2013 one of top 4 wettest years on record. Sunshine today, but chilly night to ring in the New Year. Biggest Loser star coming to Rome Jan. 5. Sports updates. Monday's dining scores. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

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2013 to be one of the top 4 wettest years on record in Rome according to National Weather Service. Ware Mechanical weather: -Sunshine today, but chilly night to ring in the New Year. -20% chance of snow back in forecast for Thursday night. YMCA of Rome and Harbin Clinic to host former Biggest Loser contestant Joe Ostaszewski for free event on Jan. 5. Harbor Freight Tools now open in West Rome. Today's jail reports. -Will be posted later today. .

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    Rome Middle School football players and coach receive honors.   Norman's No Nos by Norman Arey: -22 bowl games in seven days? Sheesh. (See how Norman's picks have gone so far this bowl week).  Busy week for college bowls.   Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast: -Tuesday: Sunny, high of 50, low of 26. -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm  -Please join us Tuesday for a special News Roundtable year in review. -Kim Sloan Jarrett, Andrew Carter andNelle Reagan join us to review the top local stories of 2013 and to look at what's ahead in 2014.

Still no reorganization plan for Rome News, Tips for Healthy New Year, Home & Garden show returns, Local gas prices, Weather: Sunny today, 20% rain chance overnight. Sports updates. Later today: Bartow Jail Reports.

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Still no reorganization plan for Rome News, parent company -A year after filing for Chapter 11 reorganization amid $10 million in debts, federal court records still show no plan for the newspaper publishing group. -Options include reduced publishing schedule or sale as competitors continue to expand media offerings. A healthy new year: Start small, set realistic goals, adjust lifestyle, says Harbin's wellness director Northwest Georgia Home and Garden Show return Feb. 8-9 -Rome Radio Partners brings show back to Clarence Brown Conference Center  as spring projects season begins. 2013 ends with gas prices holding at $3-$3.10 a gallon locally.   Ware Mechanical weather: -Chilly start to New Year ahead. Today: Sunny, high of 50 with 20% overnight rain chance.   Today's jail reports. -Will be posted later today.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    Norman's No Nos by Norman Arey: -22 bowl games in seven days? Sheesh. (See how Norman's picks have gone so far this bowl week).  Busy week for college bowls.   Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Your Ware Mechanical forecast: -Monday: Sunny, high of 50, low of 31 with 20% rain chance. -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online at wrga.streamon.fm  -Please join our guests Monday: -Sarah King, director of wellness at Harbin Clinic, on sustainable plan to live a healthier 2014 with exercise, diet and less stress. -Ryan Earnest, president of Heritage First Bank on the business year in review in Northwest Georgia. -Coming Tuesday: News Roundtable year in review. -Kim Sloan Jarrett, Andrew Carter and Nelle Reagan join us to review the top local stories of 2013 and to look at what's ahead in 2014.

Flood watch canceled; 0.22 of an inch of rain in Cartersville; 1.45 inches in Rome. Snow Monday night? 2014 Heart of the Community honorees announced. Latest community updates: Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

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Ware Mechanical weather: -Flood watch canceled as skies begin to clear above Northwest Georgia. -Around 1.45 inches of rain in Rome/Floyd; just .22 of an inch at the Cartersville airport. -Up next: colder temperatures; 20% chance of snow overnight Monday.   2014 Heart of the Community honors eight -David Newby, Tracey Koehler and Drew Taylor, Barbara Monday, Esther Vaughn, Horace (Ed) Edmondson - as well as Fore Orthodontics have been selected as recipients of the 2014 Heart of the Community Awards of Honor. This year's Board of Governors Honoree is Frank Barron.   Public Health restaurant scores -No new reports so we've linked you to the weekly update.   Today's jail reports. -4 and 8 a.m., again at 8 p.m. seven days a week.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    Norman's No Nos by Norman Arey: -22 bowl games in seven days? Sheesh. (See how Norman's picks have gone so far this bowl week).  Busy week for college bowls.   Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast: -Sunday: 40% rain chance, high of 50, low of 36. -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm  -Please join our guests Monday: -Sarah King, director of wellness at Harbin Clinic, on sustainable plan to live a healthier 2014 with exercise, diet and less stress. -Ryan Earnest, president of Heritage First Bank on the business year in review in Northwest Georgia.

Flood watch in effect this afternoon as another 1.75 inches of rain on the way. Rome Woman's Chicken Salad Chick restaurants coming to Atlanta. Norman Arey's 22 guaranteed college bowl losers. Today's jail reports posted later today.

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Ware Mechanical weather: -Flood watch in effect from 1 p.m. Saturday to 1 p.m. Sunday. -Up to 1.75 inches of rain expected in NW Georgia this weekend. -Flood warning continues for Coosa River at Plant Hammond.   Rome woman's Chicken Salad Chick to franchise in Atlanta and Athens.   The Exchange Club's Family Resource Center to host 14th annual 'Night at the Movies' on Feb. 18.   Public Health restaurant scores -No new reports so we've linked you to the weekly update.   Today's jail reports. -Will be posted later today.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    Norman's No Nos by Norman Arey: -22 bowl games in seven days? Sheesh. (Get Norman's picks to lose each one of 'em).   Busy week for college bowls.   Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Your Ware Mechanical forecast: -Saturday: 80-100% rain chance, high of 52, low of 41. -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online at wrga.streamon.fm  -Please join our guests Monday: -Sarah King, director of wellness at Harbin Clinic, on sustainable plan to live a healthier 2014 with exercise, diet and less stress. -Ryan Earnest, president of Heritage First Bank on the business year in review in Northwest Georgia.

Work begins on ALDI store; open by fall 2014? Another 1.5 inches of rain on the way. Bring one for the Chipper is Jan. 4.

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First signs of new ALDI store at Village Plaza as work begins to remove the old building. -Look for the discount grocer to open by fall 2014.   Tired of the tree already? -Bring one for the Chipper is Saturday, Jan. 4, at Home Depot.   Ware Mechanical weather: -Another 2 inches of rain, or more, on the way this weekend. And Monday's forecast: 20% chance of snow.     Public Health restaurant scores -No new reports so we've linked you to the weekly update.   Today's jail reports.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report   Norman's No Nos by Norman Arey: -22 bowl games in seven days? Sheesh. (Get Norman's picks to lose each one of 'em).   Busy week for college bowls.   Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast: -Friday: Mid-50s but more rain on the way -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm  -Please join our guests Friday: -Norman Arey, Armuchee sports essayist, on the next 22 bowl games (seriously). -Wendy Davis, Rome City Commissioner-elect, on what's ahead for her and the commission. -Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.

Bartow's jobless rate drops to 6.9% in November; Floyd posts lowest rate in five years. Big year ahead for retail in Northwest Georgia. Another busy shopping day today. Latest Public Health restaurant scores. Slightly warmer; no rain until Saturday night

For more on these updates and for today's latest news, business, weather and sports headlines, please see www.bartowheadlines.com:   Floyd posts lowest jobless rate (7.6%) since November 2008; Bartow down to 6.9%. A county-by-county comparison.

What to look for in 2014: Retail boom -We've ended 2013 with an uptick thanks to the opening ofDunham's Sports. One the way in the new year: Harbor Freight Tools in West Rome and Hobby Lobby at Midtown Crossing.   Speaking of retail: Welcome to the second busiest shopping day of the Christmas season. Calhoun Premium Outlets opened at 7 this morning to greet anxious shoppers.   Polar Bear Plunge to greet new year in Cave Spring.   Ware Mechanical weather: -Slightly warmer temperatures through Sunday; no rain until overnight Saturday.   Regional Public Health restaurant scores -Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties.   Today's jail reports.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    Norman's No Nos by Norman Arey: -Coming Friday: Find out why the upcoming seven days of bowl games are driving Norman crazy. We'll average three day.   Busy week for college bowls.   Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast: -Thursday: Sunny and cool with a high of 51, low of 26. -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm  -Please join our guests Thursday: -Layla Shipman, chair of the Floyd County Republican Party, on what's ahead in 2014. -Mary Hardin Thornton of Keep Road Floyd Beautiful on Bring One for the Chipper.

Frigid temperatures Christmas morning to replace local flood concerns. Grand jury indicts Gresham in 3-year-old Ella Camp's death. Latest Bartow updates

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Merry Christmas from Bartow Headlines   Ware Mechanical weather: -As flooding concerns ease, here comes some weather straight from the North Pole. Low of 20 on Christmas morning -- but sunny skies for the next few days. -Latest river levels: Coosa above flood stage at Lock and Dam.   Grand jurors indict Gresham in death of 3-year-old Ella Camp, according to WRGA. What to watch for in 2014: More restaurants -With Popeye's open, look for a handful of new spots to soon follow in Rome and Cartersville.   Update on local services.   How to track Santa on Christmas Eve (thanks to NORAD) Banks, others to close early today because of Christmas Eve. Public Health restaurant scores -No new reports from Floyd, Bartow on Monday.   Today's jail reports.   No email alert on Christmas Day -Barring major breaking news, we'll resume our email updates on Thursday, Dec. 26. Our website will be updated as needed on Christmas Day. We hope you have a Merry Christmas. Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    Norman's No Nos by Norman Arey: -Warning -- don't bet the farm on these bowl picks. (Next bowl picks due Friday)   Busy week for college bowls.   Final look at NAIA National Championship.   Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.   Your  Ware Mechanical forecast: -Tuesday: Sunny and cold; a high of 42 and low of 21. -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.   Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm  -Please join our guests Tuesday including: -A meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Peachtree City office on the recent heavy rain in Northwest Georgia, the aftermath and what's on the way this winter. -Deacon Stuart Neslin of Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Rome on the Christmas Miracle and how we celebrate it.