Wednesday's update

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How healthy is Northwest Georgia? About mid-range

A study by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute offers a sobering look at health trends among 157 of Georgia's 159 counties, including Northwest Georgia.

>The county-by-county snapshots have some eye-opening categories: premature death (people dying before age 75); binge drinking; liquor store density; homicide rate; chlamydia rate; adult obesity; and smoking.

>The healthiest counties mostly are in Northeast Georgia: Cobb,  Forsyth, Gwinnett and Cherokee.

>Most of the lower scores are in South Georgia. Quitman was the lowest. The lower the county's number, the healthier the county is believed to be. Counties with white or lighter green tints are healthier than those with darker shades of green.

>The reviews for Northwest Georgia: Click each county to review snapshot data.

-Bartow County: 51 / Gordon County: 62 / Floyd County: 63

-Chattooga County: 118 / Polk County: 130.

Your latest forecast:  50% chance of snow, rain before 10 a.m.

-So far today: It looks like snow on the radar and it is cold enough for snow but so far nothing to report.

-Wednesday: 50% chance of rain and snow before 10 a.m., then a chance of rain between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Little or no snow accumulation. Gusts to 20 mph.
-Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

-Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Gusts as high as 25 mph.
-Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

-Extended forecast> Click  / Regional radar

Later today: Georgia State's economic forecasts

-Rajeev Dhawan of Georgia State's Economic Forecasting Center headlines the latest summit titled "The Day After Tomorrow." Dhawan and colleagues will examine what's next for the state and national. Updates later today> Forecast

Bill would OK out-of-state insurance purchases: State representatives Matt Ramsey, R-Peachtree City, and Tom Graves, R-Ranger. have introduced legislation that provides Georgians with greater choices when it comes to purchasing health insurance coverage.  House Bill 1184 would allow Georgians to purchase health insurance policies across state lines> Click

High school baseball broadcasts, Web casts this week:  Listen on WBHF 1450 AM or via Web cast here on Bartow Headlines.

-Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.: Woodland at Adairsville.

-Thursday: 5:55 p.m.: Heritage-Conyers at Cartersville.

-Friday night: 7 p.m.: Adairsville at Cass.

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey

-Great news! No guns, long knives or explosives in Major League locker rooms.