Community mourns death Model high basketball players. Candidates for Floyd Clerk of Court talk online records. Rome native wins state duck calling championship. Busy week ahead. Sunny, near 80 all week. McClellan's high school picks.

Continuing updates all day at www.hometownheadlines.com 

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Beautiful Columbus Day ahead. Sunshine with highs near 80 all week. Forecast

Today's headlines

• Remembering Kobe Thomas, Model High junior and former Pepperell basketball player. Thomas 
• Campaign 2016: Floyd County Clerk of Court candidates discuss online access to court documents, real estate records. Politics 
• Calling all ducks: Rome native Chase Camp wins state duck calling championship, heading to world competition in November. Ducks 
• One person injured in rollover crash on I-75 in Bartow County late Sunday.Bartow
• Buzz: Cowboy Festival & Symposium returns to Booth Museum. It's National Fire Prevention Week. Cartersville firefighters out for 'Give the Boot' fundraiser. Buzz
• Agenda: Commission meetings, BOE meetings, Veterans Expo, political forum, 'Walk a Mile in Her Shoes' and busy fall weekend ahead. Agenda 
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Also today:

• Campaign watch: Summary of candidate profiles (and links to GHC video interviews). Plus: Local, national political calendars. Politics
• 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

• John McClellan's high school football picks: Rome and Cartersville cruise. Pepperell by 10 over Rockmart. Model by 6 over Chattooga and Darlington by 6 over Trion. McClellan
• Berry Vikings: Next: At Hendrix, 2 p.m. Saturday
• Shorter Hawks: Next: At North Alabama, Oct. 15, 7 p.m.
• Georgia Tech: Next: At home vs. Georgia Southern, Saturday at 12:30 p.m.  
• UGA: Bulldogs beat South Carolina, 28-14. Next: At home vs. Vanderbilt, Saturday at noon.
• Atlanta Falcons: At Broncos, 4:15 p.m. Sunday.

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