Storm aftermath: Trees down, homes damaged, power outages across region. Central Plaza to get 'face-lift'. Lots of 'cows' at CFA. Updates from across the Coosa Valley. Latest Sports updates.

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

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Should be calmer day ahead with 40% rain chance, otherwise, sunshine with high near 93 and heat index near 102.

Headlines:

• Storm aftermath: Trees down, few homes damaged, power outages across Northwest Georgia. Storms
• WRGA: Rome City Schools owe over $500,000 in tax repayment. Schools
• Thousands pack Chick-fil-A for Cow Appreciation Day, plus photo gallery of 'cows' from Floyd, Bartow and Gordon. Cows
• Property owners planning major 'face-lift' for Central Plaza, Plans go before Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday. Central Plaza
• WRGA: Floyd Commission votes down energy excise tax, Meeting to discuss millage rate on Thursday. Commission
• Georgia Court of Appeals upholds termination of Floyd County Schools employee. Floyd BOE
• Coosa Valley: Small Business Development Center hosting finance forum, Rome River Jam tickets on sale July 24, Bartow Museum lecture on moonshine, 2015 Pearl Awards in Gordon County. Coosa Valley
• Georgia Health News: Kids, seizure disorders lead cannabis signups. Health
• GDOL helping recruit 50 workers for TIDRA plant in Calhoun with job fair on Monday at Cartersville Career Center. Jobs
• AAA: Georgia traffic fatalities on pace for first annual increase in 9 years. Fatalities
• Dr. Suresh Ramamurthy joins Harbin Clinic Cardiology in Cartersville. Harbin
• Obituaries: Remembering Jessica Graham, Jeanette Hughes, Paul Postell, Dan Shadday, Nellie Staples and Ludie Turner. 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

• Rome Braves rained out. Doubleheader on Thursday at 5 p.m.
• Today: Braves vs. Charleston, 1 p.m.
• Atlanta Braves off for All-Star break through Thursday.
• RFPRA Unified Football and Cheerleading registration is now underway through Aug. 13.
• Former Pepperell football standout Dakota Ball sheds weight and moves position at Alabama.
• RFPRA still registering for these summer camps and clinics next week: Lacrosse, volleyball and softball.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on 98.7 FM WRGA

Please join guest host Randy Quick on Wednesday with his guests:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Shorter Athletics
• At 8:10 a.m.: Rob Haas, general manager of Anheuser-Busch's Cartersville brewery
• At 8:40 a.m.: Mark McKinnon, DNR on water issues this summer.