New president of Georgia Highlands focusing on growth. Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy dies. Gas prices rising again. Halloween surge begins. High of 89; cooler by the weekend. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Upper 80s through Thursday and then a turn to the mild side.

Headlines:

• Dr. Donald Green, the new president of Georgia Highlands College, targets growth, outreach. Highlands
• Chick-fil-A founder, chairman emeritus S. Truett Cathy dies at age 93
• Gas prices climbing again; lowest we found was at Wilco-Hess near Calhoun: $3.13. Pumped
• Some cool ghouls on the way as Halloween stores, activities return.
• Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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• Ellen Archer from the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention and Visitors Bureau on the Sept. 20 historic gravesite dedication in Kingston for Melvinia Shields, the great-great-great-grandmother of First Lady Michelle Obama.
• Dr. Renee' E. Carleton, Associate Professor of Biology at Berry College, on the latest with the eagles nests at the college.