Krispy Kreme to open Dec. 29. Perkins Restaurant & Bakery coming to Emerson. Courtyard by Marriott construction to resume. Shorter football coach retiring. Weekend guide. Cartersville headed to state championship.

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

 

Ware Mechanical Weather

• Sunny and cool weekend ahead. Highs in mid-50s, lows from 33 to 40.

Headlines

• Hot Krispy Kreme doughnuts could be served as early at Dec. 29 in Rome. Hiring now underway. Doughnuts
• Perkins Restaurant and Bakery coming to LakePoint at Emerson. LakePoint
• Samson Development: Construction on Marriott Courtyard Hotel to resume by January 31, 2016. Marriott
• It's official: Shorter announces Football Coach Phil Jones retiring. Shorter
• Floyd County Schools is one of six districts across state named to Advanced Placement Honor Roll. AP
• With terrorism-related crime on rise, FBI partnering with local agencies to raise public awareness with "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign. FBI
• Can-a-thon final count: 68,840 cans to benefit hungry and homeless in our community. Can-a-thon
• Ribbon cutting for new Coosa High School set for Tuesday. Coosa
• Weekend: Lots of Christmas festivities, winter art market, pancakes and Rattling Gourd. Weekend
• Smile Report: GNTC's Kim Whitlock earns first GED diploma awarded at Adult Learning Center in Fairmount. Smile 
• Harbin Clinic Cancer Center receives reaccreditation for providing quality cancer care. Harbin
• Georgia Health News: Hutcheson Medical Center closes its doors to patients. Health
• At a glance: Rome Pre-Legislative Breakfast, Holiday Safety Seminar, Photos with Cowboy Santa, Gordon Toy Drive and Cedartown ornaments for sale. Region
• Obituaries: Remembering Marlene Mae Ransom. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos, conference championship edition: Clemson remains unbeaten, Iowa doesn't; Crimson Tide rolls. No-Nos
• SEC Championship: Alabama vs. Florida, 4 p.m., Georgia Dome. CBS.
• Friday night: Cartersville advances to state championship. Calhoun out.
• John McClellan's high school playoff picks: How did he do? McClellan
• Rome Braves will hold a pancake breakfast on Saturday to benefit the Braves Miracle Field of Rome.
• The Falcons at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Sunday / The latest on the NFL
  

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• At 7:40 a.m.: Greg Cater with updates from Life Church in Rome.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Janet Eberhart, immunixations coordinator for Public Health, on National Influenza Vaccination Week.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Updates on the Rome/Floyd library system.