Board of Realtors going virtual, Remembering Alex Crumbley, Beautiful weather for busy weekend of zombies, block party, cowboys and more. Early voting this weekend. Friday night scores and sports updates.

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

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Another beautiful weekend ahead. Today: Sunny with high near 77, low near 50.

Headlines:

• Greater Rome Board of Realtors going virtual when office closes in December; all local activities will remain -- and some could expand. Board
• New obituary remembers the life of Alex Crumbley. Alex
• Weekend to-do list: Zap the zombies, celebrate at the Apocalyptic Block Party. Plus performing arts, Chiaha, cowboys. Events
• Politics: You can vote early today across Northwest Georgia; also Sunday in Floyd. Early voting
• Keith Mickler: Lots of holes in your yard. Chipmunk? It might be an armadillo. Details
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail and Cartersville Police 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)

• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Ole Miss survives a Saturday night in Baton Rogue; Yellow Jackets escape with a win.
• High school scoreboard.  Big wins for Darlington, Model, Cartersville, Calhoun. Rome falls.
• 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

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Please join out guests Monday including:
• Dr. Dana King, assistant professor of education, and Allie Durall, a teacher candidate in Shorter's School of Education, on a special project linking Shorter and Pepperell Elementary.
• Dr. Kirk Kizziah, Chairman of Floyd Imaging Services at Rome Radiology Group, and Ann Hook of Redmond Regional about Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
• Pastor John Geaney and Adam Colston of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church on a special event coming up.