Cartesville Medical Center no. 73 in statewide ranking of hospitals. Frost advisory until 10 this morning; 'thaw' begins. Local Catholic parishes to help with Syrian refugees. Latest local sports. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Polic

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Ware Mechanical forecast

• 'Thaw' starts today with high of 80 by Friday.
• Frost advisory for Northwest Georgia in effect until 10 this morning.

Headlines

• Jerusalem Grill growing again, planning to add bakery and juice bar next. Grill
• Saint Mary's, Catholic parishes in Northwest Georgia preparing to help Syrian refugees resettle. Refugees
• HealthGrove ranks local hospitals vs. those statewide.
• Fourth Annual Floyd County Teen Maze returns to Coosa Valley Fairgrounds Oct. 27-29. Teen maze
• Region: Latest updates from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon and Polk counties. Briefly
• Obituaries:  Services for Collier Gray set for Wednesday. Rome Braves to remember Eric Allman. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• Your guide to the 2015 election season: Candidates, where/when to vote, additional updates. Politics
• Halloween Happenings: Your guide to area pumpkin patches, fall festivals and "spooky" events. October
• 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

HOMETOWN SPORTS

• Weekly soccer updates.
• Noon Thursday deadline for Saturday's Zombiethon.

HIGH SCHOOLS

• John McClellan's high school picks: Model by 1 over Chattooga. Rome by 4 over Sequoyah. Darlington, Cartersville, Calhoun should win easily.
• Georgia High School Football Daily.

COLLEGES

• Honors for Shorter's B.J. McCoy.
• Berry College Vikings off this week. Return to action Oct. 31 at Millsaps, 2 p.m. Vikings 
• Shorter University Hawks vs. Valdosta State, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Barron Stadium. Hawks
• Georgia off this week. Next: Oct. 31 vs. Florida in Jacksonville. UGA.
• Georgia Tech hosts Florida State, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tech
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos return Friday: 15 locks to lose in college football.

PROS

• The Falcons at Titans, 1 p.m. Sunday / The latest on the NFL
• Atlanta Braves open the 2016 season at home vs. Washington on April 4.
  

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM.
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• At 7:40 a.m.: Angie Robinson of Public Health on the Fourth Annual Floyd County Teen Maze set for Oct. 27-29 at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds. Background
• At 8:40 a.m. Sheriff Tim Burkhalter and Deputy Carrie Edge on the new W82Text campaign (wait to text). Background