Sunday, November 30, 2014

Beautiful Sunday ahead, high near 62. Week ahead: It's Christmas Parade time in Cartersville, Rome and Cedartown. Post-Thanksgiving rush on Christmas trees. Latest sports updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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

Ware Mechanical forecast:

-Mostly sunny, high of 62, low of 44. Rain ahead Monday.

Headlines:

  • Week ahead: It's Christmas parade time in Rome, Cartersville and Cedartown! Parade
  • Post-Thanksgiving rush for Christmas Trees underway; Mark calendar to 'Bring One for the Chipper' on Jan. 3. Trees
  • Today: Shorter's Feaste of Caroles and local Advent services. Sunday
  • Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Next updates Tuesday. Dining
  • Bartow County Jail reports. 

Regular features:

  • Christmas events in Northwest Georgia this season. Parades, performances and more.  Christmas
  • 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)

  • Georgia Tech tops Georgia in OT, 30-24.
  • Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: How did Norman do?
  • John McCellan's high school football playoff picks: Coming Monday.
  • Georgia High School Football Daily returns Monday.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

  • 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
  • Please join our guests Monday including:
  • Mike Buck, Rome's newly appointed school superintendent.
  • Kristi Kent on the upcoming Winter Art Market at Rome Civic Center.
  • Ken Davis from Georgia Emergency Management on a new winter weather awareness campaign.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Food trucks growing in NW Georgia. Cartersville and Calhoun both advance in playoffs. Advent begins Sunday. World AIDS Day service Monday. Weekend: Disco Party, Festival of Trees and Feaste of Caroles. Sunshine for weekend, rain next week. Sports updates.

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

Ware Mechanical forecast:

-Sunny, high of 58, low of 38. Rain back next week.

Headlines:

  • Food truck updates: Two newcomers in town today; fund-raiser for cheesy concept. Mobile
  • Advent begins, perhaps blurred by the retail rush of the Christmas season. Advent
  • Today: Disco Party at Brewhouse to help 2014 Toys for Tots. Euharlee's Festival of Trees premieres. Shorter's Feaste of Caroles at Garden Lakes Baptist Church. Calendar
  • Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Next updates Tuesday. Dining
  • Bartow County Jail reports.
  • Regular features:
  • Christmas events in Northwest Georgia this season. Parades, performances and more.  Christmas
  • 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)

  • Berry Vikings' Malcholm Graham's dazzling interception on Oct. 4 named GEICO Play of the Year. Vikings
  • High school playoffs:  Scoreboard
  • Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Alabama tops Auburn with an iron fist. Finally, Tech beats the Dawgs
  • John McCellan's high school football playoff picks: How did John do Friday night?
  • Georgia High School Football Daily returns Monday.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

  • 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
  • Please join our guests Monday including:
  • Mike Buck, Rome's newly appointed school superintendent.
  • Kristi Kent on the upcoming Winter Art Market at Rome Civic Center.
  • Ken Davis from Georgia Emergency Management on a new winter weather awareness campaign.

Friday, November 28, 2014

Close game tonight but Hurricanes expected to move to semi-finals. LakePoint's Chick-fil-A to open Jan. 22. Cool and sunny, high of 48. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

Where Bartow County's news day starts – and ends. Continuing coverage at www.bartowheadlines.com:
 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

Cool but sunny, high of 48; slightly warmer Saturday, Sunday.

Headlines:

  • Business Friday: LakePoint's Chick-fil-A due Jan. 22. Japan's counsul general tours Miura Boiler's Rockmart campus. Business
  • Hardee's in Rome looks close but still around three weeks off. Restaurants
  • Weekend: Disco Party at Brewhouse to help 2014 Toys for Tots campaign. Euharlee's Festival of Trees premieres. Calendar
  • Advocates for Children to benefit from #Giving Tuesday. Advocates
  • Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia resume Tuesday. Dining
  • Bartow  County Jail reports

Regular features:

  • Christmas events in Northwest Georgia this season. Parades, performances and more.  Christmas
  • 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: Alabama tops Auburn with an iron fist. Finally, Tech beats the Dawgs
  • John McCellan's high school football playoff picks: Cartersville to win by one point; Calhoun moves to semis with 8-point victory.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

  • 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
  • Please join us for a special report:
  • Armuchee sports essayist Norman Arey joins us for an extended look at college football's rivalry weekend.

 

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving from Bartow Headlines. Jobs: Bartow's unemployment rate up to 6.8% -- but lowest in the region. Retail: New store for Rome, new ALDI for Cartersville? Black Friday starts early. Are you ready for winter? Speaking of weather: 49 and sunny

Where Bartow County's news day starts – and ends. Continuing coverage at www.bartowheadlines.com:
 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

Sunny but cooler this Thanksgiving Day with a high of 49 and low of 25. We'll see highs in the 60s by Saturday and Sunday.

Headlines:

  • Retail: American Freight Furniture coming to West Rome next month; ALDI scouts site in Cartersville. Business
  • For many local stores, Black Friday starts at 6 tonight (or earlier). Hours
  • October unemployment rates for Northwest Georgia: Bartow rises to 6.8% but still lowest in Northwest Georgia.
  • The meaning of giving thanks: On today's sports report, read a copy of a note received by Shorter Hawks Football Coach Phil Jones from a North Alabama football parent on how grateful she was to the Hawks' football team following a key injury earlier this season. Hawks
  • Lessons learned from winter 2014: State launches Winter Weather Preparedness Week next Monday-Friday. Winter
  • Weekend: Disco Party at Brewhouse to help 2014 Toys for Tots campaign. Euharlee's Festival of Trees premieres. Events
  • Smile Report: Shaw raises nearly $5,900 for Harris Radiation Center at Gordon Hospital. Smile
  • Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia will resume Tuesday. Dining
  • Bartow County Jail reports.

Regular features:

  • Christmas events in Northwest Georgia this season. Parades, performances and more.  Christmas
  • 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)

  • Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports update: 12 conference honors for Berry Vikings' football team
  • John McCellan's high school football playoff picks: Cartersville to win by one point; Calhoun moves to semis with 8-point victory.
  • Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Coming Friday, Norman's picks to lose on college football's rivalry weekend.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

  • 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
  • Please join us for a replay of some recent interviews including:
  • Sgt. Chris Fincher of the Floyd County Police Department on safety tips when shopping this Christmas season, either in person or online.
  • Sarah King, director of wellness at Harbin Clinic, on making this a healthier Thanksgiving, in the kitchen and staying fit before or after the meal.
  • Brian McClellan, director of IT for Gordon County, on the hot tech gifts for this Christmas season.