LakePoint breaks ground on first phase of entertainment center. Storms possible late Sunday/early Monday. Cartersville goes for state title Saturday. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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

 

Ware Mechanical Weather

• Strong storms possible as the new week begins. Warm Saturday but no record.

Headlines

• LakePoint breaks ground on impressive 'entertainment' station. Also: Atlanta United MLS soccer team holds tryouts in Emerson. Business
• Weekend: Holiday spirit, gymnastics, Tellus celebration and the Festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Weekend
• Miss the Rome Christmas Parade? Watch it on The Library Channel or through a special library link. Parade
• At a glance: Mega Load on the move starting tonight. Plus: Updates from across Northwest Georgia. Briefs
• Floyd named a 2015 Exemplary School Board by state association. Schools
• Georgia Health News: Broader strategy: From local hospitals to regional players. GHN
• Obituaries: Remembering U.S. Army Retired Cpl. Arthur J. 'Art' Calderon, Mrs. Minnie Lee Gaffney, Robert Lionel Langston. 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 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
  
• Parade Saturday in Cave Spring. Final weekend of 'White Christmas.' Live Nativity Saturday in Cedartown. Holidays

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 school football finale: Cartersville vs. Buford at the Georgia Dome, 4 p.m. Saturday. Preview Tickets on sale at CHS; pep rally set for Friday afternoon.
• John McClellan's high school championship picks. John's picks for all the title games.  McClellan
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• More honors for Shorter's Shaw.
• All the bowl matchups from ESPN. Georgia vs. Penn State on Jan. 2. Click
• The Falcons at Carolina, 1 p.m. Sunday / The latest on the NFL

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: We catch up with Ray Powell, the former Big Cheese at Murray's at Kroger.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Our resident geek, Chris Giddens, joins us to talk about the countdown to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
• At 8:40 a.m.: Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable