Bartow church helping spread Christmas cheer around the globe. John McClellan's playoff picks: Cartersville advances; Adairsville's season ends. Warmer this week; wetter, too. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

Where Northwest Georgia's news day starts: www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Warmer through Wednesday -- but rain also returns midweek.

Headlines

• Operation Christmas Child: Floyd, Bartow, Polk churches hope to collect 17,000 filled shoe boxes to send to needy children around the world. Shoe Box
• Want to be among the first in line at Rome's new Krispy Kreme? You'd best read the 'do's and doughnuts' first. Rules
• Gas prices drop around five cents a gallon since last week. Graphic
• The week: Taxes due today; The Nutcracker returns; and Noon Optimist Pancake Breakfast Saturday. The Week
• Obituaries: Remembering Mr. James Curtis Van Meter Sr., Mr. Toney Ray Loveless, William Kaleb Underwood. Services
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores return Tuesday.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• 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 playoff picks: Rome, Cartersville, Calhoun advance; Adairsville, Sonoraville, Trion seasons will end. McClellan
• Rome High Wolves up for Fox 5 Atlanta's Team of the Week. Vote now
• Track each local playoff team in their respective brackets.
• Georgia High School Football Daily.

COLLEGES

• Valhalla Rising: A 49-page digital magazine showcasing the Berry College Vikings magical football season. Click Vahalla Rising.
• Georgia vs. Georgia Southern, noon Saturday. UGA.
• Georgia Tech at Miami, 12:30 p.m. Saturday.  Tech 
• Coming Friday: Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos, 15 guaranteed losers in college football this weekend.

PROS

• The Falcons host the Indianapolis Colts Sunday at 1 p.m. / The latest on the NFL

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

• At 7:20 a.m.: Chris Giddens, minister of children at Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church on what to tell our kids about terrorism in Paris.
• At  7:40 a.m.: We're joined by a team of Berry College students and professor who spent part of last summer in Paris for their reflections on Friday's massacre.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Lisa Stone, the Chronic Disease Prevention Manager for the Northwest Georgia Public Health District, Nobody Quits Like Georgia week, a week-long kick-off campaign to promote the importance of and resources for quitting smoking in Georgia.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Ken Chivers, Pastor for Ministry to Families, Children and Youth at First Presbyterian Church, on Operation Christmas Child.