Party City coming to Cartersville; Holiday Inn Express to LakePoint. Heat index of 98 due today. Latest business, sports updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Hot (94) and nasty (99-degree heat index).

Headlines:

• Party City to open next to Academy Sports in Cartersville by mid-December; Holiday Inn Express coming to LakePoint. Coming soon
• Dining notes: Record opening for Jefferson's in Cedartown. Progress on other newcomers. Restaurants
• Sonya Blankenship joins Heritage First Bank. Business
• Coosa Valley: Dempsey to chair study committee. Tomato Festival back July 25. Miss Homespun entries sought. News
• Georgia Northwestern to graduate 11 from law enforcement academy Thursday. GNTC
• Georgia Health News: A good omen for Georgia Medicaid waiver plan? GHN
• Obituaries: Remembering Nora Bell Dempsey
• 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.. News
• 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

More honors for Shorter softball coaches.

Rome Braves edged by Charleston, 3-2

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

Atlanta Braves down Brewers, 4-3.

Today: Braves at Milwaukee Brewers, 2:10 p.m.

 

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

• At 7:40 a.m. From Shorter University: Men's Lacrosse head coach Jason Childs, who's helping with the rec department's upcoming lacrosse camp.
• At 8:10 a.m. Chase Watterson, YMCA soccer director, on the local impact of the U.S. Women's huge World Cup win on Sunday.