411/Burnt Hickory bypass opens. Updates on 10 arrest in Floyd County Schools' theft case. RockFest at Tellus this weeking. Sizzling weekend ahead. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police updates.

The local news you need throughout your busy day from www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Hot weekend starts today, continues through Sunday. Weather

Today's headlines:

• Brunch Battle heats up as area restaurants tempt weekend guests with new spins on old favorites -- and a mimosa bar? Dining
• Bartow opens Burnt Hickory Road/U.S. 411 Connector just west of the 41 interchange. Bypass
• Buzz: 'Storify' looks at Berry's now-grown eaglets. Berry faculty promotions, tenure. Workshop set to help with 're-entry.' Buzz
• Weekend: RockFest at Tellus, Run for the Rescues, Second Samuel and Cave Spring Arts Festival. Weekend
• Remembering Dr. Kenneth Edward Conner, Ms. Evelyn R. Fortner, Mrs. Nell Mae Gilreath Williams. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch
  

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• Vacation Bible Schools plan a busy summer. What's ahead. VBS
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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• Rome Braves latest updates from the road.
• Next: At Greensboro, today-Sunday.
• Latest roster moves.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Upcoming community sports events. Pepperell football goes between the hedges.
• Links to sports summer camps. Football, baseball and more.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM (streaming)

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

• At 7:40 a.m.  Investigator Jeff Jones of the Floyd County Police Department on the arrests in the Floyd County Schools' theft case.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Capt. Douglas McClure on his four years leading the Rome chapter of the Salvation Army.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.