Rough night ahead? Gusts to 35 mph; black ice/slick roads in higher areas; perhaps some snow; and wind chills in the teens. And even colder next week. Polar Bear Plunge is Jan. 11. Regional public health restaurant scores. Later today: Bartow County Jail

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Ware Mechanical weather: Lots of issues tonight. -Black ice, slick roads possible overnight in some of the higher elevations of Northwest Georgia. -A light snow, again in higher areas, with most seeing a 90 percent chance of rain today, 10 percent overnight. -Wind advisory from 5 tonight into 4 a.m. Saturday; gusts as high as 35 mph. Watch tonight's wind chill as temperatures drop to 21 degrees. -And next week: Forecast lows in the teens overnight Monday, Tuesday. -Continuing updates on Hometown Headlines. Eighth Annual Polar Bear Paddle returns Jan. 11 -Free paddle from Dixon Landing (Grizzard Park) to Heritage Park.   Fit 365 opens in Armuchee Village Miss Rome Scholarship Pageants this weekend.   Regional Public Health restaurant inspection scores -Updates from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties.   Today's jail reports.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    Nebraska hangs on, beats Georgia 24-19 in Gator Bowl   Norman's No Nos by Norman Arey: -Coming Friday: Norman Arey's final No-Nos of the 2013 college football season.   South Carolina, LSU win. -Tonight: Alabama vs. Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, 8:30 p.m.   Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast: -Thursday: 90% rain chance, high of 46, low of 21; 10% chance of rain, maybe snow in some areas. -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 Thursday as our guests include: -Joe Ostaszewski, a finalist from last season's Biggest Loser, joins us to talk about Sunday's Jumpstart 2014 presentation, an event sponsored by Harbin Clinic, Rome First United Methodist Church, the YMCA Rome, and Ostaszewski's Wear Your Soul Foundation. Also joining us: Rev. Chris Barberi from Rome First. -Kevin Ellis joins us to talk about the Three Rivers Invitational bull riding event coming to The Forum on Jan. 10 and 11.