Escaped inmate captured. Grab some buds for brewery tour -- soon. Beautiful weekend weather

Continuing news and weather coverage at  www.hometownheadlines.com and www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

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• Sunny, near 60 today; even nicer on Sunday -- and then the rain returns.

Headlines:

• Grab some buds for a tour of the brewery in Cartersville. Tour
• Revised Transportation Funding Act gets 'yes' votes from Dempsey, Lumsden, Coomer -- but not Kelley. HB 170
• Escaped Floyd County Prison work detail inmate captured in Atlanta Friday. Arrest
• Ribbon cutting, grand opening for Cevian Design Lab. Downtown
• Rome City Schools plans first Teacher Recruitment Fair at RHS on March 21. Teaching jobs
• 2015 Chieftains Herb & Plant sale set for April 11-12 at Coosa Valley Fairgrounds. Chieftains
• Briefs: Daylight Saving Time returns at 2 a.m. Sunday. Tryouts for next year's 'Midsummer Night's Dream' coming up. Updates
• Obituaries: Services Monday for Nancy 'Nana' Kinsey. Remembering 'Wink' Stephens, Gennie Smith, Doris Sutton, Gladys Tutin. Funerals
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining.
• Floyd County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch.

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• Hardy Realty's open house gallery for Sunday: Four homes, from Rome to Kingston, from $76,200 to $239,900. Hardy

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• Lady Hawks downed 75-65 by Delta State in GSC basketball tournament.
• Georgia Highlands' Chargers headed to championship contest today -- and more -- thanks to 78-62 win Friday night. Go for tournament championship today.
• Registration begins for the 2015 season of Braves Miracle Field of Rome
• Atlanta Braves fall 9-8 to Nationals.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m., WRGA 98,7 FM

• Please join our guests Monday as Randy Quick hosts:  
• At 7:40 a.m.: State Sen. Chuck Hufstetler on the latest with the General Assembly and his proposal to hike tobacco taxes.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Kristi Kent with the Greater Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau on the $129 million economic impact tourism had on our community last year.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Mark Jenkins of AAA South on rising gasoline prices and a look at spring travel trends.