Regional drug bust ends with 22 arrests. Not quite as hot today but still steamy. Key meeting at Shorter University today. Latest business updates, restaurant inspections. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

Continuing updates all day from www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Following a surprisingly warmer-than-expected Wednesday, perhaps a tad cooler after dryer air moves into Northwest Georgia.

Headlines:

• 22 suspects from Northwest Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama charged in massive Polk County drug crackdown.
• Contract pending on 333 on Broad; expect a franchise restaurant soon. Fourth restaurant sale by McDaniel in downtown Rome. Restaurants
• Special called meeting today for Shorter's board of trustees follows a stormy year on, off 'The Hill.' Shorter
• Buzz: Ribbon cutting set for Cartridge World, downtown coffee break at Hardy on Broad, sales tax holiday updates. Buzz
• Floyd County Board of Education sets closed meeting for 4 this afternoon. Floyd schools
• 2015 'Faces of Hope' to premiere Aug. 5 at Harbin Clinic's Tony E. Warren Cancer Center. Harbin
• Lauren Sklar returns as chair of Heart of the Community Foundation. HOC
• Isakson, Perdue join GOP senators in bid to defund Planned Parenthood; Isakson on Hometown Radio today. Politics
• Coosa Valley: Patriotic quilt up for auction. Gordon's Fox joins tech college board. Honors for Adairsville chief. News
• Georgia Health News: A milestone -- 50 years of Medicare, Medicaid. GHN
• Obituaries: Remembering Bessie Ruth Getter, Arthur Wallace Lloyd. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics.   Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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• 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

• Preseason football honors for Shorter's Jordan Shaw.
• More events updates for Friday night's midnight madness at Pepperell High.
• Rome Braves were off Wednesday.
• Tonight: Home vs Augusta, 7 p.m.
• Atlanta Braves fall 2-0 to Orioles.
• Tonight: At Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM

Please join our guests including:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Rising senior Patrick Kearns, a standout on the Darlington Tigers football team, on his commitment to Virginia Tech.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Jim Alred of Harbin Clinic on the #HarbinDimeTime campaign where you can vote to send $2,000 to any of five local charities.
• At 8:40 a.m.: U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson with updates on an active summer in Washington -- and the world.