Adairsville's Yanmar sets job fair Aug. 27. Sen. Hufstetler's on state/local tax battle. High school football updates. Warmer, drier weekend. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports

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Ware Mechanical forecast

• A warmer, somewhat drier weekend is on the way. Saturday looks like the best of the bunch.
• Probably 80 degrees and small chance of rain as kickoff time (7:30 p.m.) for tonight's high school games.

Headlines:

• Sugar Rush & Grill on a roll with second mobile unit, food court plans. Plus: Hardee's takes shape in Cartersville. Dining
• Dr. Craig McDaniel seeks Rome City Commission Ward 3 being vacated by Kim Canada. Politics
• Listen to Sen. Chuck Hufstetler's comments on the Revenue Department/local government tax battle -- and what's next. Taxes
• Weekend: Eclectic weekend with baseball, Drinking Habits, River Revelry -- and Beer, Beach and Barbecue. Calendar
• Pitch hitting at the Met's season opener, 'Anna Bolena!,' Jamie Barton's 'Down Home Diva' performance at the DeSoto shifts to Sept. 27. Foundation
• Job fair Aug. 27 as Yanmar America Corp. staffs up in Adairsville. Jobs
• Georgia Health News: Georgia Health News: Jimmy Carter says cancer has spread to his brain. 'I've had a wonderful life. It's in God's hands. I'll be prepared for anything that comes.' GHN
• Coosa Valley: Restoring the Clocktower. Chieftains adds fall plant sale. Flu shots at Gordon Schools. Cupcake queen due at Polk Expo. News
• Georgia Highlands opens a pilot College and Career Center on the Cartersville campus. GHC
• Obituaries: Remembering Paul Brent Dennington, infant Carson Ellijah Dutton, Darrell Jeffrey Dowing. 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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Friday night football: Schedule, predictions, radio times. Friday night

John McClellan's high school predictions: Opening week wins for Rome, Model, Darlington, Adairsville.

Georgia High School Football Daily

Local high school sports updates.

Rome Braves go to 10 innings but still lose to Asheville, 3-1.

Today: At home vs. Asheville, 7 p.m. Game broadcast on WRGA 98.7 FM

Atlanta Braves thumped 7-1 by the Cubs.

Tonight: At Chicago, 4:05 p.m.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM.
Please join our guests today including:

• From 7:40-8:30 a.m. Local high school football expert John McClellan on the start of the 2015 season -- and what's ahead as reclassification awaits area high schools for next season.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.