LakePoint groundbreaking due in early November. New tax code a game-changer for online shopping. Debate Tuesday: two here plus presidential. John McClellan's high school picks. Perfect fall weather.

For these and today's latest updates, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Business
-LakePoint Sporting Community groundbreaking due first week of November.

-There's a potential game-changer awaiting Georgia's online Christmas shoppers this year. The Georgia legislature OK'd a number of changes to the Tax Code, including the so-called "Amazon" law which requires online retailers who have a physical presence in the state, including online affiliates, to collect sales tax from consumers. 

-When it comes to beer, we ship more than we sip: That's how the Atlanta Business Chronicle interrupts a study from The Beer Institute. Brewers such asAnheuser-Busch in Cartersville ship far more beer out of state than we consume each year.

Politics
-Hometown candidate reviews begin: 
-14th Congressional District candidates, Democrat Danny Grant and Republican Tom Graves.  

 

Bartow County Sheriff's Office starts Crime Prevention Unit

 

Sports
-John McClellan's high school football picks: Big Friday with Rome-East Paulding; Gordon Central-Cartersville; Model-Pepperell. 

-Model among state's most improved high school football teams; will Cedartown's Chubb get an extended shot at record rushing? 
-Shorter Hawks start first season as a NCAA Division II basketball team following great final run in NAIA. Says head coach Chad Warner: "Any time you have tasted success, you hope it creates a desire within you to continue in success." 
-Berry opens basketball practice today.

Forecast

-Tuesday: Sunny, high of 73, low of 46.

-Wednesday: Sunny, high of 77, low of 53.

-Thursday: 40% rain chance, high of 71, low of 46.

Today's Buzz:
-Harbin Properties LLC sells local campuses to Duke Realty but not changes due as Harbin Clinic enters long-term leases for existing locations.

-Marglen Industries Inc. has been cited by OSHA after a worker had four fingers amputated while servicing a dust collector's airlock system at the company's facility in Rome. OSHA 
-Red Top Mountain new home of the Georgia State Parks division headquarters.
-Oct. 22 is the deadline to submit nominations for the 2013 Heart of the Community Awards of Honor.

Monday's Public Health dining scores. 

Latest Bartow County Jail reports. 

 

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

-Please join our guests today including:

-Angie Robinson of the Floyd County Teen Resource Center on the teen maze and what it offers about key issues confronting today's youth.

-Rachel Rogers of the NAIA Host Committee on the new date for the football championship game.

-David Stephenson and Don Foley on Georgia Northwestern Technical College basketball.