Cold, blustery day ahead; black ice concerns tonight. Latest business and dining updates including continued Cajun craze. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• No snow but cold, blustery day ahead; black ice concerns tonight. High of 44.
• Wind advisory today from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; gusts to 35 mph.
• Headlines:
  
• Celebrating Mardi Gras: Cajun, Creole cuisine -- and King Cakes -- growing in Northwest Georgia. Crawdaddy's considering restaurant. Cajun
• Business Monday: Magic Touch, Georgia Power offices on the market. Rome Cleaners' new site opens; consolidates Dean location. NW Georgia Credit Union's Dean site to close for remodeling. Business
• This week: Budget hearings, Rome News purchase review, Ozzie's Plaza auction. Week
• Gas prices continue to keep going the right way: down! Pumped
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia return Tuesday. Dining.
• Bartow County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing.

Regular features:

• 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

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

• Tonight: Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez joins Rome Braves Hot Stove Gathering. Also: Atlanta Braves' 'caravan' heading for Cartersville.
• High school basketball rankings: Model girls, boys in top 10 in AA; Darlington Lady Tigers, too.
• Berry vs. Millsap: Men win,  women fall.
• 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 Monday including:
• At 8:10 a.m.: 2015 Heart of the Community update from Lauren Sklar and Mark Webb
• At 8:40 a.m.: Shorter University's Dr. Michael Crosby and student Heather Peace on Shorter's new weather station.