Closer look at Cartersville's playoff game Friday. Grocery store wars due for 2013 holidays. Latest jail reports. Pristine weather forecast for the holiday

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Holiday grocery shopping changes; just wait until next year: Two new players on the way to Greater Rome.

 

Georgia Highlands-Berry ease student transfers from GHC to Berry.

-Entire class of GNTC nursing students passes key exam.

 

Forecast
-Tuesday: Partly sunny, high of 66, low of 38.
-Wednesday: Sunny, high of 67, low of 36.
-Thanksgiving: Sunny, high of 69, low of 40.

 

Monday's Public Health restaurant scores.

 

Bartow County Jail reports.

 

Georgia High School Football Daily looks at the Cartersville playoff game.

 

John McClellan's high school playoff predictions.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests Tuesday as we fill in for Nelle Reagan, broadcasting from 7 until 10 this morning:

-Laura Musselwhite, Georgia Highlands College's vice president for Academic and Student Affairs, on the new GHC-Berry student transfer program.

-John McClellan on this week's high school football playoffs.

-Brian McClellan, Gordon County's IT direction, on tech Christmas gifts.

-Allison Mitchell Trask and Bill Davies on the Davies Homeless Shelter.

-Plus: The grand marshal of the Nov. 27 downtown Rome Christmas Parade.

Dunkin Donuts, Gate Coffee Shop open today. Gas prices jump. John McClellan's high school picks: Cartersville to get another W. Great Thanksgiving week forecast

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-Harbin CEO Dr. Ken Davis on what Obamacare will mean to patients, physicians and the clinic.
-Opening day for Dunkin Donuts, The Gate Coffee Shop in Cartersville.
-DandyLyons seeks beer, wine pouring permits.
-Some restaurants also opening early on Black Friday to catch shoppters.

After dip to $3.15 a gallon, gas prices rise by at least seven cents here. Let's see: Thanksgiving is a travel holiday so...
-AAA South: Georgia gas prices up two cents last week; still seven cents less than a year ago.

-Price check: Murphy Oil pumps in our area: Rome, Calhoun, the highest ($3.22); Cedartown the lowest at $3.16

John McClellan's high school playoff picks for Friday: Calhoun, Cartersville to move to round three; rough night ahead for Darlington, Rockmart, Trion?

 

Weather: Sunny, warmer Thanksgiving on the way
-Today: Partly sunny, high of 65, low of 41.
-Tuesday: Partly sunny, high of 66, low of 39.
-Wednesday: Sunny, high of 68, low of 38.
-Thanksgiving: Sunny, high of 68, low of 39.

Bartow County Jail reports.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests Monday including:

-Hal Gosnell of Toys for Tots.

-Brian Robinson, spokesman for Gov. Nathan Deal, on the governor's Obamacare decision.

Miss Georgia USA and Teen crowned in Cartersville

Media release:  The 2013 Miss Georgia USA® and Miss Georgia Teen USA® were crowned Saturday night at Woodland Performing Arts Center in Cartersville.   Both ladies take on the challenge of becoming Georgia's hopeful in the 2013 Miss USA® and Miss Teen USA® pageants.

 

Miss Central Atlanta USA® Brittany Sharp accepted her new crown from the reigning Miss Georgia USA®, Jasmyn Wilkins.  Finalists for the Miss Georgia USA® crown were Miss North Marietta USA® Jamie Kelton, Miss Monticello USA® Tiana Griggs, Miss Southern Heartland USA® Keri Crosby and Miss Columbus USA® Cassie Lee.

 

Safisha Thembeka, Miss Midtown Atlanta USA was honored by her peers as Miss Congeniality.  Miss Calhoun USA® Valeria Perez was chosen as Miss Photogenic.  Receiving the People's Choice Award chosen by monetary votes benefitting Cartersville's Tranquility House was Miss Northwest Georgia USA® Brooke Dixon.

 

Miss Georgia USA® judges were Morten Andersen, the all-time leading scorer in NFL history as well as for the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints; Chester Ricks, model, actor and titleholder agent; Jennifer Prodgers Johnson, real estate agent and Miss Georgia USA 1992; Amy Colley Tyson, Miss Tennessee USA 2005 and registered nurse; and Gregg McCoy, Texas-based pageant producer.

 

Serving as Miss Georgia Teen USA® judges were Lee Baalman, a speech/language pathologist in Kansas City; Annette Navarro, global advertising photographer and music manager with The Artist Partnership; Brian Bremer, film and TV casting consultant with The People Store, the Southeast's largest talent agency; Amy Kirchen, owner of the AMY KIRCHEN Boutique, Cincinnati's premier women's wear designer; and Jai Harelson, marketing and advertising expert, and team consultant for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rid de Janeiro.

 

The 2013 Miss Georgia USA® and Miss Georgia Teen USA® will go on to represent Georgia in the Miss USA® and Miss Teen USA® Pageants, productions of the Miss Universe® Organization and co-owned by NBC and Donald Trump.    The Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi pageants are produced by Kimberly Payne Greenwood of Greenwood Productions.  Mrs. Greenwood is a former Miss Tennessee USA® and the wife of entertainer and Grammy award winner, Lee Greenwood.

 

The Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau led the Cartersville Host City efforts for the sixth consecutive year.  For more information see www.MissGeorgiaUSA.com and/or ww.VisitCartersvilleGA.org.  The Cartersville-Bartow CVB is the official destination marketing organization for Cartersville, Adairsville and all of Bartow County.

Investigation continues into Thursday night shooting that left one man dead; two Bartow sheriff's deputies uninjured. Calhoun outlets open even earlier for Black Friday. Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos. High school football picks. Great weekend forecast.

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Bartow sheriff's office, GBI continue investigation into shooting that left one man dead. Two deputies were involved in the shooting; neither was injured.

 

Calhoun Premium Outlets' stores jump on early 'Black Friday' openings: Dozens of shops will open at 9 p.m. Thursday night.

 

Salvation Army counting on big turnout for annual can drive next week. Food pantry in Rome has been empty since September.

 

Rome women on TLC's Extreme Couponing this Tuesday

-April will join us at 7:40 this morning on Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 1470 AM.

 

Blue Ridge on ice starting Saturday through Feb. 18; Cartersville ice skating planned Dec. 6.

 

Lowe's to announce third quarter earnings Monday;Forbes projects what investors will hear.

 

Tom Graves loses bid for study committee chairmanship.

 

Your hometown football report:

-Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Wobbly, woozy Ramblin' Wreck wrecks again; Georgia has no problem.
-John McClellan's high school picks for Friday: Rome, Coosa, Pepperell, Model, Calhoun, Adairsville, Cartersville, Adairsville, Rockmart ready to go Friday night. A bit of a delay for Darlington, Trion.
-Georgia High School Football Daily: Additional updates on games involving Pepperell, Coosa, Model, Calhoun.
-South 107's scoreboard. Or listen live 10 p.m.-midnight. -Saturday: NAIA playoffs begin with the final two teams due in Rome for the Dec. 13 title game.

Cooler but great weekend ahead
-Friday: Partly sunny, high of 61, low of 31.
-Saturday: Partly sunny, high of 62, low of 33.
-Sunday: Sunny, high of 62, low of 37

 

Public Health restaurant inspection scores

 

Bartow County Jail reports.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Please join our guests Friday including:

-April Helton from Rome, who'll be appearing on TLC's 'Extreme Couponing' Tuesday at 10 p.m., joins us to talk about the show and couponing.

-Layla Shipman of the Floyd County GOP on the House votes and what they mean to conservative parts of the GOP.

-Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable: WRGA News Director Kevin Karel and Andrew Carter join us to talk about the week's top stories and what's ahead next week. Nelle Reagan might join us as well.

Two suspects sought in 'violent' home invasion. First-time jobless claims up vs. September, down vs. October 2011. 220 jobs a step closer. Graves up for key chairman's spot today. Football previews. Highs in the low 60s. Dining scores.

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Sheriff's office seeks man, woman tied to 'violent' burglary.

October first-time jobless claims up from September but show big drops vs. October 2011.

-Georgia's jobless rate drops to 8.7%; county-by-county reports due next week.

 

220 jobs a big step closer in Northwest Georgia

-Ground-breaking ceremonies on Wednesday signal the formal start of voestalpine in Bartow's new Highlands 75 park.

 

Tom Graves, Northwest Georgia's new congressman, is running for the chairmanship of the Republican Study Committee today.

-The vote would be huge for Graves, a relative newcomer to the House, and perhaps our region.

-Georgia's Tom Price loses bid for no. 4 spot in House.

 

Latest community updates

 

Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. The range is from the low 50s to 100.

 

Georgia High School Football Daily's look at Friday night's playoff games.

 

Weather:

-Highs in the low 60s, lows in the mid-30s.

 

Lottery: Powerball jackpot jumps to $214 million Saturday night.

 

Bartow County Jail reports.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests today including:

-Floyd County Tax Commissioner Kevin Payne on today's d-day for property tax payments.

-Rachel Rogers of the NAIA Host Committee on preparing for the Dec. 13 title game at Barron Stadium.

Cartersville High student says teacher molested her; investigation continues. Regional business updates. Cold start; rain later today? Latest jail reports.

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Cartersville teacher investigated after student's complaint of molestation

 

Kangaroo Jake's gets a reboot starting Friday:
-The popular Armuchee Village home to indoor inflatables and other entertainment for the younger generations is scheduled to unveil an update from 2 until 10 p.m. Friday.

 

West Cinema -- The Sequel:
-So much for thoughts of the last picture show in downtown Cedartown's West Cinema. Look for the Brownings, the longtime owners of the iconic theat

Recount set for noon today in Floyd court clerk's race:
-25 votes separates the candidates.

 

Wednesday's Buzz:

-The latest community news.Cartersville High student says teacher molested her; investigation continues. Regional business updates. Cold start; rain later today? Latest jail reports.

Freeze warning until 9 a.m.; gradual warm-up

-Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high of 56, low of 39.
-Thursday: High of 56, low of 39.
-Friday: Partly sunny, high of 61, low of 37.

 

Tuesday's Public Health restaurant scores.

 

Latest Bartow County Jail reports

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests today including:

-Jessica Brady with AAA South on Thanksgiving travel estimates and latest gasoline price trends.

-Chances Waites of Berry Student Enterprises on this weekend's sale of Berry goods at a Marietta location.

'Donuts' almost ready in Cartersville; regional dining updates. $1.2 million spent on CityCenter so far. Freeze warning early Wednesday. John McClellan's high school playoff picks.

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Cartersville's Dunkin' Donuts shop to open next Monday.

-Rome shop still a few weeks away.

-Rome's Great Shakes partners to open their second Steak 'n Shake on Thursday, this one in Athens.

-DandyLyons almost ready to pour beer, wine.

-No public health restaurant reports from Monday(Veteran's Day closure).

 

Ledbetters have spent $1.2 million on 'duck pond' work, get two-year extension for CityCenter from commission.

 

John McClellan's picks for this opening round of the high school playoffs for most area schools. He sees a rough night for Northwest Georgians.

-NAIA tickets go on sale.

-Berry seeks your ideas on football uniforms.

-Braves plan pancake breakfast, half-price sale on Dec. 8.

-More on the Rome-Gainesville playoff game; state's top performers. High School Football Daily.

Freeze warning set for 1-9 a.m. Wednesday.

-Tuesday: Sunny, high of 55, low of 31.

-Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high of 55, low of 39.

-Thursday: High of 56, low of 44.

 

Latest Bartow County Jail reports.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests today including:

-U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss on the resignation of CIA Director David Patraeus.
-Kraig Inglesbe and Mark Eubankson the Noon Optimist Club's annual pancake breakfast.

-The Floyd County Sheriff's Office on giving out free Child ID Kits from 8 a.m. until noon at the Rome Civic Center as part of the Optimist Club's annual pancake breakfast