Gas prices continue to fall to $2 mark; we're paying $1.10 less a gallon than a year ago. 'Smack High' gives sports, school news -- from students. Latest business updates. Soggy week ahead. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports.

Today's latest headlines. For updates, please stay with us all day at www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

80% chance of rain with a high of 51, low of 39.

Headlines:

• 'Smack High' sweeping state, U.S. with high school news, sports posted by students; Darlington among local contributors. Smack
• Key deadline in the News Publishing/Rome News is here. If no new bidders, Marietta deal would move forward. Media
• Business Monday: Downtown's newest bar? Blowdry (hair). Talk about 'I heart pizza.' Watching Turner McCall site. Business.
• Hometown testing group text feature to send key news alerts right to your smart or cell phone. News text
• How far have gas prices fallen? More than $1.10 a gallon (nearly $16 a fill-up). Pumped.
• Obituaries for Jan. 12: Services Friday for Kathryn Carmichael Hall. Plus: Funeral notices
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining.
• Bartow County Jail reports.

Regular features:

• 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 is back with a season in review, a season preview -- and who will win tonight's showdown between Oregon and Ohio State. And Norman returns in mid-March with his college basketball picks.
• Tonight: College Football Championship: Ohio State vs. Oregon, 8:30 p.m., ESPN.
• Local basketball updates.
• NFL down to final four teams with league championship games this Sunday.
• Rome Braves set Hot Stove Gathering. Also: Atlanta Braves' 'caravan' heading for Cartersville.

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:
• At 7:40 a.m., Armuchee sports essayist Norman Arey on tonight's College Football Playoff finale -- and college football overall.
• At 8:20 a.m.: U.S. Rep. Tom Graves on the new Congress and what we can expect this year.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Tim Hensley from the Floyd County Board of Education on filling the Coosa vacancy on the school board.