Graves on ABC's 'This Week' at 11 this morning on 'defund Obamacare' push. Beautiful first day of fall ahead: sunny, 80 degrees. Saturday's rainfall in Cartersville: 1.17 inches. Rough night on the road for Berry, Shorter football teams.

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U.S. Rep. Tom Graves to speak on ABC's "This Week"  at 11 this morning. He will be discussing his bill to defund Obamacare and keep government open.

 

Downtown Rome website scheduled for launch Monday.

 

Ware Mechanical forecast: Click

-Great start to fall 2013: Overnight low of 53, sunny and 80 today.

Today's Bartow County Jail reports.

 

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report:

 

College football:

-Berry loses to Mercer, 43-0.

-Shorter Hawks fall to Valdosta State, 41-0.

 

Norman's No Nos: How did Norman pick 'em Saturday?

 

High School football:

-Pepperell beats Coosa 21-16 in Shrine Game.

-GSD gets first win in two years with 26-18 victory of North Carolina School for Deaf.

-Unity Christian falls to Dominion Christian, 47-6.

 

Another clean sweep for Rome Middle football teams vs. Allatoona.

 

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast:  

-Sunday: Sun returns, high of 80, low

of 53.

-Monday: Sunny, high of 82, low of 58.

-Tuesday: 20% rain chance, high of 84, low of 62.

-Wednesday: 30% rain chance, high of 77, low of 60.