Floyd County bank deposits $20 million less than before. A bank-by-bank comparison. Updates on Shane's, Panera Bread as Bartow restaurant boom continues. Bass Pro, Cabela's to merger; what's it mean to LakePoint?

Continuing updates all day at www.hometownheadlines.com 

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• High of 87, sunny skies as Coosa Valley Fair opens to a week of perfect weather. Forecast
• What you need to know about Hurricane Michael. Tropics

Latest local headlines:

• Business: Annual deposit review shows $1.38 billion in area banks as of June 30, down $20 million from a year ago. Which banks saw increases and market share growth. Banks
• Business: Panera Bread, Shane's also coming to Main Street in Cartersville this fall. Dining
• Business: Bass Pro buying rival Cabela's for $5.5 billion. No answer yet on what it means to Bass Pro plans for LakePoint. Outdoors
• Coosa Valley Fair opens tonight; see early bird specials, schedule. Click Fair
• Buzz: Improvements to U.S. 27/Gore-Subligna Road set. Veterans Expo at LakePoint Oct. 11. Duck Dash raises $12,000. Free legal help Oct. 14. Buzz
• Health: Darlington site of special Blood Assurance blood drive Thursday. Alzheimer's Association plans events in Rome, Calhoun. Health
• Health: Flu shots now available at the Gordon County, Polk County health departments. Health
• Georgia Health News: Atlanta has biggest gap in breast cancer deaths when comparing whites, blacks. Health
• Education: Two Darlington students earn $160,000 in scholarships to Alabama. Floyd Schools' schedule for week after fall break. Education
• Remembering Mr. Paul Franklin Boyd, Mr. Harold James Mantooth Sr., Michael Wall, Mr. Charles Edward Woodard. Obituaries
• 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

• Honors for Shorter quarterback Tyler Pullum.
• Rome Braves, Floyd Police set celebrity golf shootout.
• Berry Vikings: At home vs. Chicago, Saturday at noon.
• Shorter Hawks: Clark Atlanta at Barron Stadium, 7 p.m. Oct. 6.
• John McClellan's high school picks: Rome, Darlington, Cartersville should have no trouble Friday night; 10 area teams off for fall break. McClellan
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• Georgia Tech:  At Pittsburgh, Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
• UGA: At South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
• Atlanta Falcons: At Broncos, 4:15 p.m. Sunday.

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

• Please join our guests including:
• 8:10 a.m.: Jim Galloway of the AJC's Political Insider on his thoughts about Georgia being a battleground state and what to expect from tonight's vice presidential debate.
• 8:40 a.m.: Cheryl Bishop with the YMCA on BooFest set for Friday, Oct. 21, at Grizzard Park.