Floyd most giving county in state, Former Western Sizzlin' sold, House District 15 profiles, Busy weekend ahead, Community updates and Sports.

Where Bartow's news day starts and ends: www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Cooler temps return, high near 65 with 20% rain chance today

Headlines:

• Floyd the most charitable county in Georgia; state no. 5 overall, study shows. See how much Northwest Georgia gives. Giving
• Former Western Sizzlin on Martha Berry is sold; awaiting word on what's next. Western Sizzlin
• Georgia Court of Appeals upholds Lance Walker ruling, sentence of life with at least 25 years to be served. Walker
• House District 15: Battles, Patrick on State income tax and transportation. Politics
• Floyd County Schools sets community meetings for pending charter renewal. Charter
• Weekend: Wisdom Trail Ride, heavy metal in motion, air show, bluegrass and lots of places to haunt. Weekend
• Fourth Annual Authentic New York Deli Day set for Nov. 12; orders due Nov. 5. Deli Day
• Parks and Rec task force meets today. Law enforcement's goatee contest returns to help 'Shop with a Cop.' Updates
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail and Cartersville Police reports

Regular features:

• Your guide to local Halloween, Trunk or Treat activities. Haunted Headlines
• 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)

College football:

• Shorter Hawks host West Alabama, 7 p.m. tonight at Barron Stadium. Hawks
• Berry Football: The Vikings host Hendrix at 1 p.m. Saturday at Barron Stadium. Berry
• Coming Friday: Norman Arey's No-Nos, 15 certified college losers this weekend.

High School football:

• Georgia High School Football Daily: Thursday
• Coming Tuesday: John McClellan's high school picks.  McClellan

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Your guest host Thursday and Friday: Randy Quick, Rome Radio Partners
• Matt Gorman, administrator of Polk Medical Center, on Sunday's open house at the new hospital.
• Representatives from the weekend air show at Richard B. Russell Airport.
• Ann Hook, a Redmond Regional nurse, as well as William James, Executive Director of Summit Quest, and Billy Murdock, Redmond Chaplain, on Summit Quest's first family Fun Fest set for Saturday.