Prime time: 7 things to know about the presidential primary between now and Tuesday night. Advisers: Spring break great time to make critical college visits. Rain returning. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police updates.

Where your news day starts: www.bartowheadlines.com

 

Today's weather:

• High of 69 on Sunday; rain returns -- especially Tuesday night.

Today's headlines:

• Seven things to know about the presidential primary between now and Tuesday night. The vote
• Spring break: A great time for high school students to make critical college visits. First of two parts. College
• Buzz: Rome River Jam to cover two days, returning to Ridge Ferry. Sears Optical's far-sighted solution. Easter Bunny returns.  Gas inches upward (spring break?) Buzz
• Agenda: 'SEC Primary' is Tuesday; precincts open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Floyd School Board to vote on contract for superintendent. Agenda
• Latest Public Health restaurant inspection scores return Tuesday. 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

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• Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame dinner tonight.
• High School baseball at State Mutual Stadium Friday, Saturday.
• Rome Braves' single-game tickets go on sale March 12; other events that day at State Mutual Stadium.
• College and high school basketball updates.
• AAU Basketball tryouts on Wednesday, Thursday.

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: Unity Christian students Hannah Payne and Carson Earnest on their take of SEC Primary.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Floyd County Elections Supervisor Willie Green III on what to expect Tuesday and a final look at advance voting.

 

Overnight shooting leaves one dead. Spring is in the air. Flood warning continue for Coosa River. All eyes on Tuesday's SEC Primary. Busy week ahead in NW Georgia. Stop Hunger Now today at Berry. Every Child's a Star coming March 5. GHC Lady Chargers win N

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Today's weather:

• Another beautiful day ahead with sunshine, high near 67. Look for more rain Monday and Tuesday. Forecast
• Flood warnings continue for Coosa River. Road closing: Thomas Bluff Road remains closed in Floyd County.

Today's headlines:

• One man dead, another wounded, two in custody following first murder here in 2016.
• All eyes on Tuesday's SEC Presidential Primary; Clinton crushes the South Carolina Democratic Primary. Politics
• Week ahead: Presidential Primary, North Rome NEP meeting, Floyd BOE meeting, injury prevention seminar and Berry Half Marathon. Agenda
• Today: Stop Hunger Now volunteers attempting to pack 70,000 meals for children. Stop Hunger
• The 23rd annual 'Every Child's is a Star' to showcase young talent on March 5 to benefit Advocates for Children. Advocates
• Remembering Frances Lonnette Harris, Surerome Hunter and Helen Jean Trotter. Obituaries
• 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

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• Georgia Highland's Lady Chargers win the NJCAA Division I Region 17 Women's Basketball Championship.
• Berry Men fall in SAA tournament to Birmingham-Southern. 
• Today: Free Baseball Clinic from 2-4 p.m. at Tiger Baseball Field at Darlington School for ages 5-14.
• Rome Braves' single-game tickets go on sale March 12; other events that day at State Mutual Stadium.
• Tennis updates.
• College and high school updates.
• AAU Basketball tryouts on March 2-3.

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: UCS students Hannah Payne and Carson Earnest on their take of SEC Primary.

Early voting sets Georgia record, plus totals from NW Georgia. Businessman Jay Shell running for Floyd BOE. Latest indictments. Floyd high schools earn AP honors. Adult Spell Off winners. Sports updates.

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Today's weather:

• Beautiful weekend ahead with sunshine, highs near 60 on Saturday and 64 on Sunday. Rain returns late Sunday with storms possible midweek. Forecast
• Latest flood warnings for Coosa River.

Today's headlines:

• Politics: Georgia sets new record for early voting in presidential primary. Over 3,200 early voters in Floyd County. Vote
• Republican Jay Shell announces bid for four-year term on Floyd County Board of Education. Shell
• Latest indictments from Floyd Superior Court. Indictments
• Buzz: Floyd high schools named AP Honor schools, Paddle Georgia seeks educators, Habitat for Humanity needs mentors and FCSO offering church security training. Buzz
• Team Risky BEESniss takes home the title in Harbor House's eighth annual Adult Spell Off. Spell
• Smile Report: Four Darlington students win Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Smile Report
• Remembering Terrence Clark and Paul McConnell. Obituaries
• 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

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• High school basketball: Model and Calhoun both out in state tourney.
• SAA honors for six Berry basketball players. 
• Rome Braves' single-game tickets go on sale March 12; other events that day at State Mutual Stadium.
• Tennis updates.
• College and high school updates.
• AAU Basketball tryouts on March 2-3.

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: UCS students Hannah Payne and Carson Earnest on their take of SEC Primary.

Bartow Buzz: New goal for Advocates for Children. Explore Georgia deadline Tuesday. A look inside LakePoint's new complex. Restaurant scores. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police reports.

Where your news day starts: www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Today's weather:

• Warmer with 58 Saturday, 66 Sunday. Flooding: Warnings for four waterways; three roads closed. Weather

Today's headlines:

• Former owners of The Peach reopening 425 Broad St. under the name Empire on March 5. Business
• Business: Greater Community Bank celebrates 20 years today with assets of $132.6 million. Banking
• Politics: Georgia sets advance voting record for presidential primaries. Floyd's total at 2,395. Final day of advance voting. GOP women meet Tuesday. Vote
• Redmond's new EMS headquarters on John Davenport will centralize key operations. EMS
• Buzz: Floyd School Board to complete hire of Dr. John Jackson Tuesday. River Jam returns to May this year. Buzz
• Bartow Buzz: Advocates for Children adds Parents as Teachers program. 'Explore Georgia' photo deadline is Tuesday. Bartow
• Cast of 'characters' to stage 'Murder Me, I'm Irish' on March 17, benefiting Floyd Against Drugs. Irish
• Unity's Young American's for Freedom chapter hosts former Treasurer Bay Buchanan at high school assembly. Unity
• Georgia Health News: Rural health tax credits approved by Georgia House. GHN
• Remembering Larry Edward Byars, Glenda Fay Wells. Obituaries
• 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

• High school basketball: Model to play Putnam County today at 4:45 p.m. in Milledgeville; Calhoun boys face Jenkins on tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Augusta.
• Rome Braves' single-game tickets go on sale March 12; other events that day at State Mutual Stadium.
• Tennis updates.
• College and high school updates.
• AAU Basketball tryouts on March 2-3.

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: Rome attorney David Guldenschuh, who's supporting John Kasich in the GOP presidential primary.
• At 8:10 a.m.: David Lance of Greater Community Bank on the 20th anniversary of the bank's founding today and what's ahead.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.

Updates on floods and high water. Restaurant gossip. Advance voting continues. Obituaries. Latest sports. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police reports.

Where your news day starts: www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Today's weather:

• Cold day ahead; high of 49 with windchill in the 30s.
• Latest updates on our flooded waterways and other high-water issues.

Today's headlines:

• Dining: Restaurant gossip; the best place to watch the SEC (primary -- and football); and why Irish eyes are smilin.' Restaurants
• Republican Wright Bagby running for County Commissioner Post 2 seat now held by Garry Fricks. Politics
• Floyd should top 2,000 advance voters this afternoon. More honors for Brinson Askew's Richardson. High marks for Georgia Northwestern's paramedic program. Buzz
• Georgia Health News: WellStar closing in on major hospital deals; would make it the biggest health system in Georgia. GHN
• Remembering Mr. James Howard Childers, Mr. David E. Culp Sr., Venica Belinda Rogers, Mr. Ralph Franklin Treadaway. Obituaries
• 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

• High school basketball: Model to play Putnam County on Friday at 4:45 p.m. in Milledgeville; Calhoun boys face Jenkins on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Augusta.
• PHS Alumni Baseball Game is March 12.
• College and high school updates.
• The Rome Braves announce Fourth Annual No Excuses 5K, Health Walk, & Hot Dog Fun Run will take place on Saturday, April 16.
• AAU Basketball tryouts on March 2-3.

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: From Redmond Regional Medical Center, new heart procedures available for patients with Dr. Chas Jackson, Harbin Clinic Cardiologist.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Brian Guthrie, a co-chair in Floyd County for supporters of Ted Cruz for president, on what we can expect from the SEC Primary and beyond.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Dr. Frank Stephenson,  professor of economics at Berry College, on politics and maybe even baseball.

Latest update on our overnight weather. Advance voting continues at elections office, civic center. Restaurant updates. Sports updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police reports.

Where your news day starts: www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Today's weather:

• With storms due early today, we'll have separate live updates.
• Flash flood watch in effect until 6 this evening.
• Wind advisory continues until 1 a.m. Thursday.
• Continuing weather coverage all day from Hometown Headlines.

Today's headlines:

• Business: New look due at Central Plaza; new tenant, too, as The Stitchery plans to move. Open at Alto: Middle Eastern Cafe & Sweets.  Business
• Harbin Clinic Renal Dietitians to shop with kidney patients at five stores next month to help select 'better food choices.' Health
• Buzz: 40 jobs available at Friday career fair. Another 140 advance voters; three days left. 'Eagle Lake' named at Berry. Buzz
• Georgia Health News: Legislation to empower Georgians with disabilities gains steam. GHN
• Remembering Ms. Mary Frances Boddie, Hugh Doyce "Dorsey" Hulsey. Obituaries
• 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

• Update from the Atlanta Braves' spring training: Freddie Freeman is in camp.
• High school basketball: Model to play Putnam County on Friday at 4:45 p.m. in Milledgeville; Calhoun boys face Jenkins on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Augusta.
• The Rome Braves announce Fourth Annual No Excuses 5K, Health Walk, & Hot Dog Fun Run will take place on Saturday, April 16.
• AAU Basketball tryouts on March 2-3.

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: Floyd County Emergency Management Director Tim Herrington on the impact of our overnight storms.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Bill and Cecil Burk on Donald Trump's bid to win the Republican nomination (first of several interviews with local candidate representatives)