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:

• 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

• 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.