New Cartersville ALDI coming to old Long John Silver's site. Another food truck parks wheels for full restaurant. Five arrested in Polk County drug sting. Today's buzz. Weekend: GOP rally, Underground tours, Purple Tie and Night at Museum. Sports updates.

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Ware Mechanical's forecast:

• 30% rain chance all weekend, highs in low 90's. Forecast

Today's first headlines:

• Business: Plans submitted for new ALDI in Cartersville at old Long John Silver's site. ALDI
• Dining: Another food truck parks its wheels as Alisha's Kitchen BBQ opens full-scale restaurant in Cartersville. Dining
• Five arrested in Polk County after illegal drug distribution investigation. Polk
• Warning: Utility phone scam circulating around Greater Rome area. Scam
• Buzz: RLT auditions for "Into the Woods", Bartow Sheriff taking application for Citizens' Academy, Chattahoochee Tech paramedic program certified. Buzz
• Education: Floyd County School's activity messenger for upcoming week. Darlington students return Monday. Education
• Weekend: GOP Hangar Rally, 'Underground tours', Night at the Museum and Darlington's Purple Tie Affair set for today. Calendar
• Remembering Janny Ruth Stanley Baker. Obituaries
• 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

• John McClellan's high school football report: McClellan
• High school football scores from Friday scrimmage games.
• Georgia High School Football Daily returns Monday.
• Rome Braves win 4 in row with 3-2 victory in 10 innings over Hickory.
• Next: Hickory tonight-Sunday.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Atlanta Braves: At Nationals tonight-Sunday.
• Berry, Shorter counting down to opening weekend of college football.

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

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