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Ware Mechanical forecast

• Perfect fall weekend on the way; highs in the mid 60s, lows in the low 40s.

Headlines

• J.R. Cricket's job fair is Friday, Saturday. Slow go on LakePoint's Bass Pro. Business announcement today in Dade? Business
• September employment trends for Northwest Georgia: Jobs
• Weekend: Find out why we're calling this the busiest weekend of 2015. Weekend
• 42nd Peach State Marching Festival to feature 12-plus hours of 'some of the finest bands in the southeastern United States.' Peach State
• Latest updates from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon and Polk counties. Pancakes, rodeos and environmental honors. Region
• Obituaries: Remembering Annie Mae Tant Barnes, Anthony L. Hall. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics. Second consecutive 'U' for Summerville's Burger King. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. 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

HIGH SCHOOLS

• John McClellan's high school picks: Model over Coosa, rough night for Pepperell; Cartersville, Rome cruise McClellan
• Vote by noon today: Pepperell and Cartersville games in running for Fox 5 Atlanta's game of the week. Vote
• Georgia High School Football Daily.

COLLEGES

• Shorter men's, women's basketball teams preparing for new season.
• Berry College Vikings vs. Hendrix at Valhalla, 1 p.m. on Saturday. Vikings / Updated: Valhalla Rising
• Shorter University Hawks at University of West Alabama, 3 p.m. Saturday. Hawks
• Georgia vs. Missouri, 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Athens. UGA.
• Georgia Tech vs. Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Atlanta. Tech
• Coming Friday: Norman's No-Nos where Norman Arey picks 15 locks to lose this weekend.

PROS

• Berry's Collin McHugh
• The Falcons  play tonight at 8:25 p.m. at New Orleans / The latest on the NFL
• Atlanta Braves open the 2016 season at home vs. Washington on April 4.
  

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