Cartersville Medical Center adding wound center. Public Health restaurant scores. A brief break in the weather. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports

Continuing updates all day from www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Less humid but still a bit warmer than normal throughout the weekend.

Headlines:

• Rome City Commissioner Kim Canada will not seek new term this fall. Canada
• The Shoe Box, the spinoff from GoGo Running, opens in time for Sales Tax Holiday today, Saturday. Open
• Business: Stonehaven bringing something different to Broad Street. Wells Fargo adds bling to new offices. Business
• Remembering Ben Lucas: Radio host, Realtor, city commissioner, community volunteer. Ben Lucas
• Downtown Loft Tour from DDA, Heritage First to benefit Cancer Navigators. Loft tours
• Cartersville Medical Center adding Advanced Wound Healing Center next month. Health
• Berry College goes tobacco free starting Saturday, including e-cigs, vapor and chew. Tobacco
• Smile Report: Darlington's Madison Vaughn uses service project to stock library for Floyd County Jail inmates. Smile
• Politics: Floyd GOP women meet Tuesday; to hear from Graves. 11th annual rally at Tillman Hangar set for Aug. 15; Isakson to attend. Graves forum in Rome Aug. 19. Politics
• Coosa Valley: Meet North Rome yard of the month winners. Back to school updates. Helping Habitat. News
• Weekend: Sales Tax Holiday today, Saturday; Braves have big weekend home stand; Midnight Madness tonight at Pepperell. Calendar
• Georgia Health News: Northside Hospital buys 22 imaging centers around Georgia. GHN
• Obituaries: Remembering Horace McDaniel, Beatrice Anita Howell. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics.   Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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Berry Vikings football, men's and women's basketball, other shows to air on WRGA starting Aug. 29.

Tonight: Pepperell  High Dragons' Midnight Madness football tailgate, 8 p.m.-midnight. Scrimmage at 12:01 a.m.

Rome Braves drop opener to Augusta, 5-3.

Tonight: Home vs Augusta, 7 p.m.

Atlanta Braves, 'Miller Time' come up short again. Phillies win, 4-1. 

Tonight: At Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM

• Please join our guests including:
• At 7:40 a.m.: Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome on the joint drug investigation that ended with 22 arrests this week.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Carson Earnest, a rising junior at Unity Christian School, on the new year ahead for the Lions.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Nelle Reagan joins us to remember the life and career of Ben Lucas.

Regional drug bust ends with 22 arrests. Not quite as hot today but still steamy. Key meeting at Shorter University today. Latest business updates, restaurant inspections. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

Continuing updates all day from www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Following a surprisingly warmer-than-expected Wednesday, perhaps a tad cooler after dryer air moves into Northwest Georgia.

Headlines:

• 22 suspects from Northwest Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama charged in massive Polk County drug crackdown.
• Contract pending on 333 on Broad; expect a franchise restaurant soon. Fourth restaurant sale by McDaniel in downtown Rome. Restaurants
• Special called meeting today for Shorter's board of trustees follows a stormy year on, off 'The Hill.' Shorter
• Buzz: Ribbon cutting set for Cartridge World, downtown coffee break at Hardy on Broad, sales tax holiday updates. Buzz
• Floyd County Board of Education sets closed meeting for 4 this afternoon. Floyd schools
• 2015 'Faces of Hope' to premiere Aug. 5 at Harbin Clinic's Tony E. Warren Cancer Center. Harbin
• Lauren Sklar returns as chair of Heart of the Community Foundation. HOC
• Isakson, Perdue join GOP senators in bid to defund Planned Parenthood; Isakson on Hometown Radio today. Politics
• Coosa Valley: Patriotic quilt up for auction. Gordon's Fox joins tech college board. Honors for Adairsville chief. News
• Georgia Health News: A milestone -- 50 years of Medicare, Medicaid. GHN
• Obituaries: Remembering Bessie Ruth Getter, Arthur Wallace Lloyd. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics.   Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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• Preseason football honors for Shorter's Jordan Shaw.
• More events updates for Friday night's midnight madness at Pepperell High.
• Rome Braves were off Wednesday.
• Tonight: Home vs Augusta, 7 p.m.
• Atlanta Braves fall 2-0 to Orioles.
• Tonight: At Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM

Please join our guests including:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Rising senior Patrick Kearns, a standout on the Darlington Tigers football team, on his commitment to Virginia Tech.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Jim Alred of Harbin Clinic on the #HarbinDimeTime campaign where you can vote to send $2,000 to any of five local charities.
• At 8:40 a.m.: U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson with updates on an active summer in Washington -- and the world.

Back-to-school updates. 'U' for Cartersville restaurant. Outlets open early for Sales Tax Holiday. Inland 'port' coming to Northwest Georgia. Another 100-degree heat index day. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police updates

Continuing updates all day from www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Low 90s, heat index of 100 degrees, lows in the mid 70s and 20-plus percent rain chance. That's pretty much your forecast for the next seven days.

Headlines:

• Newest Wendy's under way. Dining to help Chattanooga victims' families. Outlets open early for tax holiday. Job fairs set. Business
• Kevin Cowling named new parks & rec director; currently serves in Clarksville, Tenn. Parks & Rec
• 74 Rome High students earn AP Scholar designation; 29 are rising seniors. RHS
• Hufstetler, Lumsden on hand for announcement of Appalachian Regional Port near Chatsworth. Port
• Operation Rolling Thunder update: New focus on large trucks, buses. Thunder
• Coosa Valley: New flags for Pepperell schools. Back-to-school updates. News
• Obituaries: Remembering Edna Baird Biggers, Frances Boatner, Deacon William E. English Sr., Dr. Loren W. Hall, Opal Gladine Wilkerson. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics.   Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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Berry welcomes new assistant women's basketball coach.

Rome vs. Asheville: Braves fall 3-2.

Today: off. Thursday: Home vs Augusta, 7 p.m.

Atlanta Braves lose 7-3 to Orioles:

Tonight: At Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: From Shorter University: Kim Graham, the school's new athletics director.
• At 8:10 a.m.: From Pepperell High School, seniors Sydney Anderson and Haley Garcia on the start of the new school year.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Ann Hortman of the Rome Sports Commission on the upcoming Clocktower Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament

This weekend's reunion of long-lost siblings in Cartersville getting more notice. Inauguration set for Georgia Highlands' president; gala in Cartersville. Smog alert for Bartow, ATL today. More heat, too. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersvi

Continuing updates all day from www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• A little easing on the heat index Monday -- but not today.

Headlines:

• Rome City Commission, in a unanimous vote, says no to state revenue's request for interest on overpaid taxes. No $$$
• Latest on the death of a Shannon man; autopsy concludes he died from head injuries sustained in altercation. Update
• Inauguration of Georgia Highlands President Dr. Don Green is Sept. 18; plenty of events set for the month. GHC
• Siblings reuniting in Cartersville after 65 years continue to make headlines with TV next. Reunion
• Time to pick the winner for #HarbinDimeTime's $2,000 grand prize. DimeTime
• Rome Police: As school starts Friday (Rome), a reminder about school zones, bus/traffic rules. Police
• Third 'Code Orange' smog alert of the season in effect Tuesday for Bartow County, metro Atlanta. Code Orange
• Georgia Health News: Health information breach affects at least 3,000 in our state. GHN
• Obituaries: Remembering Kathryn Roussel Dupuy, Garry Luke Davis Sr., Betty Lou McCain. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics. No Monday reports.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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• Update on Shorter's Matt Green joining Lincoln Memorial University as athletics director.
• Georgia High School Football Daily returns Monday.
• Rome vs. Asheville: Tourists win 2-0.
• Today: At Asheville at 7:05 p.m.
• Atlanta Braves vs. Orioles: It took 11 innings but Baltimore wins 2-1.
• Tonight: At Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM

Please join our guests including:

• 7:40 a.m.: Natalie Dale from GDOT will join to talk about the latest area smog alert and commuting options.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Rome Police Sgt. Joe Costolnick of the department's Selective Enforcement Unit on back-to-school driving safety.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Cameron Wall, a rising sophomore at Rome High, on the new school year beginning Friday.

2 Bartow women hurt in ATV accident. Kingston barber sets Emory record for living with device buying him time until he gets a heart transplant. Heat index of 101 today. Gas prices drop again. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police ar

Continuing updates all day from www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Sweltering summer rut returns -- mid 90s, heat index above 100.

Headlines:

• Two Bartow women hurt in ATV accident Sunday evening.
• Rome man nears sixth year of new life thanks to heart device as he awaits a transplant to overcome congestive heart failure. Health
• A closer look at RiverPoint, upscale apartments off Riverside Parkway, and two waterfront condo proposals. River Point
• The week: Rome, Floyd commissions meet. Job fairs. Open house for Anna K. Davie. Sales Tax Holiday weekend. Pepperell's Midnight Madness game. Week
• Gas prices continue to drop a few pennies each week; lowest local price found in Calhoun. Prices
• Obituaries: Remembering Louise Hall Alexander, Betty Ray Christian. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics returns Tuesday.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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• Rome hammed by Asheville, 16-4.
• Today: At Asheville at 7:05 p.m.
• Atlanta Braves edges Cardinals, 3-2.
• Tonight: At Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM

Please join our guests including:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Janet Eberhart, district immunization coordinator for Public Health, on August being Nation Immunization Awareness Month.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Kim Davis of the Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia on the goals for this year's Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge.

Updates on Hampton Inn, downtown Rome restaurant. Back-to-school time for area kids, plus tax free shopping. This week across Northwest Georgia. Today's guide. Remembering Shorter's Dr. Wilson Hall. Darlington's Patrick Kearns commits to Virginia Tech.

Continuing updates all day from www.hometownheadlines.com and www.bartowheadlines.com :

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Look for highs in the 90s all week with 20-30% chance of thunderstorms each day through Saturday. Today: high of 93. heat index near 98.

Headlines:

• Business: Construction continues on Hampton Inn & Suites, Crawdaddy's makes it official on Broad St. Business
• Back to School: When classes start for area schools; sales tax holiday this coming weekend. School
• This week: Rome and Floyd Commissions meet, job fairs, open house for Anna K. Davie, Fred McGriff's in town and Pepperell's Midnight Madness game. Week
• Today: Finale of 'Aladdin Jr' at DeSoto, Swimmable Water float at Ridge Ferry, Summer Sunday concert at Harris Center in Calhoun. Sunday
• Obituaries: Remembering Shorter professor Dr. Wilson Hall, Arlene Farmer and Betty Fox. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics returns Tuesday.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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• Hardy Realty's open house gallery for today: 11 homes from Rome to Lindale to Adairsville. Click Hardy Realty.

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• Rome gets a win over Asheville, 3-2.
• Today: At Asheville at 2:05 p.m.
• Atlanta Braves fall 1-0 to Cardinals.
• Today: At St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.
• Darlington's offensive tackle Patrick Kearns commits to Virginia Tech.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM

Please join our guests Monday including:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Janet Eberhart, district immunization coordinator for Public Health, on August being Nation Immunization Awareness Month.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Kim Davis of the Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia on the goals for this year's Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge.