Two die in weekend traffic accidents. John McClellan's football picks: Cartersville to the finals; Calhoun's season ends. Gas prices tumble here again. Half inch of rain likely today as soggy November ends. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersv

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Ware Mechanical forecast

• Up to a half inch of rain today as a soggy November ends.

Headlines

• Cedartown man, 18, dies in early Sunday accident in Floyd County; one of two traffic deaths on Bartow, local roads over the holiday. Update
• Construction: Construction updates: Aspen Dental due Dec. 17; Rome's first replacement Wendy's opens on Martha Berry. Going up
• Debra McDaniel's secrets to Broad Street sales success: Timing, thinking outside the box. Real estate
• Gas prices continue to tumble; $1.76 in Calhoun, Centre; $1.81 in Rome; $1.83 in Cartersville; $1.89 in Cedartown. Gas
• This week: Floyd Board of Education meets, twin openings in Calhoun, links to expanded holiday listings. This week
• Obituaries:  Remembering Connie P. Hicks. Services
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores return Tuesday.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Holiday Happenings

• Hometown Headlines has teamed with Harbin Clinic to present Holiday Happenings, a 29-page digital magazine with details on parades, concerts, performances and live Nativity scenes across Northwest Georgia. You can view it in two formats: Desktop or Mobile
  

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

• John McClellan's high school playoff picks:  Cartersville moves on to the championship game; Calhoun's season ends. Plus: Statewide predictions. McClellan
  
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos: How did Norman do?
• UGA: The search begins for a new head football coach.
• The Falcons  fall 20-10 to Minnesota. /  Next up: At Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Sunday / The latest on the NFL
  

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

• At 7:40 a.m. Rusty Mansell of 247sports.com joins us to talk about the firing of Mark Richt and what's next for Georgia.
• At 8:10 a.m., Sgt. Chris Fincher with Floyd County Police on Shop with a Cop and holiday safety.
• At. 8:40 a.m., Janet Byington on the Rome Christmas Parade.