Bitter cold wind chill today. Sixes Tavern opens at West End Commons on Nov. 28. Small Business Saturday returns Nov. 29. Public Health restaurant scores. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Sunny but gusty, high of 35, low of 18. Bitter cold wind chill.
• As of 5 this morning: 24 degrees with an 18-degree wind chill.

Headlines:

• Business: Former Magic Touch location now for sale on Broad. Sixes Tavern opens Nov. 28 in Cartersville. Celebrating Small Business Saturday on Nov. 29. Updates
• Richard Garland leaving parks and rec to work with company donating new track surface to Barron Stadium. Garland
• 'Bobblehead Bill' captures Bill Davies' essence to help raise funds for new shelter's capital campaign. Davies
• 2016: Isakson to seek third term as U.S. senator representing Georgia. Politics
• Harbin Clinic's 'Faces of Hope' returns as does Christmas wreath auction; open house is Thursday. Health
• Smile Report: Deputy Gary Lecroy named Floyd Sheriff's employee of the quarter. Update
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest 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)

• John McCellan's high school football playoff picks: Coosa, Model, Adairsville in for rough nights. Big win for Cartersville; close call for Calhoun
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• Rome Middle's sixth, seventh grade football teams again reach state finals.
• Coming Friday: Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos, 15 locks to lose this weekend in college football.
• Saturday: NCCAA's Victory Bowl at Barron Stadium featuring Shorter University and North Greenville (S.C). Noon kickoff. Tickets: $15.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests including:
• At 7:40 a.m., Allison Mitchell Trask, Executive Director of the William S. Davies Homeless Shelter, on a new perk for major donors -- a limited edition Bill Davies bobblehead.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Janice Hopkins, Director of Operations at Harbin Clinic Cancer Center, on the open house Thursday for the new Faces of Hope as well as the wreath raffle.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Chris Kozelle of Berry College on the 28th annual Candles and Carols on Dec. 5 and 6 at Oak Hill.