Beautiful Sunday ahead, high near 62. Week ahead: It's Christmas Parade time in Cartersville, Rome and Cedartown. Post-Thanksgiving rush on Christmas trees. Latest sports updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

-Mostly sunny, high of 62, low of 44. Rain ahead Monday.

Headlines:

• Week ahead: It's Christmas parade time in Rome, Cartersville and Cedartown! Parade
• Post-Thanksgiving rush for Christmas Trees underway; Mark calendar to 'Bring One for the Chipper' on Jan. 3. Trees
• Today: Shorter's Feaste of Caroles and local Advent services. Sunday
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Next updates Tuesday. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports. 

Regular features:

• Christmas events in Northwest Georgia this season. Parades, performances and more.  Christmas
• 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)

• Georgia Tech tops Georgia in OT, 30-24.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: How did Norman do?
• John McCellan's high school football playoff picks: Coming Monday.
• Georgia High School Football Daily returns Monday.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests Monday including:
• Mike Buck, Rome's newly appointed school superintendent.
• Kristi Kent on the upcoming Winter Art Market at Rome Civic Center.
• Ken Davis from Georgia Emergency Management on a new winter weather awareness campaign.

Food trucks growing in NW Georgia. Cartersville and Calhoun both advance in playoffs. Advent begins Sunday. World AIDS Day service Monday. Weekend: Disco Party, Festival of Trees and Feaste of Caroles. Sunshine for weekend, rain next week. Sports updates.

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

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

-Sunny, high of 58, low of 38. Rain back next week.

Headlines:

• Food truck updates: Two newcomers in town today; fund-raiser for cheesy concept. Mobile
• Advent begins, perhaps blurred by the retail rush of the Christmas season. Advent
• Today: Disco Party at Brewhouse to help 2014 Toys for Tots. Euharlee's Festival of Trees premieres. Shorter's Feaste of Caroles at Garden Lakes Baptist Church. Calendar
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Next updates Tuesday. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports.
• Regular features:
• Christmas events in Northwest Georgia this season. Parades, performances and more.  Christmas
• 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)

• Berry Vikings' Malcholm Graham's dazzling interception on Oct. 4 named GEICO Play of the Year. Vikings
• High school playoffs:  Scoreboard
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Alabama tops Auburn with an iron fist. Finally, Tech beats the Dawgs
• John McCellan's high school football playoff picks: How did John do Friday night?
• Georgia High School Football Daily returns Monday.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests Monday including:
• Mike Buck, Rome's newly appointed school superintendent.
• Kristi Kent on the upcoming Winter Art Market at Rome Civic Center.
• Ken Davis from Georgia Emergency Management on a new winter weather awareness campaign.

Close game tonight but Hurricanes expected to move to semi-finals. LakePoint's Chick-fil-A to open Jan. 22. Cool and sunny, high of 48. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

Where Bartow County's news day starts – and ends. Continuing coverage at www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

Cool but sunny, high of 48; slightly warmer Saturday, Sunday.

Headlines:

• Business Friday: LakePoint's Chick-fil-A due Jan. 22. Japan's counsul general tours Miura Boiler's Rockmart campus. Business
• Hardee's in Rome looks close but still around three weeks off. Restaurants
• Weekend: Disco Party at Brewhouse to help 2014 Toys for Tots campaign. Euharlee's Festival of Trees premieres. Calendar
• Advocates for Children to benefit from #Giving Tuesday. Advocates
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia resume Tuesday. Dining
• Bartow  County Jail reports

Regular features:

• Christmas events in Northwest Georgia this season. Parades, performances and more.  Christmas
• 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: Alabama tops Auburn with an iron fist. Finally, Tech beats the Dawgs
• John McCellan's high school football playoff picks: Cartersville to win by one point; Calhoun moves to semis with 8-point victory.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Please join us for a special report:
• Armuchee sports essayist Norman Arey joins us for an extended look at college football's rivalry weekend.

 

Happy Thanksgiving from Bartow Headlines. Jobs: Bartow's unemployment rate up to 6.8% -- but lowest in the region. Retail: New store for Rome, new ALDI for Cartersville? Black Friday starts early. Are you ready for winter? Speaking of weather: 49 and sunny

Where Bartow County's news day starts – and ends. Continuing coverage at www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

Sunny but cooler this Thanksgiving Day with a high of 49 and low of 25. We'll see highs in the 60s by Saturday and Sunday.

Headlines:

• Retail: American Freight Furniture coming to West Rome next month; ALDI scouts site in Cartersville. Business
• For many local stores, Black Friday starts at 6 tonight (or earlier). Hours
• October unemployment rates for Northwest Georgia: Bartow rises to 6.8% but still lowest in Northwest Georgia.
• The meaning of giving thanks: On today's sports report, read a copy of a note received by Shorter Hawks Football Coach Phil Jones from a North Alabama football parent on how grateful she was to the Hawks' football team following a key injury earlier this season. Hawks
• Lessons learned from winter 2014: State launches Winter Weather Preparedness Week next Monday-Friday. Winter
• Weekend: Disco Party at Brewhouse to help 2014 Toys for Tots campaign. Euharlee's Festival of Trees premieres. Events
• Smile Report: Shaw raises nearly $5,900 for Harris Radiation Center at Gordon Hospital. Smile
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia will resume Tuesday. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports.

Regular features:

• Christmas events in Northwest Georgia this season. Parades, performances and more.  Christmas
• 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)

• Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports update: 12 conference honors for Berry Vikings' football team
• John McCellan's high school football playoff picks: Cartersville to win by one point; Calhoun moves to semis with 8-point victory.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Coming Friday, Norman's picks to lose on college football's rivalry weekend.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Please join us for a replay of some recent interviews including:
• Sgt. Chris Fincher of the Floyd County Police Department on safety tips when shopping this Christmas season, either in person or online.
• Sarah King, director of wellness at Harbin Clinic, on making this a healthier Thanksgiving, in the kitchen and staying fit before or after the meal.
• Brian McClellan, director of IT for Gordon County, on the hot tech gifts for this Christmas season.