2 Bartow women hurt in ATV accident. Kingston barber sets Emory record for living with device buying him time until he gets a heart transplant. Heat index of 101 today. Gas prices drop again. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police ar

Continuing updates all day from www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Sweltering summer rut returns -- mid 90s, heat index above 100.

Headlines:

• Two Bartow women hurt in ATV accident Sunday evening.
• Rome man nears sixth year of new life thanks to heart device as he awaits a transplant to overcome congestive heart failure. Health
• A closer look at RiverPoint, upscale apartments off Riverside Parkway, and two waterfront condo proposals. River Point
• The week: Rome, Floyd commissions meet. Job fairs. Open house for Anna K. Davie. Sales Tax Holiday weekend. Pepperell's Midnight Madness game. Week
• Gas prices continue to drop a few pennies each week; lowest local price found in Calhoun. Prices
• Obituaries: Remembering Louise Hall Alexander, Betty Ray Christian. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics returns Tuesday.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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

• Rome hammed by Asheville, 16-4.
• Today: At Asheville at 7:05 p.m.
• Atlanta Braves edges Cardinals, 3-2.
• Tonight: At Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

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Please join our guests including:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Janet Eberhart, district immunization coordinator for Public Health, on August being Nation Immunization Awareness Month.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Kim Davis of the Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia on the goals for this year's Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge.