Search for store robbery suspect continues; had Darlington campus on lockdown for two hours Thursday night. Huge weekend ahead including Booth's cowboy celebration. Football: Norman's No-nos, high school links. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville

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

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

•   High of 73 today, 76 Saturday and 80 on Sunday under sunny skies; lows in the mid 40s to low 50s.

Headlines:

• Search continues for armed robbery suspect; Darlington spent two hours under lockdown as police looked for the man. Suspect
• 'Chow Town Park,' Northwest Georgia's first dedicated food truck park, planned for Shorter and Division. Chow Town
• Alex Crumbley's funeral set for 3 p.m. Monday at Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church. Alex
• Politics: Early voting available Saturday in all counties; Sunday in Floyd, too. Sam Nunn in Rome Monday. Barge endorses Wilson. Politics
• From cowboy church to an Apocalyptic Block Party, from zombie hordes to hordes of bands, a big weekend in Northwest Georgia. Events
• QuickBooks training offered by Small Business center. GNTC's tool technology program luring more veterans. Updates
• Business follow-up: Publix confirms purchase of Charles Hight Square, marketing final two spots still vacant. Business
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest 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)

• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Ole Miss survives a Saturday night in Baton Rogue; Yellow Jackets escape with a win.
• High school previews, links to in-game scoring updates
• Preview of Berry Vikings at Birmingham-Southern, 2 p.m. Saturday. Plus: Video report from Coach Tony Kunczewski
• Shorter regroups for trip to Valdosta
• John McClellan's high school picks. Darlington big over Armuchee. Rome, Model rebound. Easy night for Cartersville, Calhoun.
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• Berry Football: Next game: Saturday Birmingham-Southern, 2 p.m. Berry
• Shorter Football: Next game: Saturday at Valdosta State, 3 p.m. Shorter

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Please join out guests including:
• Jay Shell of Brewhouse Music & Grill and Downtown Development, and Jill Packer from Harbin Clinic on Saturday's Zombie-thon and massive block party in downtown Rome.
• Dale Jackson III, the quarterback for the Berry Vikings, joins us to discuss the 2014 season, one that has seen him named the conference's top offensive player twice so far this season.
• Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.