Severe weather possible Wednesday; flood watch starts at 1 this afternoon. Memorial service Wednesday for Coach Riddle. Regional updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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

 

Ware Mechanical Weather

• Flood watch starts at 1 p.m. today; extended until 7 p.m. Christmas. More than two inches of rain expected; severe weather possible Wednesday.
• Continuing updates all day on Hometown Headlines.

Headlines

• Four years ago today, tornadoes rocked parts of Northwest Georgia. More severe weather could be on the way. Severe
• Redmond Regional names Brad Stockton chief operating officer. Health
• At a glance: Georgia DOT stopping road projects for Christmas holiday travel. Christmas Eve blood drive. Plus: Northwest Georgia updates. Briefly
• Northwest Georgia churches set Christmas week celebrations. Christmas
• NORAD -- and Twitter -- help you track Santa around the world this Christmas Eve. Santa
• Georgia Health News: Feds to investigate Waycross cancer mystery. GHN
• Obituaries: Remembering Rev. Adrian Eugene "Pap" Agan, Mrs. Ila Mae Callan, Mr. Robby Lee Durden, Carla Jean Rayburn Lackey, David Benson McCorkle, Mother Elsie Elizabeth Brazell Oliver, Hilda Agnes Tuck, Mr. Gregory E. Tutt, Mr. William Jack Wann. Services
• Calling hours tonight for Cartersville basketball Coach Eddie Riddle; memorial service is Wednesday. Coach
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores.  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

• Some signs of baseball season at Berry College.
• Vikings edged 86-84 in Daytona tournament.
• High school updates.
• The Falcons host the Panthers at 1 p.m. Sunday / The NFL
• Friday: Norman Arey's final No-Nos of the season as he picks 15 bowl winners, including the next national champion.
• All the bowl matchups from ESPN. Georgia vs. Penn State on Jan. 2. Click

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

• At 8:10 a.m.: A meteorologist from the National Weather Service's Peachtree City office on the possibility of storms today through Thursday and the warm Christmas forecast.
• At 8:40 a.m.:  Brad Stockton, the new Chief Operating Officer at Redmond Regional Medical Center, and Andrea Pitts.