Monday, February 23, 2015

Winter weather advisory canceled for Bartow but a new one (2-11 a.m. Tuesday) already in place. Cold and wet today. Also: '90 Minutes in Heaven' shooting in Cartersville this week. Gas prices up. Later today: Bartow County Jail , Cartersville Police arrest

Ware Mechanical forecast

  • Weather: Winter weather advisory for this morning canceled for Bartow County – but a new one starts at 2 a.m. Tuesday. Rain and cold today, high of 44.

Headlines:

  • Full 'Moon:' Harvest Moon's booming brand builds from restaurant, catering and food line to add upscale bar, events venue. Business
  • Movie crew seeks extras in Cartersville this week as Northwest Georgia continues surge in filming. 90 MInutes in Heaven
  • Gas prices up 23 cents in the past month but still a buck lower per gallon than a year ago. Pumped
  • The Week: Rome, Floyd commission meetings. Cartersville job fair. Murder mystery dinner. Friends for Life banquet. Adult Spell-Off Friday. Week
  • Bartow County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing.

Regular features:

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

  • Latest updates on the high school basketball playoffs. Five local teams alive in playoffs; two big games tonight. 
  • Berry vs. Suwanee: Women win, men fall at senior day.
  • Shorter vs. Lee this Saturday.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM:

  • Please join our guests Monday including:
  • At 7:40 a.m.: Public Health Immunizations Coordinator Janet Eberhart on Georgia Pre-teen/Teen Vaccination Awareness Week
  • At 8:10 a.m.  Jay Shell of Brewhouse Music  & Grill on the success of the Confluence dining coupons used last week, steering many of the 450 guests to chamber-member restaurants.

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Another round of winter weather possible early Monday. A look at week ahead in Northwest Georgia. Polk County mourns loss of community leader. Weekend guide. Today's obituaries. Sports: Model teams, Coosa and Darlington advance in state basketball tourney.

Continuing news and weather coverage at www.hometownheadlines.com and www.bartowheadlines.com:
 

Ware Mechanical forecast

  • Weather: Sleet, freezing rain possible between 2-8 a.m. Monday. More snow possible mid-week. Look for 80% rain chance today, high near 53, low of 35.

Headlines:

  • Week ahead: Rome City, Floyd Commission meetings, Cartersville job fair, Murder mystery dinner, Friends for Life Banquet, Spell-Off. Week
  • Community mourning loss of Polk County Commission Chairman Billy Croker. Polk
  • WRGA: Local child recovering at Atlanta hospital after hit by car during Friday's icy conditions. Details
  • Today: Berry performs Harry Chapin's 'Cotton Patch Gospel;' Shorter stages  'Hot Mikado.' Weekend
  • Obituaries: Services today for Martha Salmon, Memorial for James and Myra Reeves. Notices for Frances Boatner, Margie Kephart. Funerals
  • Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia.  Dining.
  • Floyd County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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  • Hardy Realty's open house gallery for today: Country estate, 6.5 acres, 5,050 square feet under roof. Hardy Realty

Regular features:

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

  • Latest updates on the high school basketball playoffs. boys and girls.
  • Berry vs. Suwanee today.
  • Shorter vs. Mississippi College: Men and women win.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM:

  • Please join our guests Monday including:
  • At 7:40 a.m.: Public Health Immunizations Coordinator Janet Eberhart on Georgia Pre-teen/Teen Vaccination Awareness Week
  • At 8:10 a.m.  Jay Shell of Brewhouse Music  & Grill on the success of the Confluence dining coupons used last week, steering many of the 450 guests to chamber-member restaurants.

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Winter storm warning in effect until 1 p.m. Temperatures rising above freezing, little accumulation expected. Use caution on roads. Updated list of closings, delays. Latest news updates and weekend guide.

Continuing news and weather coverage at www.hometownheadlines.com and www.bartowheadlines.com:
 

Ware Mechanical forecast

    • Weather: Winter Storm Warning until 1 p.m. 60% chance of sleet and freezing rain. Temperature should rise to 49 degrees.
    • Roads: Most roads good in Floyd County, use caution on secondary roads.
    • Cancellations: There are some business closings and delayed openings today. List
    • Utilities: No major power outages.
    • Updates throughout the storm from Hometown Headlines.

Headlines:

  • You haven't seen the last of Confluence 2015. Plus: A recap. Confluence
  • Memorial service for James and Myra Reeves, the couple murdered in east Floyd, set for Sunday. Memorial
  • Weekend: Berry performs Harry Chapin's 'Cotton Patch Gospel;' Shorter stages 'Hot Mikado.' Calendar
  • Heart of the Community picks five agencies promoting heart-healthy projects. Community
  • Georgia Health News. State: Won't meet Justice Department deadline. Health news
  • Keith Mickler: Cankerworm moths are making their secret march up tree trunks right now. Outdoors
  • 2015 Congressional Youth Art Competition for districts 11, 14. Art
  • Obituaries:   Services pending for Margie Kephart. Memorial Sunday for Jimmy, Myra Reeves. Funerals
  • Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia.  Dining.
  • Floyd County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

Advertising

  • Hardy Realty's open house gallery for Sunday: Country estate, 6.5 acres, 5,050 square feet under roof. Hardy Realty

Regular features:

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

  • Latest updates on the high school basketball playoffs. boys and girls.
  • Baseball's back: Atlanta Braves open spring training; white out for Berry Vikings.
  • Berry vs.  Centre: Viking Women, Men both fall.
  • Shorter vs. Mississippi College today.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM:

  • Please join our guests Monday including:
  • At 7:40 a.m.: Public Health Immunizations Coordinator Janet Eberhart on Georgia Pre-teen/Teen Vaccination Awareness Week

Friday, February 20, 2015

Latest on winter storm heading our way later this afternoon. Continuing coverage. Plus: ABC TV pilot 'Kingmakers' to film in Rome next month. 90 new jobs in Calhoun. Latest health updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police arrest reports

Continuing news and weather coverage at www.bartowheadlines.com:
 

Ware Mechanical forecast

  •  Storm warning now starts at 4 this afternoon. Snow, sleet, freezing rain part of the forecast.
  • Updates throughout the storm from Hometown Headlines.

Headlines:

  • 'Kingmakers,' a possible pilot for ABC television, expected to film in Rome beginning next month. TV drama
  • Labor Department to help Calhoun's FieldTurf hire 90 people. Jobs
  • Georgia Preteen Vaccine Awareness Week reminds parents, students to get immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases. Health
  • Next up in local billboards: 3-D. Harbin Clinic sign adding realistic -- and ginormous -- stethoscope. Signs
  • Confluence 2015 wraps up today with opening session on 3-D imaging, 'top 5 . . . or so technologies.' Confluence
  • Georgia Health News: Partnerships, purchases on the rise among state hospitals. Health news
  • Weekend: Berry performs Harry Chapin's 'Cotton Patch Gospel.'  Calendar
  • Smile Report: Garden Club of Georgia honors Oak Hill's Tim Brown. Night at the Movies raises $18,000. Smile
  • Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia.  Dining.
  • Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing.

Regular features:

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

  • Latest updates on the high school basketball playoffs. boys and girls.
  • Berry basketball hosts Centre tonight.  
  • Shorter vs. Delta State. Lady Hawks fall. 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM:

  • Please join our guests including:
  • At 7:10-7:45 a.m.: Winter weather updates and today's top headlines.
  • At 7:50 a.m.: Larry Alford from ServiceMaster by Twins on emergency calls related to burst pipes.
  • At 8:10 a.m.: Wendy Davis who's in Washington, D.C., attending Democratic National Committee meetings.
  • At 8:40 a.m.: Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Wind chill of 4 degrees at 5 a.m. Wind chill advisory through 2 p.m.; wintry conditions due midday Friday. Plus: Latest business updates. Obituaries. High school scores. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports

Continuing news and weather coverage at www.bartowheadlines.com:   
 

Ware Mechanical forecast

Please see our website for the latest on our escalating winter weather.

Headlines:

  • Heritage First Bank names Michael Baker senior VP/Business Development. Ronnie Wallace to head small business office. Heritage First
  • Confluence, the Greater Rome Chamber's annual ideas and innovation factory, opens today at the DeSoto. Confluence
  • Business: 'Fins Up' the theme of Coosa Valley Credit Union's annual meeting Feb. 28. 'Memory Lane' grand opening March 5. Business
  • Dr. Courtney Cash named director of advancement at Unity Christian School. Cash
  • Rome, Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Calhoun named honor schools. Education
  • Georgia Health News: Exchange enrollment soars past 500,000. Health
  • Smile Report: Steve Jones patriotic display earns him a 'Proudly We Hail' honor. Rome High's Sonora Martinez named Star Student. Click Smile
  • Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia.  Dining.
  • Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports  brought to you by Midian Roofing.

Regular features:

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

  • Latest updates on the high school basketball playoffs. boys and girls.
  • Berry basketball hosts Centre Friday night.  
  • Shorter basketball hosts Delta State Thursday, women at 6, men at 8 p.m.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM:

  • Please join our guests including:
  • At 7:40 a.m.: Redmond Regional's heart health month series continues. Today's focus:  Congestive heart failure with Dr. Himmy Patel and Toni Puckett, RN and congestive heart failure coordinator
  • At 8:40 a.m. :U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson on chairing the Senate's Veterans Affairs Committee, the Clay Hunt Bill and the ISIL terrorists.