager for Venue Dog. Ribbon cutting today for East Rome's Peachtree Planning. Business
• Sales tax holiday for energy, water 'efficient' devices this weekend; save 7 cents on the dollar. Tax holiday
• Personal records of former Shorter student-athletes accessed, removed by 'unauthorized person;' university, police investigating. Shorter
• Bartow's total bank deposits slips by 3.5% to $1.13 billion as of June 30, according to the FDIC. Bartow
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

Regular features:

• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

• John McClellan's high school picks: Model by 1 over Darlington; Calhoun over Adairsville by 16. Wins for Cartersville, Rome.
• Georgia High School Football Daily:  Praise for Cartersville, Coosa and Darlington players. 
• No. 8 Darlington at No. 10 Model (AA), No. 10 Adairsville at No. 2 Calhoun (AAA) this Friday night. Polls
• Coming Friday: Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos. 15 guaranteed locks to lose (he went 13-2 last week)
• Berry College's sports updates / Football season Next home game: Saturday vs. Washington (Mo.), 6 p.m., Barron Stadium.
• Shorter University's sports updates. / Football season  Next home game: Thursday vs. Mississippi College, 7:30 p.m. kickoff, Barron Stadium.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests including:
• At 8:10 a.m.: Andrew Hunt, Libertarian candidate for governor, on Campaign 2014 with five weeks to go before the Nov. 4 general election.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Erin Hernandez, executive vice president at the Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition, on the health risks of "e-cigarettes" and the "vapor" alternative.