Updates on Vista Medals' job fair Saturday at Cartersville Career Center. New look for Cartersville Belk store. John McCellan's high school picks for Northwest Georgia

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Business Buzz:

-Oct. 9/Expanded details on Vista Metals/DOL job fair: The Adairsville company is hiring 50 people as part of its $25 million expansion into Northwest Georgia. The fair is set for the Cartersville Career Center, 9 a.m.-noon. For updates on hiring, eligibility: Click Vista.

-Oct. 13/Bank of the Ozarks to announce third quarter earnings: The successor bank to Unity National Bank -- with offices in Cartersville, Adairsville, Calhoun and Rome -- will announce third quarter performance stats late that Wednesday.

-Local Belk stores among those getting new logo, branding: Belk Inc. is updating its brand and logo "to satisfy the modern Southern lifestyle like no one else, so that our customers get the fashion they desire and the value they deserve." The new tagline: "Modern. Southern. Style." The rebranding will cost $70 million over the next 18 months with $25 million going toward new signage at 305 stores, including Main Street Shopping Center in Cartersville. Belk

-Fox 5's I-Team does blistering report on Church Chair: Complaints to Better Business Bureau, check problems highlighted in report by Dana Fowle of longtime business at Ga. 140 and 53 near Shannon. Click or Video

Coosa Valley Fair opens at 5 tonight: Get the complete opening night schedule, updates on specials. Click CVF

-Check weather at the fairgrounds. Click

John McClellan's high school picks for week seven. Click

-Adairsville at Armuchee: Adairsville wins by 6.

-Cartersville at Gilmer: Purple Hurricanes win by 15.

-Forsyth Central at Cass: Colonels win by 11.

-Woodland at Chattahoochee. 30-plus point win for Woodland.

-Inside: A look at all the local games.

What's ahead in Bartow County:

-Now-Oct. 9: The nonprofit National Fire Protection Association is promoting 'Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With!' as the theme for this year's Fire Prevention Week campaign, Oct. 3-9.  NFPA has been the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for 88 years, and the City of Cartersville Fire Department supports the campaign. Details 

-Oct. 7: Cartersville City Council, 7 p.m. Hear it live on WBHF 1450 AM or Web cast here on Bartow Headlines. Work session begins at 6 p.m.

-Oct. 7: Cartersville City Board of Education meeting, 6 p.m.

-Oct. 7: Tickets are now available for the sixth annual Legacy Awards Luncheon – the preeminent fundraising event hosted by the Chattahoochee Tech Foundation. This year's ceremony honors Andrew Young, former United States Ambassador and mayor of Atlanta. Click

Monday's Bartow County Jail reports. Click

Your latest forecast:

-Tuesday: High of 69, low of 41.

-Wednesday: High of 74, low of 43.

-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click

Norman Arey's sports commentary. Click 

-Why is the Bulldog Nation so quiet about the train wreck happening right in front of them?

Shorter Hawks football. Hawks

-Oct. 9: Hawks (3-2) at Cumberland, 2:30 p.m.

Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports

-Oct. 16-17: Second Annual Softball Slam.

-Oct. 23: Montgomery Gentry concert.