The dry out begins. Cloudy, cool night to ring in the New Year. New Kroger Marketplace on the rise. Two charged with child pornography in Euharlee. Weekend guide. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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

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Ware Mechanical flood updates:

• Flood watch canceled for North Georgia. Flood warning continues through Saturday as local rivers slowly rise from Wednesday's rain. Levels expected to drop below flood stage by Saturday.
• Ware Mechanical flood update: Latest warnings Northwest Georgia. Warnings 
• Governor Nathan Deal expands State of Emergency to include Gordon County. Deal
• With recent high flooding, CRBI plans New Year's Day paddle down Burwell Creek to show its importance as floodplain. Paddle
• Latest on local roads. Click Floyd / Click Gordon
• Ware Mechanical forecast: Cloudy, cool night to ring in the New Year with low around 37. And no rain in forecast for a several days! Weather

Today's other headlines:

• Business: Opening delayed for new Krispy Kreme. Ledbetter Properties' new Kroger Marketplace rising in Cartersville. Personnel Staffing opens in Rome. Business
• Lonzo Roberson named interim Rome City Police Chief following retirement of Elaine Snow. Chief
• Bartow Sheriff: Two arrested on child pornography charges in Euharlee. Arrests
• Weekend: Happy New Year! "Always...Patsy Cline" at DeSoto and 'Bring One for the Chipper' on Saturday. Weekend
• At a glance: Women's Firearm safety course, Bartow Chamber luncheon, Cedartown garbage service to run Saturday. Region
• Obituaries: Remembering Lisa Garrison Hicks, Sibyl Hall Jones, Terri Peace Richards and Gary M. Scoggins. Funerals
• Latest Public Health restaurant inspection 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

• Berry women fall in classic, Shorter women fall to North Georgia.
• High school basketball updates.
• Falcons vs. Saints at the Georgia Dome, 1 p.m. Sunday / The NFL
• College football playoff semifinals tonight: Orange Bowl features Oklahoma vs. Clemson; Cotton Bowl feature Alabama vs. Michigan State.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos, the Bowl Edition: When it's all over and done, Alabama beats Clemson by seven. No-Nos
• College bowl season: Who's on today and latest updates/previews.
• All the bowl matchups from ESPN. Georgia vs. Penn State on Jan. 2. Click
  

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