Maine Street Coastal Cuisine opens in Cartersville. Duck Derby, Oktoberfest part of busy week and weekend ahead. Harbin CEO Dr. Ken Davis retires. Cartersville No. 1 in AAAA; Adairsville No. 9 in AAA. Later today: jail, police updates.

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Ware Mechanical forecast

• More rain with some cooler temperatures this week.

Headlines:

• Harbin Clinic's Dr. Ken Davis leaving a huge 'footprint' on NW Georgia medical community. Davis
• Maine Street Coastal Cuisine brings a different taste to downtown Cartersville. Dining
• The doctor is in -- no, make that on: Dr.Leonard Reeves is back with more local YouTube health tips. Health
• Gas prices take a U-turn, inch up in some areas; still $1.14 a gallon less than a year ago. At the pumps
• Agenda: Rome City Commission meets, West Rome Bypass opens, Berry's Mountain Day, air show, Ducky Derby and more. Agenda
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics returns Tuesday.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• Northwest Georgia traffic conditions via Google Maps or Waze.
• 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

HIGH SCHOOLS

• John McClellan's high school picks:  Darlington by 7 over Model. Calhoun by 25 over Adairsville. Easy night for Cartersville.
• High school rankings:  Darlington no. 6, Model no. 8 in AA. Cartersville No. 1 in AAA. Calhoun no. 1 in AAA; Adairsville no. 9.
• Model at Darlington in the running for Fox 5's Game of the Week. Click here to vote
• Georgia High School Football Daily.  Monday.

COLLEGES

• Georgia is no. 8 in the AP Top 25; Tech drops out.
• Berry College Vikings vs. Washington (Mo.), 6 p.m., Saturday at Valhalla. Vikings / Game preview page
• Track Berry's season, from the opening to Valhalla to the latest games. Click Valhalla Rising.
• Shorter University Hawks at Mississippi College, 8 p.m. Saturday. Hawks 
• Coming Friday: Norman Arey's No-Nos, 15 locks-to-lose in college football this weekend.

PROS

• The Falcons rally, win 39-28 over Cowboys. Host Texas at 1 p.m. Sunday / The latest on the NFL
• Atlanta Braves drop finale to Marlins, 9-5. Today: off. Tuesday: Host Washington at 7:10 p.m.
  

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• At 7:40 a.m.: A meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Peachtree City office on our rainy weekend and what's ahead from another storm system.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Sarah Schilling, Anheuser-Busch brewmaster on Oktoberfest