Special opening today for Rome Tennis Center. Sales Tax Holiday for back to school is Saturday, Sunday. Pokemon GO(me) from Myrtle Hill. Heard on the Tweet. A trace cooler, a trace of rain. Later today: Jail reports, Cartersville Police updates

Where Bartow County's news day never ends: www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical's forecast:

• 50% chance of rain Saturday, 40% Sunday. But: We won't see anything close to what we need to ease the drought. Weather

Today's first headlines:

• Special 'serve' to replace standard ribbon cutting at today's grand opening of the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College. Opening ceremonies.
• Pokemon Go is gone from Myrtle Hill -- and Porto Futurus is next. Poked
• Heard on the Tweet: EMS honored for 50 years of service. Big screen seeks 'Tiny' cabin owners. Tweet
• Health: Neonatologist Clark Montague, D.O., joins Floyd. Health
• Health: From students to adults, time to check if you're up-to-date as August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Health
• Weekend: $8 barbecue plate just one of the reasons to visit Oostanaula Lodge No. 113 F & A.M. Saturday. Weekend
• Smile Report: Redmond Regional employees together contribute more than $7,600 to Summit Quest. Smile
• Memorial services are Sunday for Judy Sims, longtime educator and Rome School Board member. Judy Sims
• No other obituaries from Thursday.
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch
  

Also today:

• Traffic: Georgia DOT, Google Maps or Waze.
• State business headlines: Georgia Trend
  
• Northwest Georgia jobs: Career Builder
  

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• Rome High's 'soap game' returns Aug. 5. Unity, Georgia School for the Deaf schedules.
• Shorter's Ayana Walker in spotlight.
• Rome Braves on the road.
• Next:  Today. At Greenville through Sunday.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Atlanta Braves: At Phillies through Sunday.
• Links to high school football schedules.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m., WRGA 98.7 FM.

• At 7:20 a.m.: Update on back-to-school traffic around the schools from WRGA's Austen Trevers.
• At 7:40 a.m.:  Wendy Davis, a super delegate to this week's Democratic National Convention, on what to expect later today.
• At 8:10 a.m.:  John McClellan on the informal start of the high school football season.
• At 8:40 a.m.: U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson on the latest from Washington including updates on the Veterans Administration.