Shane's to open by late summer in Cartersville. Dalton bank wants Calhoun branch. Low 80s again today. Sports updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police reports.

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Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Another round of low 80s with storms possible on Thursday. Weather

Today's headlines:

• Dining: Shane's Rib Shack targets late August, early September opening in Cartersville. Dining
• First Bank of Dalton seeks OK to open branch bank in crowded Calhoun market. Business
• Annual changes within Salvation Army mean captains Douglas and Storm McClure off to Dalton this summer. Salvation Army
• Isakson to address Darlington graduates; Marshall to keynote Baccalaureate Service. Commencements
• Buzz: Senior Inforum is May 4. How to help with Special Needs Prom. Healthy Kids Day is Friday. Road closing. Buzz
• Remembering Mr. Fletcher William Braswell, Mr. Walter "Lacy" Hodges Jr., Mrs. Sherma Lorraine Kidd, Mr. Elwood Donald (Don) Smith, Mr. Coy Amos Souder. Obituaries.
• Public Health restaurant inspections, brought to you by Cupcakes Around the Corner. 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

• Rome Braves fall 5-2 to Augusta.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' photo gallery.
• Busy week of high school baseball.
• Latest high school signing.
• Latest local college updates.
• 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.: Shannen Ferry, Horticulture Program Director at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, on this weekend's plant sale.
• At 8:40 a.m.:  Biology Professor Martin Cipollini, Berry College's chestnut and longleaf pine expert, about the opening of the college'sArboretum Walk opening April 29.