Outdoor expo coming to Summerville. Ball investing $50 million, adding 40 jobs. Cooler, sunny, 66 today. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police reports.

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Sunny but cooler (66 degrees). Three quarters of an inch of rain overnight Wednesday. Weather

Today's headlines:

• Business: Central Plaza makeover under way; first phase due by late June. Business
• Buzz: Summerville to host outdoor expo weekend. Comedy improv workshop. 40 jobs available. Middle School meeting. Buzz
• Jobs: Ball Corp. to expand; $50 million investment, 40 new jobs. Ball
• Saint Mary's Catholic School announces new principal, Melissa Reder. Saint Mary's
• Floyd County Jail inmate being treated at the hospital for congestive heart failure dies. Inmate
• Health: Psychologist Candice Claiborne, Ph.D., joins Harbin Clinic Psychology in Rome. Health
• Georgia Health News: Two recent examples of the hospital combination game. GHN
• Remembering Mr. Adcus Allen, Gary Hoyt Cox Sr., Hugh Franklin Davis, Audrey Grainger Chapman Karlovich, James Grady McCoy. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• Politics: A look at the local ballots for Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk counties. 2016
• 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

• NCAA Championship: Villanova wins it with a buzzer beater, 77-74.
• Women's NCAA Championship tonight: Syracuse vs. UConn.
• Locals Stephen Gaylor, Dalton Geekie on opening day roster for the 2016 Rome Braves
• Rome Braves plan big opening Thursday night.
• Atlanta Braves fall 4-3 in 10 to Washington.
• High school baseball updates.
• Latest local college updates.
• Details on upcoming community sports events.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM (streaming)

Please join our guests from 7-9 a.m. including:

• At 7:40 a.m.: John McClellan on the 2016 high school football season as spring drills approach.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Penny Evans-Plant and Steve Devine on Confluence 2016 set for April 14-15 at the DeSoto Theatre.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Jim Powell on "A Night of BBQ & Blues" featuring the A.J. Ghent Band on April 16, at and benefiting the DeSoto Theatre.