More than 50 employers set for Thursday career fair at Brown Center. High of 88 today, rain Friday, much cooler Saturday. Latest regional updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports

Where Bartow's news day starts – and ends. Updates all day at www.bartowheadlines.com: 

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

-Almost summer-like today with a high of 88, clear skies. More of the same on Thursday with rain possible late Thursday and Friday.

Headlines:

• Bojangles coming to Summerville by early January as Rome partnership expands again. Restaurants
• Today's Coosa Valley Fair: School's out special (free admission until 3 p.m.) Plus: Latest winners, schedule, fair links. Fair
• Pink month begins as community takes part in Breast Cancer Awareness events. Pink
• Darlington strings director to perform with Yo Yo Ma in Chattanooga Thursday. 'Men Who Cook' cooking again Oct. 12. Tax reform hearing here Oct. 7. Community
• Thursday job fair in Cartersville to feature more than 50 employers; open to all. Jobs
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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)

• John McClellan's high school picks: Model by 1 over Darlington; Calhoun over Adairsville by 16. Wins for Cartersville, Rome.
• Georgia High School Football Daily: Calhoun to lose state AAA title to Washington County.
  
• Coming Friday: Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos. 15 guaranteed locks to lose (he went 13-2 last week)
• Berry College's sports updates / Football season Next home game: Saturday vs. Washington (Mo.), 6 p.m., Barron Stadium.
• Shorter University's sports updates. / Football season  Next home game: Thursday vs. Mississippi College, 7:30 p.m. kickoff, Barron Stadium.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests including:
• At 7:40 a.m., Scott Byrd, Shorter University's director of track and field/cross country, on his successful "run" at Shorter, including conference and national titles.
• At 8:10, Dr. Todd Jones, vice president of student affairs at Georgia Highlands, on the 'no tobacco' guidelines -- including e-cigarettes - -and other Georgia campuses.