Santini earns new term as Cartersville mayor. SAT scores are posted. Final look at Friday night football; local colleges play Saturday. Plus: Norman's No-No's college picks return. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest report

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Ware Mechanical forecast

• At least two more days of 90-plus degree heat and then a gradual cooling off to the upper 80s. Rain chance picks up Saturday, into Sunday.
• WGAA posts 13 images of storm damage in Cedartown from Thursday afternoon. Storm

Headlines:

• Allstar properties continues to build 'investment' portfolio of property in Greater Rome. Invest
• Deadline day for Rome City Commission races. Santini unopposed for mayor in Cartersville. Politics
• State releases SAT scores, which dipped vs. 2014; Floyd and Bartow high school breakouts. Education
• Labor Day Weekend: First Friday(s), Knights of Columbus barbecue, Running Water powwow. Weekend
• Coosa Valley: Some new 'eyes' on the Berry eagles. Cartersville downtown updates. Polk, Calhoun police updates. News
• Georgia Northwestern Technical College plans full celebration of Literacy Day, Week. Literacy
• Viking Fusion, Berry's Communication Department up for national honors. Fusion
• Obituaries: Obituaries: Remembering David Newton Maddox Sr., Marvin K. Williams. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics.  Dining
• Public Safety: E-911 adding text for deaf, emergencies; September is National Preparedness Month. Safety
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

Returning today:

• Norman Arey: Back once again by semi-popular demand -- No-Nos. Today through the college football playoffs, Norman Arey provides a weekly look at the weakly colleges out there destined to lose based on his decades of observations and analysis. Click Norman's No-Nos.

Regular features:

• BUSINESS: Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
• HEALTH: Georgia Health News: Cancer in Waycross; searching for answers. GHN
• JOBS: Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder
• TRAFFIC: Northwest Georgia traffic conditions via Google Maps or Waze.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

Friday night high school football preview: Predictions, games, broadcasts. Friday night

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.

Berry College Vikings open the 2015 season on the road in Maryville, Tenn., at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Shorter University Hawks open the season at home Saturday vs. Faith at 1:30 p.m. at Barron Stadium.

John McClellan's high school picks for this week.  Rough night for Rome. Close win for Cartersville.

Georgia High School Football Daily.

Rome Braves fall to Hickory, 9-4.

Rome releases 2016 schedule; opens season at home vs. Augusta on April 7.

Tonight: Rome Braves at Hickory, 7 p.m. start.

Atlanta Braves clobbered 15-1 by Nationals.

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

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: Armuchee sports essayist Norman Arey joins us to talk college football and the return of Norman's No-Nos.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Mark Jenkins of AAA South on the Labor Day driving forecast and what we can look for as prices continue to drop.
• 8:40 a.m.:  Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable with special guest Tony McIntosh who'll be calling the Berry Vikings' games on WRGA starting Saturday.