Gas prices ending 2014 on a low note. First Day hikes set for Jan. 1. Chilly end to the old year. Cedartown's Nick Chubb paces UGA's huge win over Louisville. Tech plays tonight. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports.

Get the first look at today's top headlines and at what's ahead at www.bartowheadlines.com:

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Sunny with a high of 48, chilly New Year's Eve with overnight low of 26.

Headlines:

• End of the Year Buzz: Flu battle continues. A record-setting 'Brew Plate' special. Coming soon: A lot of 'Heart.' Buzz
• Gas prices continue to tumble toward $2 mark; down to $2.10 near Calhoun. Pumped
• Shannon Video Inc. (Entice Couples Boutique) seeks bankruptcy reorganization; debts to locals, others top $425,000. Chapter 11
• Holiday weekend calendar: Polar Plunge, First Day hikes and Bring One for the Chipper. Calendar
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining.
• Bartow County Jail reports.

Regular features:

• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
• Georgia Health News: Weekday updates on the state's top health stories. GHN
• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

• Cedartown's Nick Chubb paces huge 37-14 win for Georgia over Louisville in Belk Bowl.
• Closer look at tonight's Orange Bowl with Georgia Tech, Mississippi State.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos, bowl edition: In the really big game, it looks to me like Alabama will finally meet FSU.
• This week's college football bowls, times, teams and broadcasts.
• Links to latest local college results.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• A special edition this morning as Ryan Earnest, president of Heritage First Bank, joins us to look at the year in business and what's ahead in 2015

Gas prices ending 2014 on a low note. First Day hikes set for Jan. 1. Chilly end to the old year. Cedartown's Nick Chubb paces UGA's huge win over Louisville. Tech plays tonight. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports.

Get the first look at today's top headlines and at what's ahead at www.bartowheadlines.com:

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Sunny with a high of 48, chilly New Year's Eve with overnight low of 26.

Headlines:

• End of the Year Buzz: Flu battle continues. A record-setting 'Brew Plate' special. Coming soon: A lot of 'Heart.' Buzz
• Gas prices continue to tumble toward $2 mark; down to $2.10 near Calhoun. Pumped
• Shannon Video Inc. (Entice Couples Boutique) seeks bankruptcy reorganization; debts to locals, others top $425,000. Chapter 11
• Holiday weekend calendar: Polar Plunge, First Day hikes and Bring One for the Chipper. Calendar
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining.
• Bartow County Jail reports.

Regular features:

• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
• Georgia Health News: Weekday updates on the state's top health stories. GHN
• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

• Cedartown's Nick Chubb paces huge 37-14 win for Georgia over Louisville in Belk Bowl.
• Closer look at tonight's Orange Bowl with Georgia Tech, Mississippi State.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos, bowl edition: In the really big game, it looks to me like Alabama will finally meet FSU.
• This week's college football bowls, times, teams and broadcasts.
• Links to latest local college results.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• A special edition this morning as Ryan Earnest, president of Heritage First Bank, joins us to look at the year in business and what's ahead in 2015

Bartow Business updates including chamber celebration, Boxtera move. Public Health restaurant inspection scores from Barnsley Gardens (5). Georgia plays Louisville in Belk Bowl tonight. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

Get the first look at today's top headlines and at what's ahead at www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• High of 51 today, 29 overnight as the year ends on a chilly note.

Headlines:

• More than $500,000 in renovations, updates under way in business community. Projects
• Harbin Clinic's Ali Freeman named to 2015 class of Leadership Georgia. Update
• 'Bartow State of Mind' is chamber celebration theme.  Greater Rome Chamber seeks small business nominations. Boxtera moves to Cartersville. 2 Work Staffing expands. Business
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining.
• Bartow County Jail reports.

Regular features:

• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
• Georgia Health News: Weekday updates on the state's top health stories. GHN
• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

• Preview of tonight's UGA-Louisville game, the Belk Bowl.
• Closer look at Wednesday night's Orange Bowl with Georgia Tech, Mississippi State.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos, bowl edition: In the really big game, it looks to me like Alabama will finally meet FSU.
• This week's college football bowls, times, teams and broadcasts.
• Falcons begin search for a new coach -- and maybe more.
• Links to latest local college results.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• A special edition this morning as Kim Jarrett and David Crowder join us to discuss the year's top stories.

A resolution to live: Roman woman loses 200 pounds with diet, exercise --and resolve. 'First Day Hikes' coming to Etowah Mounds, Red Top Thursday. Year to end on chilly note. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

Get the first look at today's top headlines and at what's ahead at www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Headlines:

• Ellyn Houston's 200-pound weight-loss journey with diet, exercise -- and resolve. Health
• Top stories to watch in 2015. Sports centers (three) to dominate development. Business
• What's ahead this week in Northwest Georgia: A 'Possom Drop,' a polar plunge, First Day hikes, feeding Chipper. Calendar
• Salvation Army seeks year-end contributions, donations. Year-end
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia resume Tuesday. Dining.
• Floyd County Jail reports. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

• Falcons blasted by Carolina, 34-3, as Panthers take division title; changes coming for Atlanta?
• Full day of college bowls.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos, bowl edition: In the really big game, it looks to me like Alabama will finally meet FSU.
• Bowl season: Georgia going to Belk Bowl vs. Louisville; Georgia Tech vs.  Mississippi State in Orange Bowl. SEC has 12 teams bowl-bound.
• This week's college football bowls, times, teams and broadcasts.
• Links to latest local college results.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests Monday including:
• At 7:40 a.m., Mary Hardin Thornton from Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful on Jan. 3's 'Bring One for the Chipper.'
• At 8:10 a.m., Shorter University baseball coach Matt Larry joins us to talk about the season ahead.
• At 8:40 a.m., Capt. Douglas McClure from The Salvation Army.

Flood watch continues into early Monday. Today: 100% chance of rain; Cartersville already has 1.11 inches; Rome around two thirds of an inch. Gas prices continue to tumble toward $2 mark.

Get the first look at today's top headlines and at what's ahead at www.hometownheadlines.com

 

Ware Mechanical forecast: 100% chance of rain today as flood watch continues into early Monday. High of 53.

Headlines:

• Flood watch in effect until 7 a.m. Monday. Cartersville already has seen more than an inch of rain; Rome approaching two thirds of an inch.
• Local gas prices continue to fall: Cheapest gas in Cartersville and Calhoun at $2.16/gallon. Gas Prices
• No Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining.
• Floyd County Jail reports. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

• Falcons in must-win game vs. Carolina Panthers today at Georgia Dome.
• Full day of bowl games on Monday as huge week of college football begins.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos, bowl edition: In the really big game, it looks to me like Alabama will finally meet FSU.
• Bowl season: Georgia going to Belk Bowl vs. Louisville; Georgia Tech vs.  Mississippi State in Orange Bowl. SEC has 12 teams bowl-bound.
• This week's college football bowls, times, teams and broadcasts.
• Links to latest local college results.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests Monday including:
• At 7:40 a.m., Mary Hardin Thornton from Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful on Jan. 3's 'Bring One for the Chipper.'
• At 8:10 a.m., Shorter University baseball coach Matt Larry joins us to talk about the season ahead.
• At 8:40 a.m., Capt. Douglas McClure from The Salvation Army.