Meet a Rome man battling cystic fibrosis who's passion is helping others. Get a laugh from 'Heroes Assemble!' teasing Harbin Hustle. Rome Braves a win away from South Atlantic League championship. Norman's No No's: A Georgia win.

Today's first headlines and continuing news updates all day at www.hometownheadlines.com

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Low 90s all weekend with a 40% chance of rain on Sunday. Weather
• How hot was it? 98 in Rome on Thursday and a record-tying 96 in Cartersville. Weather

Latest local headlines:

• Health: Tyler West, described as 'unrelenting despite several surgeries and medical obstacles,' battles cystic fibrosis while insisting on helping others. Health
• 'Heroes Assemble!' in great trailer for Harbin Hero Hustle, complete with a surprise clip at the end. Hustle
• Education: Aflac CEO Dan Amos to speak at Berry's Wright Integrity in Leadership Lecture Sept. 29. Education
• Weekend: Rome International Film Festival, Roman Rumble, Cartersville Pub Crawl, Berry farmer's market, Rose Lawn arts festival. Weekend
• Remembering Mr. Joseph Glover "Joe" Meeks, Mrs. Stephanie Orr. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch
  

Also today:

• Fall festivals, pumpkin farms and leaf season. Your Northwest Georgia wrap-up. Fall
• Traffic: Georgia DOT, Google Maps or Waze.
• State business headlines: Georgia Trend
• Northwest Georgia jobs: Career Builder
  

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

Baseball

• Rome Braves win 2-0 vs. Blueclaws in Lakewood, a win away from the 2016 South Atlantic League championship.
• Rome Braves at the Blueclaws tonight at 7:05 (game four).
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' 2016 photo gallery.
• Atlanta Braves: Host Nationals today-Sunday.

High school:

• John McClellan's high school picks: Model, Darlington, Cartersville, Calhoun all should win easily. McClellan
• Friday night football: Your links to radio, web coverage, predicted scores and weather forecast. Friday night
• Georgia High School Football Daily

Colleges

• Norman's No-Nos: 'Noles eke one out, Tide rolls and Georgia wins an SEC game. No Nos
• Berry College: At Rhodes, 2 p.m. Saturday. Roster | Schedule | Gameday
• Shorter University: At home vs. Florida Tech, Saturday at 7 p.m.  Roster / Schedule
• UGA: At Missouri, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. 
• Georgia Tech: At home vs. Vanderbilt, 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Falcons

• Atlanta Falcons: At Oakland Sunday.

Community

• Latest updates on local soccer results and a look at some of this weekend's showdowns. Soccer

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

• Please join our guests including:
• 7:40 a.m.: John McClellan on the high school football season as some teams reach the midpoint of the 2016 season.
• 8:10 a.m.: Kevin Karel, who does Rome Braves play-by-play 99.5 FM The Jock, recaps Thursday's game from Lakewood and what to expect tonight. Hear Kevin's game call tonight at 7:05 p.m.
• 8:40 a.m.: Hometown Headlines/WRGA news roundtable.