Early voting starts Monday. Weekend buzz. RNT's Raybon heading to Mississippi. Publix gearing up for opening. Events: chili cookoff, college football, air show. Weather: Sunshine, high of 84. LAter: today's jail reports.

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Today's FIRST edition   Early voting starts Monday. Plus election updates including Nov. 5 results updates.   Former Rome News Publisher Otis Raybon lands in Southwest Mississippi. Publix ramps up opening preview with mailer, $5 coupon.   Weekend buzz: City Commission meets Monday; special international days Monday, Tuesday for some Floyd County students.   Weekend guide: Chili cookoff and two college football games here today as well as air show.   Halloween activities continue now through Oct. 31 in Northwest Georgia. Click for latest event updates. Public Health inspection scores: -No reports from Floyd; Bartow updates.   Ware Mechanical forecast: Click  -Spectacular weekend; highs in the low 80s.   Today's jail reports.

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    Colleges: -Berry at Chris Hunter Stadium for 1 p.m. kickoff. -Shorter at Barron Stadium for 1:30 p.m. kickoff. - Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos: -15 guaranteed college football losers this weekend -- and UGA isn't among them. Friday night high school scores. John McClellan's latest high school picks:  -How did John do in his weekly picks?

Your Ware Mechanical forecast:   -Saturday: Sunny, high of 83, low of 51. -Sunday: Sunny, high of 81, low of 54. -Monday: Mostly sunny, high of 79, low of 52.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online at wrga.streamon.fm -Please join our guests Monday including: -Britt Madden Jr. on the Fifth Annual Northwest Georgia Career Expo on Nov. 14. -Steve Miller, chairman of the Floyd County Board of Elections and Registrars on the 2013 vote. -Pastor Douglas Crumbly, Journey Church, on the Zombie-Thon run on Oct. 26.