Polk County woman found dead in Florida. One dead in Bartow crash. 'Row Down the River' coming April 16. Business: Hiring at Ollie's Bargain Outlet. Floyd GOP Chair resigns. Campaign Finance Reports. Latest Grand Jury indictments. Today's Buzz.

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Cool Saturday ahead with high near 55 and low near 34 tonight. Warmer Sunday near 67. Rain back Monday night and Tuesday. Forecast

Today's headlines:

• Polk County woman's dismembered body found in central Florida. Polk
• 71-year-old Adairsville man killed in single-car crash on Hwy. 140 near Shake Rag Rd. Bartow
• Berry students organize 'Row Down the River' on April 16 to support local non-profits; paddle open to all. Row
• Business: Hiring underway for new Ollie's Bargain Outlet, GDOL to help hire 250 workers at Lake Winnie. Business
• Layla Shipman resigns as chair of Floyd County Republican Party. GOP
• Campaign finance reports: Burkhalter, Bagwell, Patterson lead in contributions. Politics
• Latest indictments from Floyd County Grand Jury. Indictments
• City of Rome to celebrate Georgia Cities Week, April 17-23, with events including International Festival, Renew our Rivers, Fire Fly Fling and Rome Symphony concert. Cities Week
• Buzz: Chieftain's Plant sale this weekend, Celebrity Bagging at Kroger, Rome Prayer Breakfast updates, Founder of Living Water for Girls speaking at GHC. Buzz
• Georgia Health News: UnitedHealthcare pulls out of Georgia exchange. Health
• Dr. Joe Joyave joins Gordon Hospital as chief medical officer. Health
• Remembering Betty Hopkins Cape, Nancy Johnston Curry, Rev. Dwight David Mauney, Sr. and Barbara Jean McCluskey. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Diningies
• 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
• 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 win 6-1 over Augusta; tonight's game at 6 with fireworks to follow.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' photo gallery.
• Georgia Tech hires new Men's Basketball Coach.
• Berry to host regional baseball playoffs.
• High school baseball updates.
• Latest local college updates.
• Details on upcoming community sports events.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM (streaming)

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: Buzz Wachsteter on the Exchange Club's Get a Jump on Child Abuse' concert with The Voice's Ellie Lawrence this Saturday at Brewhouse.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Mary Hardin Thornton of Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful on the 2016 edition of Renew our Rivers on April 22 -- Earth Day!