Special hearts pop up through Greater Rome. Off Broad Opens. Rec chairwoman disputes County Commission claims. Latest politics. Floyd honors staff, including 55-year veteran. Obituaries. Weather: Sunny and low 50; rain due Sunday

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Warmer day ahead; rain back Sunday. Snow likely overnight Tuesday

Headlines:

• 15 hearts go out across downtown Rome, Redmond promoting health, arts. Hearts
• Newsline: What's buzzing. Off Broad opens. A 'Luau to Die For.' Politics: Gingrey, U.S. senators, gas tax fight. Newsline
• Rec authority chair challenges county commissioners' comments on operations/services; offers potential solution. Rec
• Surgical Services Nurse Barbara Ortiz recognized for 55 years of service at Floyd. Owens, EMS also among those honored. Floyd
• Weekend: 'The Outsiders' at the DeSoto; Every Child's a Star auditions in Cartersville. Calendar
• Obituaries for Jan. 31: Remembering Harold Waddell Sr., Charles Kidwell, Charlotte Pierce, Sprint Smith. Funerals
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining.
• Floyd County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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• Northwest Georgia traffic conditions via Google Maps or Waze.
• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
  
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• Berry at Centre: Men, women.
• Local college, high school basketball updates and schedules.
• NFL: Super Bowl teams set for Sunday. Seahawks vs. Patriots.

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• At 7:40 a.m., Dr. Joe Biuso, vice president and chief medical officer at Floyd Medical Center, and Dan Bevels, Media Relations Coordinator, on heart health
• At 8:10 a.m., Tina Bartleson of the Exchange Club Family Resource Center on the annual "Night at the Movies" set for Feb. 17.

Cass High teacher faces charges involving 17-year-old student. Atlanta Braves due in Cartersville today from 3:30-5 p.m. Colder but sunny today; inch of rain by Sunday. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police arrest reports

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Sunny and colder today; inch of rain Sunday into Monday

Headlines:

•  Lindale man, teaching at Cass High, resigns following arrest on sexual assault charges involving 17-year-old student.
• Ozzie's Plaza doesn't sell at auction; still on the market. Real estate
• Latest county/Parks and Rec move appears to violate authority operations agreement. Parks & rec
• Newsline: What's buzzing today. Business. Politics. Churches. The arts. Newsline
• Severe Weather Awareness Week next Monday-Friday. What to know. Severe Weather
• Georgia Health News: Tenet Health seeks buyer or partner for its five Georgia hospitals. Death rate down for extremely premature infants. Health
• Weekend: Boiled peanuts to help Relay. Atlanta Braves in Cartersville. 'Outsiders' in Rome. Calendar
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining.
• Bartow County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing.

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• Shorter vs. Valdosta State: Hawks, Lady Hawks win.
• Atlanta Braves' caravan in Cartersville today.
• Local college, high school basketball updates and schedules.
• NFL: Super Bowl teams set for Sunday. Seahawks vs. Patriots.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM;

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• At 7:40 and 8:10 a.m.: A closer look at the Rome Community HeART Project with Megan Watters and Erica Simpson from RACA and the HeART Project Committee.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.

Bartow jobless rate climbs to 7% in December. 16-year-old arrested in Cartersville charged with murdering South Rome man. Selena Gomez, Paul Rudd shooting 'Caregiving' in Bartow this week. Clydesdales coming to Steeplechase. Later today: Bartow County Jai

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Editor's note: Thank you. We want to say thank you for allowing Hometown Headlines to be part of your busy day for the past 11 years. We posted the first item on  www.hometownheadlines.com  on Jan. 28, 2004, and we quickly realized your desire for a new media voice in Northwest Georgia, both local and independent. Our tenth year was our most successful yet -- in every category -- and 2015 is off to an ever brighter start. We could not do it with your trust and support, and we are grateful for both.  -- John Druckenmiller

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Slight chance of rain today; Sunday looks all wet

Headlines:

• December unemployment rate up in most counties vs. November, down from previous year: Jobs
• 16-year-old arrested in Cartersville to be tried as an adult on charges of killing a South Rome man on Tuesday. Arrest
• Selena Gomez, Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts in Bartow shooting 'The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving' this week. Movie
• Hampton Inn construction picks up pace again on Turner McCall. Business
• East Central's Parke Wilkinson to lead Anna K. Davie this fall. Schools
• Weekend: 'The Outsiders' at the DeSoto. RCB's boiled peanut sale benefits Relay for Life. Atlanta Braves in Cartersville. Calendar
• Clydesdales returning to Broad Street on April 17. Clydesdales
• Politics: Perdue named subcommittee chair. Floyd County Republican Women meet Tuesday. Politics
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. Straight 'As' for Wednesday. Dining.
• Bartow County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing.

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• Northwest Georgia traffic conditions via Google Maps or Waze.
• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
  
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• Rome Braves to host High School Invitational and College Exhibition.
• Shorter Hawks to play football vs. Kennesaw State this fall.
• Berry College baseball was presented the Phil Niekro College Scholarship
• Local college, high school basketball updates and schedules.
• NFL: Super Bowl teams set for Sunday. Seahawks vs. Patriots.

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• At 7:40 a.m., Chase Watterson of YMCA soccer on the new season ahead.
• At 8:10 a.m., two members of the cast of Darlington's 'Once Upon a Mattress,' Gabrielle Wood (a senior) and Ian Kinney (a sophomore

Decision on Rome newspaper sale goes before judge today. 130 jobs offered at Friday career fairs. Sunny, 51 today; colder by the weekend. Later Today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police arrest reports

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Low 50s through Thursday and then cooler again.

Headlines:

• Hearing today on fate of News Publishing. Side issues remain on debt; operational changes under way. Media
• South Rome shooting ends with 23-year-old's death; autopsy ordered. Police
• 130 jobs available at two career fairs in Calhoun on Friday. Plus two February opportunities. Jobs
• Buzz: Friends for Life Banquet Feb. 26, River City Bank selling boiled peanuts on Friday, May Market returns to Rose Lawn. Buzz
• Georgia Health News: Dikembe Mutombo on the CDC's foundation board. Plus: Exchange enrollee update. Health
• Books: Author to sign 'Recipe for Chocolate Soup.' Shorter professor's poems up for honors. Authors
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining.
• Bartow County Jail reports.

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• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
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• Shorter's Jordan Jacks honored by Gulf State Conference. More honors for football's Jordan Shaw.
• Rome Braves updates.
• Local college basketball updates.
• NFL: Super Bowl teams set for Sunday. Seahawks vs. Patriots.

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• Please join our guests including:
• At 7:40 a.m.: Bert Epting, Shorter's vice president on university advancement, on athletics and athletics fund-raising.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Ryan Simmons of Brand Red Studios on the latest on the trailer for Running AT Full Speed

Latest udpates on this morning's weather; no issues so far. Big honors for Tellus Science Museum. Baseball updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports.

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• 34 degrees at 5 a.m. with no reports of black ice so far. Winter weather advisory remains in effect

Headlines:

• Business: Big honors for Big Time Products -- and Tellus Science Museum. Plus: Ribbon cutting -- and heart-shaped biscuits? Business.
• Armuchee High senior's trip to China orphanage ends with 'memories I have locked away in my heart forever.' Soulful trip
• Harbin Clinic's Fourth Annual Community Wellness Expo set for Feb. 7 from 8-11 a.m. Health
• Georgia Health News: School bus driver: 'I work for the benefits.' Plus: Shipping proposal outlined on medical cannibis. GHNPublic health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining.
• Bartow County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing.

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• Northwest Georgia traffic conditions via Google Maps or Waze.
• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
  
• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder

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• Atlanta, Rome Braves meet the fans at Hot Stove Gathering Monday night. Video and photos.
• Rome Braves moving to 99.5 FM The Jock this season
• Local college basketball updates.
• NFL: Super Bowl teams set for Sunday. Seahawks vs. Patriots.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM;

• Please join our guests including:
• At 8:10 a.m.: Kristi Kent of the city of Rome on the upcoming Winston Church exhibit at Oak Hill.
• At 8:40 a.m.:  Public Health Nurse Heather McAnally on the Pre-K Health Roundup set for Feb. 2-6.