Cartersville falls to Blessed Trinity in state baseball playoffs. Cookout Burger opens in Rome; a review. Busy, warm Memorial Day weekend; rain possible tonight. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

For today's headlines and to stay ahead of Northwest Georgia's latest news, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

We had a high of 87 on Saturday and we'll probably get that warm again today and Memorial Day as well. A 20 percent chance of rain tonight and Monday that grows to 30 percent Monday and Tuesday.

Headlines:  

• Cookout Burger opens in Rome. Burgers are good but the milk shakes are even better. Review
• Memorial Day Weekend: Baseball, Monday events including free CFA for military. Events
• Huge day, night for Rome River Jam. Photo gallery
• June 2-14: Georgia Highlands, 100 Black Men team up for annual Foundation Camp. GHC
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

Continuing features:

• County jail reports.
• Looking for a job or a new career. Start here with Rome's Career Builder partner. Jobs
• 2014 Guide to Summer Camps. Guide
• 2014 Guide to Vacation Bible Schools. VBS

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• The Rome Braves fall 7-4 in 12 innings to Greensboro.
• Braves home vs. Greensboro at 2 p.m. today.
• Braves' home game photos by Mills Fitzner.  Braves
• Georgia Fire goes down in flames to Alabama Hammer, 39-21.
• Cartersville High School loses AAA State Baseball Championship to Blessed Trinity.
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM  7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online

• Please listen on Monday for replays of some of our recent interviews with Sgt. Mike Barr of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources; Mark Jenkins of AAA South; Sam Moss of Darlington; and Matt Pearce of the Small Business Development Center.

And please join our guests live on Tuesday including:

• Dr. Robersteen Howard of Harbin Clinic pediatrics joins us to talk about summer safety for our kids -- and adults.
• Tony Uhrich, consulting engineer, from Savannah's Hussey Gay Bell & Deyoung Inc. for his impressions after a recent chamber visit to Rome.
• Barry Loudermilk, who's in a tight GOP runoff with Bob Barr on July 22 for the 11th Congressional District seat.

Sunshine all weekend with slight rain chance on Memorial Day. Busy weekend: Graduations, Rome River Jam. Crowd-Funding bid underway for A.T. run. Cartersville Busch plant helping relief efforts. Sports: Braves lose, Cartersville HS baseball in state title

For today's headlines and to stay ahead of Northwest Georgia's latest news, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:

Ware Mechanical weather: -Sunshine all weekend with high of 89 today. 20% rain chance on Memorial Day. -Expanded forecast below.   Headlines:     Crowd-funding bid begins for Rome man's planned run of the Appalachian Trial to raise $100,000 for Ugandan orphans. Memorial Day Weekend: Rome River Jam, graduations, barbecue, baseball and thanking those who served.  Cartersville's Anheuser-Busch brewery switches to water to help emergency relief efforts.  Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Today's jail reports will be posted later today.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report      Rome Braves: -The Rome Braves fall 14-4 to Greensboro.   -Tonight at 7 vs. Greensboro with post-game concert. -Braves home game photos by Mills Fitzner.    More sports Cartersville High hosts Blessed Trinity today for state AAA baseball title. Georgia Fire at Alabama Hammer, 8 tonight.  Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Ware Mechanical forecast:   -Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. -Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live at 98.7 FM, 1470 AM  or wrga.streamon.fm. Please join our guests Tuesday including: Tony Uhrich, consulting engineer, from Savannah's Hussey Gay Bell & Deyoung Inc. for his impressions after a recent chamber visit to Rome. Barry Loudermilk, who's in a tight GOP runoff with Bob Barr on July 22 for the 11th Congressional District seat.

Cartersville High hosts AAA baseball title game vs. Blessed Trinity Saturday. Mellow Mushroom grand opening June 2. Holiday weekend forecast: High near 90, slight chance of rain. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

For today's headlines and to stay ahead of Northwest Georgia's latest news, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

High of 90 today, upper 80s through Memorial Day with overnight lows mostly in the 60s. Rain chance: 20% tonight, Sunday and Memorial Day.

Headlines:  

• Downtown Rome's Peach returns May 30; Cartersville Mellow Mushroom grand opening June 2. (And about Acworth . . . ).  Dining
• Heritage First board member Wayne Vick offers 1928 Model A Ford Speedster for auction; proceeds benefit Cancer Navigators. Speedster
• First 'Color Me Free 5K Fun Run,' fireworks to light up Independence Day celebration by parks & rec, Harbin Clinic. Color Me Free
• Goodwill seeks employers for twin job fairs: June 10 in Rome, June 24 in Calhoun. Jobs
• Weekend: Rome River Jam, graduations, barbecue and baseball. Events
• Rome's Big Time Products among the 2014 Georgia Fast 40. Big Time
• Cyclists donate $6,500 to local groups following 24th Up the Creek Without a Pedal ride. CVCA
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

Continuing features:

• County jail reports.
• Looking for a job or a new career. Start here with Northwest Georgia's Career Builder partner. Jobs
• 2014 Guide to Summer Camps. Guide
• 2014 Guide to Vacation Bible Schools. VBS

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• The Rome Braves fall to Grasshoppers, 7-3, Thursday night.
• Braves home vs. Greensboro starting tonight at 7. Also: Roster updates.
• Braves' home game photos by Mills Fitzner.  Braves
• Cartersville High vs. Blessed Trinity for AAA baseball title Saturday
• Georgia Fire at Alabama Hammer Saturday night.
• Shorter Hawks to hold two football prospects camps.
• Berry signs 'third wave' of football players for the 2014 season. Vikings.
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM  7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online

• Please join our guests including:
• Dr. Renee Carleton of Berry College on the Berry eaglet's big dash from the nest on Thursday and what's next for the eagle family.
• Sgt. Mike Barr of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources on the start of boating season on Georgia's waterways and what's new.
• Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.

Bartow's jobless rate drops to 6.4% in April. Public Health inspections: 67 for Adairsville restaurant. Latest retail development. Hot, mostly dry Memorial Day weekend. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

For today's headlines and to stay ahead of Northwest Georgia's latest news, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

Look for temperatures in the upper 80s approaching 90 throughout Monday afternoon. We'll be around six degrees above normal with just a 10- to 20-percent chance of rain through the holiday.

Headlines:  

• April jobless rate drops across Northwest Georgia; below 7% in Bartow, Polk counties
• Just about ready for Courtyard. West Third
• New tenant at Charles Hight Square. Also, Sprint to fill three shop being added to strip center at Turner McCall and Fifth Avenue. Corner
• What's cooking at Cookout Burger? (A tougher question than you'd think). Cookout
• 93.5 FM switching from Life to Southern. Radio
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. 56 for Rome restaurant; 67 for Adairsville restaurant.  Dining
• Graduations to pack downtown, starting today. Forum
• More honors for Highlands staff. Berry meat, cheese sale Saturday. Education

Continuing features:

• County jail reports.
• 2014 Guide to Summer Camps. Guide
• 2014 Guide to Vacation Bible Schools. VBS

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• The Rome Braves were off Wednesday.
• Braves home vs. Greensboro starting tonight at 7.
• Two Rome Braves are among top performs at the plate, mound.
• Braves' home game photos by Mills Fitzner.  Braves
• Shorter finishes second in NCCAA Presidential Award. Hawks
• Georgia Fire at Alabama Hammer Saturday night.
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM  7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online

• Please join our guests including:
• U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, who meets fellow Republican David Perdue in the July 22 primary to decide the GOP Senate nominee.
• U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson on the latest from Washington, including this week's vote on deepening the Savannah harbor.

Loudermilk vs. Barr in runoff to determine congressional seat; Perdue vs. Kingston in GOP Senate runoff. Bartow County results. Cartersville scores low in 'best places to live' survey. Warmer, highs near 90. Public Health restaurant scores. Later today: Ba

For today's headlines and to stay ahead of Northwest Georgia's latest news, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

Even warmer today with highs in the 80s to 90 on Friday. Mid 80s by the Memorial Day weekend with just a slight chance of rain. We'll see an increased outdoor fire danger today because of the hot, dry conditions.

Headlines:  

• Primary aftermath: Who's in, who's out, who's up next. Politics
• Latest updates on races undecided Tuesday night. State
• County-by-county results: Floyd / Bartow / Gordon / Polk / State
• Northwest Georgia cities in mid, low 30s in top Georgia places to live, according to Movoto website. Rankings
• Three student suspects in Gilmer case will not attend Calhoun High's graduation Friday night. Calhoun
• Rome River Jam is Saturday, advance tickets selling a record pace. Rome Middle Football BBQ sale begins. Car show at First Baptist Lindale. Updates

Continuing features:

• County jail reports.
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
• 2014 Guide to Summer Camps. Guide

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• The Rome Braves fall 6-4 to Lakewood.
• Off Wednesday, home vs. Greensboro starting Thursday.
• Braves' home game photos by Mills Fitzner.  Braves photos
• Georgia Fire at Alabama Hammer Saturday night.
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM  7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online

• Please join our guests including:
• Layla Shipman of Floyd County Republican Party on Tuesday's primary vote and what to expect in the runoff.
• Bud Owens of Floyd EMS on National EMS Week and what's new in those Floyd ambulances.
• Wendy Davis of the Floyd County Democratic Party, analyzing Tuesday's results and what's next.

Primary election: Precincts open until 7 p.m.; complete results here today. Latest on Cedartown High cafeteria. Updates on Tennis Center(s). New gas savings -- if you have the right card. Public Health restaurant scores. Highs in the mid 80s. Later today:

For today's headlines and to stay ahead of Northwest Georgia's latest news, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

Mostly sunny and warmer through Saturday. Look for highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Rain possible Sunday, Memorial Day.

Headlines:  

• Five things we're watching in today's election: The 'hometown' candidates, turnout, incumbents, comebacks, Tea Party. Watch
• What you need to know about today's primary: Sample ballots, links to candidate Q & As, forum archive, coverage plans. Primary
• Cedartown High's cafeteria closed for final days of school year because of roach infestation; other schools to provide meals. CHS
• Land for Tennis Center of Georgia up for rezoning June 5. Tennis . . .
• .  .  . But U.S. Tennis Association announces plans to build a 100-court complex near Orlando, opening in 2016. USTA
• 15-cent-a-gallon savings on gas; three business meetings today; Bank of the Ozarks announces stock split. NW Georgia's Business
• Former Cartersville pitcher Will Startup's 'Duck Dynasty' baseball a hit with Willie Robertson. Startup
• Berry honors faculty, staff for 2013-14 academic year. Berry

Continuing features:

• County jail reports.
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
• 2014 Guide to Summer Camps. Guide

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• The Rome Braves hang on for a 4-3 win in Lakewood Monday night
• Tonight at 6:35 p.m. at Lakewood.
• Off Wednesday, home vs. Greensboro starting Thursday.
• Braves' home game photos by Mills Fitzner.  Braves photos
• Darlington girls golf team wins state title -- again
• Georgia Fire at Alabama Hammer Saturday night.
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM  7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online

• Please join our guests including:
• Jay Shell of Brewhouse Music & Grill on Saturday's Rome River Jam at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds.
• Charles Smith on his initiative to build better families.
• Scott Breithaupt, assistant vice president for Campaign and Leadership Giving at Berry College,  on the $100 million LifeReady campaign.