Sunday, January 31, 2016

All eyes on Tuesday night's weather. Officer-involved shooting in Walker Co. Pedestrian killed in Cartersville. Week ahead in NW Georgia. Monday is last day to register to vote for primary. Sports updates.

 

Ware Mechanical weather:

  • All eyes on Tuesday night forecast with severe weather including damaging winds, isolated tornadoes possible. Forecast

Today's headlines:

  • GBI investigating officer-involved shooting that left one dead in Walker County early Saturday. GBI
  • Cartersville Police identify 63-year-old pedestrian struck and killed on Highway 411 Friday night. Cartersville
  • Week ahead: Pre-K health roundup, Meet the HeART artists, Floyd BOE meets, regional government meetings, 'Secret Garden' and 'Little Shop of Horrors'. Week
  • Monday is deadline to register to vote in Presidential Primary on March 1. Vote
  • Smile Report: Georgia Northwestern Technical College announces president's, dean's list for fall 2015. Smile
  • Weekend:  'Secret Garden' this afternoon at 2:30. Weekend
  • Obituaries: Remembering Imogene Nichols Highfield Marbut and Patricia Salmon Wall. Funerals
  • Latest Public Health restaurant inspection scores returns Tuesday.   Dining
  • Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Advertising:

  • Special advertising section to showcase restaurants' Valentine's Day plans, menus. How to advertise

Regular features:

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

  • College, high school updates.
  • Super Bowl L: It's Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m., CBS.
  • Georgia Tech's Roger Kaiser to sign books here Feb. 1.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM.
-Please join us from 7-9 a.m. Monday with our guests:

  • At 7:40 a.m.: Marenda Russell, Floyd's Heart Failure Clinical Coordinator, and spokesman Dan Bevels on a heart-healthy project with the YMCA.
  • At 8:10 a.m.: Tim Herrington of Floyd County Emergency Management on this week's possible rough weather and Severe Weather Awareness Week.
  • At 8:40 a.m.: Ann Hortman and David Araiza on the city of Rome's year-round tennis pass.
 

 

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Potential severe weather Tuesday. New Mental Health Court starts next week. $138 million tourism impact in 2015. Latest indictments. Evening on runway for heart health. Weekend and latest sports updates.

 

Ware Mechanical weather:

  • Beautiful weekend ahead, but keep an eye on potential severe weather threat on Tuesday.

Today's headlines:

  • Another armed robbery Friday night as Rome Police continue to investigate rash of recent robberies.
  • Cartersville Police: 63-year-old pedestrian struck and killed on Highway 411 overnight.
  • Judge Jack Neidrach: New Mental Health Court to start next week with goal of keeping mentally ill out of jail. Court
  • 2015 Annual Report: Tourism generates over $138 million for Rome-Floyd County economy. Report
  • Latest indictments from Floyd County Superior Court. Indictments
  • 'An Evening on the Runway': Redmond's spotlight on heart health to benefit the Historic DeSoto Theatre Foundation. Runway
  • Politics: Graves elected to House Republican Steering Committee, Loudermilk joins other lawmakers to launch 'Article I Project'. Politics
  • Floyd honors employees during annual Celebration of Service event including 40-year employee Konda Dizon. Floyd
  • Bartow EMS: 18-year-old airlifted to Atlanta hospital following single-car accident on Cass-White Rd. Bartow
  • Region: Special Valentine's Day blood drive event, Rome Rotary updates, Russell Moore returns to The Grand Theatre and more. Region
  • Georgia Dept. of Public Health urges precautions for Georgia travelers, especially pregnant women, on Zika virus. Health
  • Weekend: Try BOGO basketball, beignets, a 'Secret Garden,' Your Girlfriend (the band, thank you!) and stargazing on top of ol' Red Top. Weekend
  • Smile Report: Bartow resident Jessica Warren receives EAGLE Award at Chattahoochee Technical College. Smile Report
  • Updates from Friday's Downtown Development Authority coffee break. DDA
  • Obituaries: Remembering Agnes Bell Johnson, Jimmy L. Ragland, Barbara Moreland Sullins, Patricia Wall and Miles Homer Watters, Sr. Funerals
  • Latest Public Health restaurant inspection scores.   Dining
  • Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

  • The state football champs Cartersville Hurricanes honored at State Capitol.
  • More honors for Shorter's Jordan Shaw.
  • College, high school updates.
  • Super Bowl L: It's Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m., CBS.
  • Georgia Tech's Roger Kaiser to sign books here Feb. 1.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM.
-Please join us from 7-9 a.m. Monday with our guests:

  • At 7:40 a.m.: Marenda Russell, Floyd's Heart Failure Clinical Coordinator, and spokesman Dan Bevels on a heart-healthy project with the YMCA.
  • At 8:10 a.m.: Tim Herrington of Floyd County Emergency Management on this week's possible rough weather and Severe Weather Awareness Week.
  • At 8:40 a.m.: Ann Hortman and David Araiza on the city of Rome's year-round tennis pass.

Friday, January 29, 2016

Already concerns about potential severe weather Tuesday. Tracking some late business projects. Weekend guide. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police reports

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

Ware Mechanical weather:

  • Gorgeous weekend could give way to first major bout of severe weather this year. Weather
  • Hail, strong winds, even tornadoes possible next Tuesday, Wednesday -- right in time for Severe Weather Awareness Week. See our safety tips. Severe

Today's headlines:

  • Business: From doughnuts to outdoors gear, some slight -- and not so slight -- delays for major local projects. Business
  • Chamber's annual meeting honors Small Business of the Year (Rome Cleaners), top ambassador Kimberly Glover. Chamber
  • Region: Updates on the community's mental health court. Sending water to Flint, Mich. More railroad work.  Briefs
  • Weekend: Try BOGO basketball, beignets, a 'Secret Garden,' Your Girlfriend (the band, thank you!) and stargazing on top of ol' Red Top. Weekend
  • Redmond earns Partnership for Health and Accountability's Quality and Patient Safety Award. Redmond
  • 2016 Paddle Georgia to start near Tennessee line, end at Heritage Park in downtown Rome. Paddle
  • Coosa High grad, now a Calhoun officer, talks about 'use of force' training at Georgia Northwestern's law enforcement academy. GNTC
  • Georgia Health News: Emory's Winship finds partner in South Georgia. GHN 
  • Obituaries: Remembering Quincy Lamar "Bunky" Bobo, Julia Suzanne Chambers, Michael Page, Mrs. Eloise Brown Smith. Services
  • Latest Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Rough (55/U) first inspection for new Rome restaurant   Dining
  • Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

  • State Mutual Stadium to host high school, college baseball this spring.
  • Now available: year-round tennis pass.
  • Shorter introduces new football coach Aaron Kelton
  • College, high school updates.
  • Super Bowl L: It's Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m., CBS.
  • Georgia Tech's Roger Kaiser to sign books here Feb. 1.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM.
-Please join us from 7-9 a.m. with our guests:

  • At 7:40 a.m.: Larry Alford with Rome Cleaners, the winner of the chamber's annual Small Business of the Year.
  • At 8:10 a.m.: Tracy Raymond, RN, Public Health Nurse Specialist with the Floyd County Health Department, will discuss what's behind the agency's pre-K round up set for Feb. 1-12.
  • At 8:40 a.m.: Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.

 

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Latest update on local jobs. Tourism booming thanks to LakePoint. A new look at our weekends. 12 years of Headlines. Dining. More honors for 'Canes Lawrence. Later today: Jail updates, police reports.

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

Ware Mechanical weather:

  • Payback time as weekend looks great -- sunny, low 60s. Weather

Today's headlines:

  • December jobs: The latest reports from the Georgia Department of Labor. Jobs
  • As Hampton Inn opens at LakePoint, Emerson because a member of Bartow's booming tourism council. Tourism
  • As Hometown celebrates 12 years today, we thank you for making it happen. So what's next? Media
  • Weekend: Try BOGO basketball, beignets, a 'Secret Garden,' Your Girlfriend (the band, thank you!) and stargazing on top of ol' Red Top. Guide
  • Fifth edition of Harbin Clinic's Community Wellness Expo set for Feb. 20; open to all over the age of 18. Health
  • Health Department's Pre-K Health Reoundup is Feb. 1-12. Roundup.
  • Region: Updates from Chieftains as well as Polk County Police, city of Cedartown. Briefs
  • Bartow County Health Department offering 'long-acting reversible contraception.' Health
  • Georgia Health News: Lawmaker blasts dental group over hygienist bill. GHN
  • Obituaries: Remembering Mrs. Betty Joyce Thomas, Mrs. Lillian Turner. Services
  • Latest Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
  • Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

  • Youth sports updates. More honors for Cartersville QB Trevor Lawrence.
  • College, high school updates.
  • Super Bowl L: It's Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m., CBS.
  • Georgia Tech's Roger Kaiser to sign books here Feb. 1.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM.
-Please join us from 7-9 a.m. with our guests:

  • At 7:40 a.m.: Former City Commissioner Buzz Wachsteter, who pushed the Feb. 15 deadline for the TAD funding for the Courtyard by Marriott project on West Third Street.
  • At 8:40 a.m.: David Dundee, astronomy program manager at Tellus Science Museum, on the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew of seven.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Man found stabbed in Bartow County late Tuesday. Seven armed robberies in 11 days in Rome, Chattooga area. Bartow County updates. Cooler today; great weekend ahead. Restaurant reports. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police reports.

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

 

Ware Mechanical weather:

  • Cooler today through Friday; 62 by Sunday. Weather

Today's headlines:

  • Seven armed robberies in 11 days in Greater Rome, Summerville and Chattooga County. Reward offered in case where someone was shot. Crime
  • Labor Department to help Roper Corp. (GE) recruit 80 workers in LaFayette on Feb. 4. Jobs
  • Blood Assurance: Local blood supplies hit crucially low levels; when and where to give. Health
  • Updates: Floyd School Board to review superintendent candidates Friday. Shorter resets SAT date. New executive director for Rome Little Theatre. Updates
  • Smile Report: Berry College has named three students as 2016 Kirbo Scholars. Smile
  • Latest updates from Adairsville, Cartersville and Bartow County. Bartow
  • Latest updates from across Northwest Georgia. Region
  • Georgia Health News: Feds cite deaths of developmentally disabled in push for improvements. GHN
  • Obituaries: Remembering Mr. Nathan William Gaddy, Mrs. Frances Ann Wright Gowen, Mrs. Agnes M. Lewis, Mr. Harvey Poole, Ms. Lillian Turner. Services
  • Latest Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
  • Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

  • Honors for Shorter, Georgia Highlands' players.
  • Latest local high school updates.
  • Super Bowl L: It's Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m., CBS.
  • Georgia Tech's Roger Kaiser to sign books here Feb. 1.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM.
-Please join us from 7-9 a.m. with our guests:

  • At 7:40 a.m.: Layla Shipman, Floyd County Republican Party chair, on Thursday's date and the watching party; Saturday's GOP meeting; and the Iowa caucus.
  • At 8:10 a.m.: Rusty Mansell, recruiting specialist for 247sports.com, joins us to talk about local and college recruiting as National Signing Day draws closer.
 

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Dining: Chick-fil-A's sixth Daddy-Daughter Date; breakfast freebie. Business updates. Upper 50s today; cold on the way back. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police reports.

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

Ware Mechanical weather:

  • Another day in the upper 50s; half inch of rain possible. No immediate snow concerns.

Today's headlines:

  • Business: an aerial view of Cartersville's Kroger Marketplace. Plus additional updates. Business
  • A changing menu, taking advantage of local produce and meats, will make Seasons unique, says Blumberg. Restaurants
  • Dining notes: Daddy Daughter Date returns to Chick-fil-A; early freebie; El Zarape adds Sunday hours Feb. 7. Notes
  • From WRGA: Rome City Commission gives OK to Courtyard deal. WRGA
  • Lt. Col. Oliver North to headline Unity Christian School's first Education on Purpose banquet on March 14 at The Forum. UCS
  • Teams forming for eighth edition of Harbor House Adult Spell Off presented by Harbin Clinic. Tickets on sell sail sale Monday. Spell Off
  • Buzz: Georgia Northwestern nominates five instructors for the Rick Perkins Award of Excellence in Technical Instruction. Plus two other updates. Buzz
  • Region: Want to be a delegate to the Democratic National Convention? Plus: Updates from Northwest Georgia. Briefs
  • Obituaries: Remembering Mrs. Leah Josephine Anglea. Services
  • Latest Public Health restaurant inspection scores. U for food truck in Floyd. Dining
  • Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

  • Updates from the Rome Braves' Hot Stove Gathering including a 34-photo gallery by Mills Fitzner. Braves
  • Latest local high school, college updates.
  • Super Bowl L: It's Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m., CBS.
  • Georgia Tech's Roger Kaiser to sign books here Feb. 1.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM.
-Please join us from 7-9 a.m. with our guests:

  • At 7:40 a.m.: Rainey Campbell of the Rome Area Council for the Arts and Andrea Pitts of Redmond Regional Medical Center on the Third Annual Rome Community HeART Project in downtown Rome.
  • At 8:40 a.m.: Wendy Davis on the Democratic Party's 14th Congressional District meeting coming to Rome as delegate selection to the party's national convention continues.