First look at September jobs picture for Northwest Georgia. More than 900 vote Wednesday. More near-record heat -- and then a 20-degree drop.

Continuing updates all day at www.hometownheadlines.com 

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Today -- near-record heat. Tonight -- storms possible. Friday -- high in the upper 60s. Weather
• We just missed tying another record Wednesday: 91 degrees (record 92 set in 1938).

Today's headlines

• September employment report: More job than a year ago but also more first-time claims for assistance.  Jobs
• Elections: More than 2,900 people already have voted in Floyd County. Plus: Political calendar, candidate profiles. Elections
• Education: Pepperell High's freshman class commits to graduation Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle brings business/education summit to GNTC-Gordon County. Education 
• Weekend: From BooFest to Peach State to cowboys to three community festivals, welcome to one of the busiest weekends of the year. Calendar
• Buzz: Junior Service League's poinsettia sale under way. Homemakers bazaar is Nov. 11-12. Blankenship named Program Director for Heyman HospiceCare. Student leadership summit held. Buzz
• Georgia Health News: State fares poorly again on baby, maternal health.Health
• Remembering Mr. Grady William Jones, Mrs. Rose Marie Jordan, Mrs. Susan P. Pearson. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. Crime

Also today:

• Campaign watch: Election headlines; sample ballots; summary of candidate profiles. Plus: Local, national political calendars. Politics
• Proposed amendment would drastically change how Georgia deals with trouble schools. Debate is over state control vs. local control. Schools
• 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

• High school football: Cedartown plays at Troup County tonight at 7.
• John McClellan's high school picks: Big wins for Rome, Pepperell, Darlington, Cartersville. Rockmart over Coosa.  McClellan
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• More honors for Shorter's Alfred Chelanga.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos: New picks coming Friday.
• Berry Vikings:  Oct. 29 at home vs. Millsaps, 1 p.m.
• Shorter Hawks:  At West Florida, Saturday at 1 p.m.
• Georgia Tech:   Oct. 29, homecoming vs. Duke. Noon.
• UGA:   Oct. 29 vs. Florida in Jacksonville, 3:30 p.m.
• Atlanta Falcons: Sunday at home vs. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

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

• Please join our guests including:
• 7:40 a.m.: Jamey Alcorn, principal of Pepperell High School, on the annual commitment ceremony and updates on the Dragons
• 8:10 a.m.: Model High graduate Tim Reynolds on his Sunday, Oct. 30, concert at the DeSoto Theatre in Rome. Also: Chris Jackson, president of the Historic DeSoto Foundation.
• 8:40 a.m.: Dr. Brian Carroll, chair of communication at Berry College, on the media and the presidential race.