Latest update on local jobs. Rain back tonight; maybe storms Friday. Sports updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police reports.

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

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Rain returns tonight, Friday; storms possible as well. Beautiful Saturday: Sunny, 76. Weather

Today's headlines:

• Latest employment report for Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties. Jobs
• Georgia Health News: 'State of the Air' looks good for NW Georgia, OK for the state. Health
• Business: Seasons restaurant hiring. Chamber launches 'Together We Row' membership drive. Avatron update due April 28. Business
• Buzz: Cartersville adds Art Market. Veterans, military, families due at Highlands. Cow Patty Bingo set for April 30. Buzz
• Coosa High students, faculty clash in Fernando's Cup, a tribute to Fernando Guzman as he continues his battle against cancer. Fernando
• Remembering Mrs. Brenda Dee "Mandee" Edmondson Bagley, Mr. Wilburn Earl Vernon Jr. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspections, brought to you by Cupcakes Around the Corner. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• Politics: A look at the local ballots for Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk counties. 2016
• 2016 Guide to Summer Camps in Northwest Georgia. Camps
• 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

• Rome Braves swept by Augusta, lose 9-5 on Wednesday.
• Rome opens four-game home stand tonight at 7 vs. Asheville.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' photo gallery.
• Latest high school baseball updates.
• Latest local college updates.
• Upcoming community sports events.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM (streaming)

Please join our guests from 7-9 a.m. including:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Scotty Hancock, now with Redmond Regional, on what it was like five years ago April 27 when straight line winds and then tornadoes ripped through our area.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Willie Green, Floyd County's elections supervisor, on the final days to register for the May 24 primary and what's next with advance voting.