: Rainfall at 1.80″ in Cartersville. Flood watch until 7 tonight. Cartersville, Rome, Cedartown parades now all on Thursday. Phoenix Air part of out-of-this-world plan. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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• Ware Mechanical weather: Rainfall at 1.80″ in Cartersville. Flood watch until 7 tonight. Latest updatesWeather
• Rome's parade reset for 6:30 p.m. Thursday; Cartersville, Cedartown parades also at 6 that night. Parades
• Gordon Hospital earns praise in Georgia Trend's annual ranking of medical centers. Also: How other hospitals ranked. Health
• Greater Rome Chamber wins 'community deal of the year' from Georgia Trend for Bekaert recovery, reinvestment; Phoenix Air looking out of this world? Business
• Budweiser Clydesdale team coming to Broad Street this afternoon. Clydesdales
• Rome auto body technician, border collie Mindy ranked no. 14 worldwide in competitive Frisbee competition. Frisbee
• At a glance: New Goodwill opens Thursday in Calhoun, oodles of noodles and other updates from across Northwest Georgia. Briefs
• Georgia Health News: On World AIDS Day, Atlanta's grim reality. GHN
• Obituaries:  Services set for Mr. Daniel V. "Dan" Garrett, Mr. LeRoy Neal, Mrs. Gloria J. Romero, the Rev. Richard Lee Veillon. Services
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

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• Fall 2016 high school realignments are out with a few surprises. Realignment
• Post-season honors for Shorter football duo.
• John McClellan's high school playoff picks:  Cartersville moves on to the championship game; Calhoun's season ends. Plus: Statewide predictions. McClellan
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos: How did Norman do?
• The Falcons at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Sunday / The latest on the NFL
  

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• At 7:40 a.m.:  City Commissioner Buzz Wachsteter on what's next for West Third Street.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Expanded weather coverage.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Janet Byington of the Rome Christmas Parade on resetting the downtown Christmas Parade to Thursday at 6:30 p.m.