Golfer Greg Norman bringing academy to LakePoint, Business Chronicle reports. Hunger Games' sequel being filmed in Rockmart. Frost advisory in effect for Thursday morning. Latest regional updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

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Golfer Greg Norman to open 30-acre academy at LakePoint, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Hunger Games' sequel 'Mockingjay' filming in Rockmart corn maze this week.   Hackett's Meat Market closing this week. -Open for five years, the closing comes just a week after the arrival of Publix.   Car wash wars begin: As Goo-Goo Express Car Wash prepares to open next week, its nearly new competitorHurricane Bay is closed in order to spruce up a bit.   AT&T sets ribbon cutting for Nov. 8 for new store at Charles Hight Square Ware Mechanical forecast -Frost advisory in effect from 2 until 9 a.m. Thursday morning; look for 31 degrees overnight Friday as well. Public Health restaurant scores. Dining -Floyd and Bartow county reports.   Today's jail reports.

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    John McClellan's high school picks: -Coosa over Model; Pepperell by 1 over Chattooga; Cartersville, Cedartown, Calhoun cruise   High School Football Daily: Cedartown running back Nick Chubb leads the state player of the year rankings; Cartersville quarterback Brooks Barden listed as no. 7.   Colleges: -Shorter at Barron at 7 p.m. Thursday to play Delta State. -Berry at Chris Hunter Stadium Saturday vs.   Birmingham-Southern at 1 p.m. Norman's No-Nos: -Next edition due Friday.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast:  -Wednesday: Sunny, high of 62, low of 36. -Thursday: Sunny, high of 64, low of 37. Frost advisory in effect from 2 until 9 a.m. Thursday. -Friday: Sunny, high of 57, low of 31.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm -Please join our guests Wednesday including: -Karen Handel, U.S. Senate candidate, on the aftermath of the government shutdown and what's next. -Lisa Stuenkel and Melanie Baker on the latest updates from theCommunity Kitchen. -Brian McClellan, director of Gordon County's IT department, on Tuesday's Apple announcement

Sheriff's bloodhound finds missing Floyd woman. Outlets to open Thanksgiving night; Santa due at mall on Nov. 8. Last day in the 70s for at least a week; freeze by Saturday? John McClellan's high school picks. Latest dining scores

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Two weeks out of training, Snickers the sheriff's bloodhound finds missing Coosa woman

-Hear about Snickers' successful search from Sheriff Tim Burkhalter, Deputy Mike Williams and EMA Director Scotty Hancock on today's Hometown Radio at 7:40 a.m. on WRGA 1470 AM.

Calhoun Premium Outlets to get another early jump on Black Friday shopping -- as are its competitiors.

-Early arrival for Santa this year, too: Nov. 8 at Mount Berry Square.

SPLOST vote: is it really city vs. county?

-That's how anti-SPLOST group is spinning it on Facebook, ads.

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Public Health restaurant scores. Dining

-Floyd and Bartow county reports.

 

Ware Mechanical forecast: Click 

-Light rain today, cooler by Wednesday; Saturday morning freeze?

 

Today's jail reports. 

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    John McClellan's high school picks: -Coosa over Model; Pepperell by 1 over Chattooga; Cartersville, Cedartown, Calhoun cruise High School Football Daily: Colleges: -Shorter at Barron at 7 p.m. Thursday to play Delta State. -Berry at Chris Hunter Stadium Saturday vs.   Birmingham-Southern at 1 p.m. Norman's No-Nos: -Next edition due Friday.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast:   -Tuesday: 20% rain chance, high of 73, low of 44. -Wednesday: Sunny, high of 62, low of 37. -Thursday: Sunny, high of 65, low of 37.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm -Please join our guests Tuesday including: -Sheriff Tim Burkhalter and the search dog Snickers, as well as his handler Mike Williams and Floyd EMA Director Scotty Hancock, join us to talk about the search for the Coosa dementia patient. -Jim Williams, coach of the Georgia Northwestern Technical College women's basketball team, joins us

 

Cowboy symposium this weekend. Cartersville maintains No. 2 spot in high school ratings. Low of 39 this morning, low 70s later today. Due by noon: Bartow County Jail reports

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Monster of a weekend due in downtown Rome with zombies, bands, arts and even the Frankenstein monster.   What you need to know about Saturday's Zombie-Thon 5K and 2-Mile Health Walk: registration, zombification and more.   Today's Buzz: Familiar face leaves Shorter; cowboys on the way.   Gas prices jump in Northwest Georgia; statewide average up around a nickel a gallon   (sponsored post) Zombies confirmed in Rome; citizens urged to 'run.' -Plus: 'Help save Dr. Charles Baggett.'   Ware Mechanical forecast: Click  -Frost advisory for Northwest Georgia through 9 this morning; 38 so far today in Rome; cold weather on the way this week -Join us at 8:10 this morning as we talk with the weather service about the cold snap on Hometown Headlines Radio Edition onWRGA 1470 AM.   Today's jail reports.

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    High School Football Daily: -Cartersville holds on to no. 2 in AAA rankings, Calhoun no. 5 in AA and Cedartown No. 7 in AAAA. John McClellan's  high school picks  -Posting Tuesday Colleges: -Shorter at Barron at 7 p.m. Thursday to play Delta State. -Berry at Chris Hunter Stadium Saturday vs.   Birmingham-Southern at 1 p.m. Norman's No-Nos: -Next edition due Friday. Norman says he had one of his roughest weeks ever this past Saturday (and that spans more than 25 years).

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast:   -Monday: Mostly sunny, high of 72, low of 46. -Tuesday: High of 72, 20% rain chance, low of 44. -Wednesday: Sunny, high of 60, low of 37.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm -Please join our guests Monday including: -Redmond Regional pharmacists Allen Gandhi and Leah Vincent on National Hospital & Health-System Pharmacy Week. -A meteorologist from the National Weather Service on the cold snap coming our way. -Jim Williams, head coach of Georgia Northwestern Technical College's women's team.

Busy weekend in NW Georgia. Carrier donates $10,000 in goods to GNTC, Pageants economic impact in Bartow. New Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Investment Firm. Saturday; high of 72, lows around 40 on the way. Sports updates.

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Today's FIRST edition   Busy weekend in Northwest Georgia with school bazaar, Tellus' Heavy Metal in Motion, Three Rivers Run and more.   Carrier donates more than $10,000 in goods to GNTC's HVAC program.   2013 pageants already having an economic impact on Cartersville-Bartow County.   Some familiar faces join Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Investment firm in Rome.   (sponsored post) Has someone you love been 'Zombified?' -Plus: Can Dr.Chacko be saved after being zombified?   Weekend guide -Today: family fun day, run/walk to help fight breast cancer, school benefits, Heavy Metal at Tellus and some kickin' back in downtown Cartersville.   Public Health restaurant scores -Latest from Floyd, Bartow counties.   Ware Mechanical forecast: Click    Today's jail reports.

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    Norman's No-Nos: -Norman Arey says Georgia, even Tech get 10-point wins this weekend. And no smiles for Will Muschamp this Saturday.   John McClellan's  high school picks -How were John's  picks last night?   Colleges: -Berry plays at Hendrix Saturday. -Shorter on the road to Florida Institute of Technology. Preview and game notes now posted.

Your Ware Mechanical forecast:   -Saturday: Scattered sprinkles, high of 72, low of 42. -Sunday: Sunny, high of 67, low of 39. -Monday: Sunny, high of 73, low of 49 with 20% rain chance.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online at wrga.streamon.fm -Please join our guests Monday including: -Redmond Regional pharmacists Allen Gandhi and Leah Vincent on National Hospital & Health-System Pharmacy Week. -Jim Williams, head coach of Georgia Northwestern Technical College's women's team.

Regional business updates. Bartow Public Health restaurant scores. High school football predictions, broadcast updates. Dazzling weekend forecast; low 40s by Sunday morning. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

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Mattress Firm opens today, the second tenant to do so at Charles Hight Square. -Next up: AT&T, Sweet Frog. -Prep work continues on West Rome's Popeye's.   Redmond Regional's 'Pink Out' today; balloons away. -Coincides with National Mammography Day.   (sponsored post) Zombies Roam Free at Myrtle Hill. -Plus: Can Dr. Beauchamp be saved after being zombified?   Weekend guide -Some politics (tonight), family fun day (Saturday), run/walk to help fight breast cancer, school benefits, Heavy Metal at Tellus and some kickin' back in downtown Cartersville.   Weekend Buzz -Softball Slam returns to State Mutual Stadium next month. Upcoming health seminar. Crafts, talent showcase coming to Cave Spring.   Public Health restaurant scores -Latest from Floyd, Bartow counties.   Ware Mechanical forecast: Click  - Pretty much clear skies through Sunday with the coolest mornings of the season early Sunday, Monday.   Today's jail reports.

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    Norman's No-Nos: -Norman Arey says Georgia, even Tech get 10-point wins this weekend. And no smiles for Will Muschamp this Saturday.   John McClellan's  high school picks -Cartersville to stay undefeated. Model by one over Pepperell. Rough night again for Rome -Football broadcast guide. Georgia High School Football Daily: -Darlington No. 1 in Class A Private power ratings Colleges: -Berry plays at Hendrix Saturday. -Shorter   on the road to   Florida Institute of Technology. Preview and game notes now posted.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast:  -Friday: Sunny, high of 73, low of 50. -Saturday: 20% rain chance, high of 72, low of 41. -Sunday: Sunny, high of 70, low of 40.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online at wrga.streamon.fm -Please join our guests Friday including: -Andrea Pitts from Redmond Regional Medical Center on upcoming free seminar on digestive health. -Retired NFL punter and now Life Church community pastor Greg Cater on the NFL so far this season. -Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable as Kim Sloan Jarrett and Andrew Carter join us to provide some context to the week's top local stories.

Next at LakePoint: Sand volleyball complex? Bartow's first-time jobless claims down 4%. Latest Public Health restaurant scores. Gingrey, Graves vote no on Senate compromise. Rain today, much cooler by Sunday

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Slide show takes a closer look at Courtyard by Marriott and the adjoining City Exchange, complete with space for a new restaurant and four upstairs loft apartments.   First-time jobless claims jump in Floyd, down in Bartow -Petz to hire 50 to 60 temp workers for tax season. -Latest update on Fifth Annual Career Expo next month.   Next at LakePoint: Sand volleyball facility near wake park?   House passes Senate compromise; Gingrey, Graves vote no. President signs as closed parts of government reopen today.   Oct. 21: Fourth Table Talk Teen Forum to discuss teen pregnancy, drinking, dating violence, texting while driving, bullying   John Wisdom Ride route, schedule released for Saturday.   (sponsored post) Zombie sighting near the Clocktower   Public Health restaurant scores -Latest updates from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and  Chattooga counties.   Ware Mechanical forecast: Click  -About 0.40 of an inch of rain today; high of 66, low of 40 by Sunday.   Today's jail reports.

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    John McClellan's  high school picks -Cartersville to stay undefeated. Model by one over Pepperell. Rough night again for Rome Georgia High School Football Daily: Colleges: -Berry plays at Hendrix Saturday. -Shorter   on the road to   Florida Institute of Technology. Preview and game notes now posted. -Norman's No-Nos: Your next round of guaranteed college football losers is due Friday.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast:  -Thursday: 80% rain chance, high of 70, low of 48. -Friday: Sunny, high of 72, low of 49; 20% rain chance overnight. -Saturday: Sunny, high of 75, low of 42; 20% rain chance overnight. -Sunday: Sunny, high of 66, low of 40.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm -Please join our guests Thursday including: -Layla Shipman, chair of the Floyd County GOP, on Saturday's family day open to all at Ridge Ferry Park. -Stuart Hornsby, owner of Sweet Frog Premium Frozen Yogurt coming to Charles Hight Square later this month.

Big day for grand openings. Cooler, wetter weather on the way. Cedartown's Nick Chubb leads in player of the year race. Bartow Public Health restaurant scores. Later day: Bartow jail reports

For more on these updates and today's latest headlines, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:   -Grand opening for Publix under way. Specials, updates and traffic watch. Nearly 20 photos. -Plus: Our photo gallery/tour from Tuesday -Also opening today: Studio 6 hotel in part of the former SkyTop. -Ribbon cutting held for Georgia Regents' Northwest Campus at Maddox Heritage Hall. Almost 70 photos. -Strike Out Child Abuse bowling tournament returns Nov. 12.   Public Health restaurant scores -Latest updates from Floyd, Bartow counties.   Ware Mechanical forecast: Click  -Wetter, cooler days ahead. Look for the best chance of rain later today and early Thursday.   Today's jail reports. -Also updates at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    John McClellan's  high school picks -Cartersville to stay undefeated. Model by one over Pepperell. Rough night again for Rome Georgia High School Football Daily: -Cedartown's Chubb in first place in Georgia player of the year race. Colleges: -Berry plays at Hendrix Saturday. -Shorter on the road to Florida Institute of Technology. -Norman's No-Nos: Your next round of guaranteed college football losers is due Friday.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast:   -Wednesday: 10%, then 70% rain chance, high of 73, low of 54. -Thursday: 80% rain chance, high of 70, low of 45. -Friday: Sunny, high of 73, low of 50; 20% rain chance overnight.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm -Please join our guests Wednesday including: -Maureen Kline, Pirelli's Public Affairs and Sustainability Director, on the new solar project. -Amy Knitig from the Exchange Club Family Resource Center and Robin Hice on Strike Out Child Abuse bowling tournament. -Jeffrey Putnam and Sarah Egan from the local Red Cross office on Great Shakeout earthquake drill on Thursday.