Happy New Year! Flood warning through Monday. Rivers receding, latest road closures. 2015 rainfall totals. Chilly start to new year. Weekend guide. Sports updates.

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

 

Ware Mechanical weather:

• A sunny, but chilly start to the New Year with highs near 50 or below all weekend, lows in upper 20s. Forecast

Today's headlines:

• Rivers receding, but flood warnings continue through Monday. Updates on road closures, Gordon County damage assessments. Flooding
• 2015 one of wettest in recent years with more than 60 inches of rain over 153 days. Rainfall
• Smile Report: Rome High's Emily Jarvis donates $1000 to Floyd with her Em Bands proceeds. Smile Report
  
• New Year's Weekend: Burwell Creek paddle, "Always...Patsy Cline" at DeSoto and 'Bring One for Chipper' on Saturday. Weekend
• Roman Dan Greeson wins Keep Georgia Beautiful "Man of the Year" Award. Greeson
• Gordon EMS names EMT and Paramedic of the Year. Gordon
• Georgia Health News: Commentary: Doctors being driven to burnout. Health
• Obituaries: Remembering Eddie Neal and Gary Marvin 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

• Shorter's 2015 in review.
• Clemson and Alabama to play for National Football Championship on Jan. 11.
• Cedartown's Nick Chubb sharing rehab story to encourage other injured children. 
• 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
  
• Falcons vs. Saints at the Georgia Dome, 1 p.m. Sunday / The NFL

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