Cartersville High hosts AAA baseball title game vs. Blessed Trinity Saturday. Mellow Mushroom grand opening June 2. Holiday weekend forecast: High near 90, slight chance of rain. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

High of 90 today, upper 80s through Memorial Day with overnight lows mostly in the 60s. Rain chance: 20% tonight, Sunday and Memorial Day.

Headlines:  

• Downtown Rome's Peach returns May 30; Cartersville Mellow Mushroom grand opening June 2. (And about Acworth . . . ).  Dining
• Heritage First board member Wayne Vick offers 1928 Model A Ford Speedster for auction; proceeds benefit Cancer Navigators. Speedster
• First 'Color Me Free 5K Fun Run,' fireworks to light up Independence Day celebration by parks & rec, Harbin Clinic. Color Me Free
• Goodwill seeks employers for twin job fairs: June 10 in Rome, June 24 in Calhoun. Jobs
• Weekend: Rome River Jam, graduations, barbecue and baseball. Events
• Rome's Big Time Products among the 2014 Georgia Fast 40. Big Time
• Cyclists donate $6,500 to local groups following 24th Up the Creek Without a Pedal ride. CVCA
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

Continuing features:

• County jail reports.
• Looking for a job or a new career. Start here with Northwest Georgia's Career Builder partner. Jobs
• 2014 Guide to Summer Camps. Guide
• 2014 Guide to Vacation Bible Schools. VBS

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• The Rome Braves fall to Grasshoppers, 7-3, Thursday night.
• Braves home vs. Greensboro starting tonight at 7. Also: Roster updates.
• Braves' home game photos by Mills Fitzner.  Braves
• Cartersville High vs. Blessed Trinity for AAA baseball title Saturday
• Georgia Fire at Alabama Hammer Saturday night.
• Shorter Hawks to hold two football prospects camps.
• Berry signs 'third wave' of football players for the 2014 season. Vikings.
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

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