Owner of John Boy's in Cartersville says Rome addition was considered. Shorter Hawks fall. Latest high school updates. Cowboy Festival continues. Gorgeous fall weather. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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Ware Mechanical forecast

• Beautacious fall weekend ahead with rain, cooler temperatures next week.

Headlines

• Back by popular demand? M & J's Home Cooking signals its return by mid-November. And, if not, there's another player out there. Restaurants
• Jowers-Sklar Insurance adding 1,100 square feet on Second Avenue thanks to growth in recent years. Business
• Dr. Richard Cowan, nationally recognized for his knowledge and work in college athletics, has died. Dr. Cowan
• The Southwest Bypass connecting U.S. 27 to Ga. 20 almost done as new section opens; one remains. Bypass
• Weekend: Harbin Clinic Zombie-thon and Apocalypic Block Party, Chiaha, Peach State, Boofest and a whole lot of cowboys. Weekend
• Cartersville-Bartow County Exchange Club Christmas Parade is Dec. 3; here's what you need to know. Parade
• Chapter One: Rome/Floyd's first 'Little Free Library' stationed outside its image maker, the Carnegie Building. Free reading
• Region: Latest headlines from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon and Polk counties. Briefly
• Obituaries: Remembering Mrs. Doris Mae Campbell Warren, Raymond E. "Bubba" Smith, Charles Lewis Gladden. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

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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
  
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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

Shorter Hawks ... Hawks

HIGH SCHOOLS

• Latest radio, webcast updates on tonight's games. Kickoff forecast. John McClellan's picks. Football
• 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

• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Alabama wins, Auburn loses; Georgia Tech drops sixth straight. No-Nos
• Shorter Hawks at Florida Institute of Technology, 7 p.m. Oct. 31. Hawks
• Berry College Vikings off this week. Return to action Oct. 31 at Millsaps, 2 p.m. Vikings 
• Georgia off this week. Next: Oct. 31 vs. Florida in Jacksonville. UGA.
• Georgia Tech hosts Florida State, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tech

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.
Please join our guests including:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Dr. Brad Bushnell, a Harbin Clinic orthopaedic and sports medicine surgeon, on his first book, "A Doctor's Basic Business Handbook. Things I Wish I Had Known When I Got Started."
• At 8:10 a.m.: Jay Shell of Brewhouse Music & Grill and promotions chair of Rome's Downtown  Development Authority, and DDA's Amanda Carter on Saturday's Zombie-thon race and block party.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Round Table.