'Street Food 101' class for food truck hopefuls to be offered in Cartersville Aug. 12. Countdown to the new school year. Heat streak to continue a few more days; easing -- a bit -- by the weekend. Later today: County jail, Cartersville Police reports.

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

 

Ware Mechanical's forecast:

• A slight break in the upper 90s by week's end. Today's heat index: 103. Weather

Today's first headlines:

• Business: On track to reach $1 million in sales by Dec. 31, Shasta Daisies Boutique is launching an online store in August. Business
• Buzz: 'Street Food 101,' a program for food truck operators and hopefuls, is Aug. 12. Chattanooga airport adding nonstop service to New York area, Chicago. Buzz
• Education: Final hours of summer as schools prepare for 2016-17. Schedule and key links. Education
• Democratic National Convention opens in Philadelphia. Local reports daily on Hometown Radio. Politics
• Remembering Mrs. Martha Ann "Nanny" Pritchett Hobbs, Miriam Waddell Jarrett. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores return Tuesday.  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

• New look for Model Blue Devils this football season.
• Rome Braves blanked 2-0 by West Virginia.
• Next: Host West Virginia today-Tuesday.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Atlanta Braves: At Minnesota Twins today.
• Links to high school football schedules.

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

• 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.: J.J. Walker Seifert and Mark Cochran on the return of the Underground Rome tours as part of the fund-raisers for Rome Celebrity Dance Contest next month.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Donna Carver, director of nutrition for Floyd County Schools, on a new lunch program starting Aug. 2