Bartow's jobless rate shows little improvement vs. August 2013. Cartersville at Gilmer listed as one of state's top games this weekend. Beautiful weather through Sunday; inch of rain due? Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

Today through Saturday should come with perfect early fall weather with highs around 80 and lows near 60. No rain until Sunday

Headlines:

• August jobs report: Little change in local unemployment rates vs. same month in 2013.  Local jobs
• SOLD! Dempsey's Internet auction sells Denney Construction site for $418,000.* Auction
• Gordon Hospital's expansion to mark 'topping out' phase with Oct. 1 ceremony. Gordon
• Weekend: Community resource fair, barbecue, Berry football, Nobel Prize winner's speech. Events
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports; Cartersville Police arrest reports

Regular features:

• NEW: Dr. Leonard Reeves on your health: How to be a safe patient. An extra good jolt from your coffee. The high cost of obesity. Health
• 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

• Busy fall for Rome-Floyd Parks and Rec, including some big events attracting nearly 1,000 people last weekend
• John McClellan's high school picks: Darlington, Cartersville, Adairsville, Calhoun should win again Friday (all ranked); Model to move to 5-0.
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• Berry College's sports updates / Football season  First home game Saturday vs. Rhodes, 1 p.m., Barron Stadium.
• Shorter University's sports updates. / Football season  Off Saturday. Next home game: Oct. 2 vs. Mississippi College, 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: 15 locks to lose in college football this weekend. Posting Friday.

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• Please join our guests including:
• At 8:10 a.m., Tim Herrington, deputy director of Floyd's Emergency Management office, on Friday evening's emergency preparedness expo at The Forum.
• At 8:40 a.m., Tony Kunczewski, head football coach of the Berry Vikings, on Saturday's home opener for the Vikings beginning at 1 p.m. at Barron Stadium.