Cartersville gets in the Christmas spirit with downtown events, parade tonight. Clear skies, cooler temperatures. Honors for Cartersville's Trevor Lawrence, teammates. Latest on aftermath from heavy rain. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersvil

Today's first headlines from www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Headlines

• Runoff from heavy rain swells local rivers, creeks; cooler temperatures move in. Weather
• Parade triple header: Rome, Cartersville, Cedartown celebrate Christmas tonight with chilly temperatures, clear skies. Parades
• Wells Fargo Advisors closes Bridgepoint Plaza office in Rome. Business
• 10-photo gallery: The Clydesdales deliver a big crowd in downtown Rome Wednesday afternoon. Clydesdales
• Georgia Health News: Fulton County judge rejects state motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Cartersville ob/gyns to overturn state health care regulatory process. GHN
• ALDI sets 8:45 a.m. Thursday grand opening for Calhoun store. ALDI
• Glenwood Primary's April Cummings showcases school's gifted program on state education department's Instagram page. Glenwood
• At a glance: The Force could be with blood donors this month and other updates from across Northwest Georgia. Briefs
• Smile Report: Georgia Northwestern names latest EAGLE winner. Smile
• Obituaries: Remembering Mrs. Shirley A. Harris, Mrs. Carrie Mae Metcalf, Mrs. Eva May Sharpe. Services
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores. 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

• Updates on area college basketball teams.
• The fifth annual Rome Aerials gymnastics Roman Team Challenge is Saturday, Dec. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
• he Rome Braves will hold a pancake breakfast on Saturday to benefit the Braves Miracle Field of Rome.
• 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?
• The Falcons at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Sunday / The latest on the NFL
  

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• At 7:40 a.m.: Mark Cochran from Cevian Design Lab on the latest on the tennis center and other projects in downtown Rome.
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• At 8:40 a.m.: Jeffrey Putnam, Executive Director of the American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia, on helping flood victims in Summerville and Gilmer counties.