Bartow's jobless rate drops to 6.7% in September, lowest in the region. Floyd teen killed in traffic accident. Huge weekend ahead in Northwest Georgia. Latest Public Health restaurant scores. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police arrest repo

Where Bartow's news day starts and ends: www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Another cool day with a high of 69. A warmer weekend ahead with highs in the mid to upper 70s.

Headlines:

• Classmates flood Alex Crumbley's Facebook page with tributes to accident victim. Alex
• September jobless rates drop close to a full point in the final report before the election. Unemployment
• Buzz: Kent joins Rome, CVB as communications director. Reminder: Partial solar eclipse this evening. Updates
• Carter in Calhoun Saturday. Barge to endorse Democrat? Early voting. U.S. Senate debate on GPB Sunday. Politics
• Just your average weekend: Singing cowboys, zombies, a little Rocky Horror, hundreds of band students -- and some arts. Events
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

Regular features:

• Your guide to local Halloween, Trunk or Treat activities. Haunted Headlines
• 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)

• Atlantic Sun Conference, LakePoint strike hosting deal.
• Preview of Berry Vikings at Birmingham-Southern, 2 p.m. Saturday. Plus: Video report from Coach Tony Kunczewski
• Shorter regroups for trip to Valdosta
• John McClellan's high school picks. Darlington big over Armuchee. Rome, Model rebound. Easy night for Cartersville, Calhoun.
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• Berry Football: Next game: Saturday Birmingham-Southern, 2 p.m. Berry
• Shorter Football: Next game: Saturday at Valdosta State, 3 p.m. Shorter
• Coming Friday: Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: 15 certified college football losers.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Please join out guests including:
• Donald Starr, president of the local chapter of the NAACP, on the community's first time voting on a Sunday.
• State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler on Georgia Northwestern Technical College's designation to become the first higher learning center to offer GeorgiaBEST.
• Tony Daniel, an incoming member of the Floyd County School Board, on concerns about critical thinking skills, especially in our youth.