LakePoint having a million-visitor summer and adding more by next spring. A few more wins, fans for Rome Braves in 2015. A few less pennies for gas. Sports updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports

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Ware Mechanical forecast

• We'll get close to 90 again today and then start a series of stair-step drops in temperatures to the low 80s by the weekend. We'll see our chances of rain jump to 60 percent by midweek as well.

Headlines:

• Baseball, wake boarding, volleyball add up to record year at LakePoint with more improvements due by spring. Million-plus
• The Sweet Bar to open at new location Friday; current shop closed this week. Miniyar adding Saturday hours. Business
• A few more wins, more fans for Rome Braves in the 2015 season. Rome Braves
• Gas prices trickle down a bit more: $2.04 in Rome, $1.93 in Centre, $2.19 in Cartersville. Gas
• Obituaries: Remembering Marsha Coleman, Emma Irene Crabtree, Virginia Barnes Thacker, Donald Anderson. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics returns Wednesday.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• John McClellan's high school picks for this week: One-point edge for Coosa over Rockmart. Winners: Rome, Darlington, Model, Pepperell, Cartersville, Calhoun. McClellan
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• Berry College Vikings prepare to host LaGrange at Valhalla Saturday. Vikings 
• Shorter University Hawks hits the road Saturday vs. Carson-Newman. Hawks
• Valhalla Rising, a special digital magazine from Hometown Headlines celebrating the opening of Valhalla, the new football stadium and track and field center on the Berry College campus. Click Valhalla.
• Rome Braves edged 5-4 by Hickory in the final game of the 2015 season.
• Atlanta Braves
• Tonight: At Phillies, 7:05 p.m.

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