Las Palmas moving in Cartersville. New Kroger gas station open in Cartersville ahead of store opening Wednesday. Thousands pack Berry campus for Mountain Day. Busy week ahead in NW GA including Coosa Valley Fair. Weekend guide. Beautiful fall weather ahead

Continuing updates all day at www.hometownheadlines.com 

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Beautiful week ahead with sunshine and temps in mid-80's. Forecast

Latest local headlines:

• Business: Las Palmas moving in Cartersville. Kroger's new gas station now open at Marketplace ahead of Wednesday's store opening. Business
• Mountain Day: Thousands of Berry Alumni pack campus for weekend festivities. Berry
• This week: Fall break, Coosa Valley Fair, Kroger Marketplace opens in Cartersville, job fair, Chili Cookoff and Heavy Metal in Motion. Agenda
• Weekend: Pumpkins arrive at Trinity UMC today. Great Locomotive Chase, Annual Life Chain, Peter and the Star Catcher and Blessing of the Animals. Calendar
• Remembering Angela D. Griffin, Andrew "Tree" David Smith, Ruby June Hobgood Smith, Vivian Davis Strain and Brian Keith Wells. 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

• Berry Vikings: Berry falls 34-10 at Washington (Mo.). Next: At home vs. Chicago, Saturday at noon.
• Shorter Hawks: Next: Clark Atlanta at Barron Stadium, 7 p.m. Oct. 6.
• John McClellan's high school picks: New picks coming Monday.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos: How did Norman do? No-Nos
• Georgia Tech:  Tech falls 35-21 to Miami. Next: At Pittsburgh, Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
• UGA: Georgia stunned in final play as Tennessee wins 34-31 with 'Hail Mary' pass. Next: At South Carolina, Saturday.
• Atlanta Braves: Tigers in today. (end of season).
• Atlanta Falcons: Home Sunday vs. Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox.

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

• Please join our guests Monday including:
• 8:10 a.m.: Mindy Quinn, marketing manager of Blood Assurance, with updates on critical shortages and the new Facebook page for Rome donors.
• 8:40 a.m.: Jose Santamaria, executive director of Tellus Science Museum, on Heavy Metal in Motion set for Saturday.