3 boating under the influence arrests on Allatoona over the Independence Day holiday. Cartersville brewery growing again. String of 90s begins today. Later this morning: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville polie arrest reports

Continuing local updates each day from www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• We hit 90 or better 17 times last month; we start a string of 90s today.

Headlines:

• Buzz: Statewide traffic death toll up 13%. Floyd School Board meets today. New name for Rome bookstore. Today
• Shorter's Matt Green named athletic director of Lincoln Memorial University in Kentucky. Hawks
• Independence Day water concerns: 5 drownings, 32 boating under the influence arrests (3 on Allatoona). Update
• Audio: City Commissioner Evie McNiece, Sen. Chuck Hufstetler on $4.5 million rebate state wants from Rome, Floyd. Rebate
• Wall Street love: Moody's rates tennis center bonds at 'aa2' or 'very strong.' Bonds
• Rome Police: Downtown motorists, keep an eye sharp eye out for pedestrians. RPD
• Georgia Health News: Study backs critics of state health plan. GHN
• Cartersville brewery part of Anheuser-Busch's $1.5 billion in upgrade through 2018. Beer
• Rome Police Maj. Deborah K. Burnett back from two weeks in Israel for training in the latest counterterrorism techniques. Police
• Coosa Valley: CRBI has busy July, August planned. Celebrate 45 years of Sesame Street at Tellus. Harris Center's next Sunday concert July 26. News
• Smile Report: Honors, new officers for The Exchange Club of Rome. Smile
• Obituaries: Remembering Linda Joyce Green, Vernon Dillard Wallace. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• Our list of summer camps across Northwest Georgia. Camps
• Big plans for Vacation Bible School this summer. VBS
• 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

Shorter's Matt Green named athletic director of Lincoln Memorial University in Kentucky.

Rome edges River Dogs, 1-0.

Today: At Charleston, 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta Braves beat Brewers, 5-3.

Today: Braves at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:10 p.m.

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m., WRGA 98.7 FM:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Meteorologist Jason Deese from the National Weather Service on the heat wave rolling in starting today.
• At 8:40 a.m.: We'll talk about the Brian Jordan Foundation's new ties to LakePoint Sporting Community and Kennesaw State, and what it means to our kids.