Cheeseburger Bobby's opens Wednesday; Freddy's breaks ground in Cartersville. Code Orange smog alert today in Bartow, metro Atlanta. Updates on a rough Memorial Day weekend. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police updates

Local news updates all day long at www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Sizzling low 90s all week; 'Code Orange' smog alert for Bartow, metro Atlanta. Weather

Today's headlines:

• First tastes of Spartan Smoothies: A different 'blend' of flavors and options. Smoothies
• As Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers breaks ground, Cheeseburger Bobby's opens Wednesday. Plus: A player to be named later? Dining
• Buzz: Rome Shakespeare Festival opens tonight -- plus a first-person account. First Friday returns. Saturday: Rome's Big Float. Buzz
• Photos, video from Monday's Memorial Day remembrance at Coosa Valley Fairgrounds. Tribute
• Deadly weekend on area roads; dangerous holiday on our waterways. Updates
• Public Health restaurant inspections, brought to you by Cupcakes Around the Corner returns Wednesday.  Dining
• Remembering Mrs. Ruby Jo Thacker Blasengame, Mrs. Ruby Jo Humphries Lewis, Mrs. Helen Virginia Long. Obituaries
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• 2016 Guide to Summer Camps in Northwest Georgia. Camps
• Vacation Bible Schools plan a busy summer. What's ahead. VBS
• 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 take on the Fireflies.
• Next: Today-Wednesday at home vs. Columbia.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Georgia Tech in the hunt for the College World Series; opens Friday vs. UConn.
• Upcoming community sports events.
• Links to sports summer camps. Football, baseball and more.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM (streaming)

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: Harbin Clinic Neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Webb on 'Summer Safety Trauma Edition' set for this Thursday on summer injuries and staying safe
• At 8:10 a.m.: Wright Bagby, newly elected Floyd County Commissioner on what's ahead for the Board.

Another riverfront spot opens. Remembering fallen heroes in Rome, Lindale. Rough weekend on roads, water. Bus driver commended for saving passengers.

Local news updates all day long at www.hometownheadlines.com and www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• High near 90 today with a slight chance of rain. Weather

Today's headlines:

• Levy opens another spot to enjoy drinks and a river view. Also: Seasons update. Riverfront
• Highways and waterways: At least 10 dead in statewide accidents; boating under the influence arrests in Bartow. Updates
• Smile Report: Exchange Club honors Rome Transit Driver Vanita Mathis for saving passengers as bus caught fire. Smile
• Guide to today's Memorial Day events at the fairgrounds, Myrtle Hill. Memorial Day
• Remembering Louise May Black, Mr. Tommy Lewis 'Godfather' Drew, Edith Frazier McAfee. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspections, brought to you by Cupcakes Around the Corner returns Wednesday.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• 2016 Guide to Summer Camps in Northwest Georgia. Camps
• Vacation Bible Schools plan a busy summer. What's ahead. VBS
• 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:  Greenville hammers Rome, 10-2, in Sunday afternoon's game; teams split four-game series.
• Next: Today-Wednesday at home vs. Columbia.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Upcoming community sports events.
• Links to sports summer camps. Football, baseball and more.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM (streaming)

We're taking today, Memorial Day, off from radio. Please join our guests from 7-9 a.m. Tuesday including:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Harbin Clinic Neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Webb on 'Summer Safety Trauma Edition' set for this Thursday on summer injuries and staying safe
• At 8:10 a.m.: Wright Bagby, newly elected Floyd County Commissioner on what's ahead for the Board.

Two injured in Cartersville shooting. High School graduation photo galleries. Memorial Day weekend guide. Busy week ahead in NW Georgia. Weekend weather and sports updates.

Local news updates all day long at www.hometownheadlines.com and www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Warm Sunday with high near 90. Same for Memorial Day with 20% rain chance. Forecast

Today's headlines:

• Bartow EMS: Two males shot at home off Planters Drive. Bartow
• This week: Memorial Day, Rome Shakespeare Festival, LakePoint's B2B Business Expo, First Friday and Rome's Big Float. Agenda
• High School Graduations: Two more ceremonies this week in Gordon County. Round up of weekend's events. Graduation
• Photo Gallery: Armuchee High School graduates largest class ever with 143 students. Armuchee
• Photo Gallery: Model High School welcomes 160 graduates in Class of 2016. Model
• Photo gallery: Coosa High School's Class of 2016 graduation. Coosa
• Holiday weekend: Bluegrass, Finster Fest continue today. Guide to Monday's Memorial Day events. Weekend
• Bartow EMS: Woman injured after being hit by car on Wilderness Camp Rd. Accident
• Pennsylvania man facing multiple charges in connection to missing Floyd County teen. Arrest
  
• Remembering Nathaniel Porter, Sr. and Robert (Bob) Friste Vogt, Sr. 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:

• 2016 Guide to Summer Camps in Northwest Georgia. Camps
• Vacation Bible Schools plan a busy summer. What's ahead. VBS
• 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 get walk-off win, 9-8.
• Next: Today at home vs. Greenville.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Six Shorter athletes received All-American honors.
• Upcoming community sports events.
• Links to sports summer camps. Football, baseball and more.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM (streaming)

We're taking Monday, Memorial Day, off from radio. Please join our guests from 7-9 a.m. Tuesday including:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Harbin Clinic Neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Webb on 'Summer Safety Trauma Edition' set for this Thursday on summer injuries and staying safe
• At 8:10 a.m.: Wright Bagby, newly elected Floyd County Commissioner on what's ahead for the Board.

Busy day Downtown with high school graduations. Photo gallery from Pepperell High. Memorial Day weekend guide. Cartersville Medical Center recognizes award winners. Beautiful holiday weekend ahead. Sports updates.

Local news updates all day long at www.hometownheadlines.com and www.bartowheadlines.com:

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Upper 80s all holiday weekend with 20% chance of rain. Forecast

Today's headlines:

• Photo Gallery: More than 160 students graduate from Pepperell High School. Pepperell
• High Schools: Busy day with Coosa, Model, Armuchee and Cedartown graduations. Commencement
• Holiday weekend: Barbeque, Bluegrass, Finster Fest, baseball and Memorial Day events at fairgrounds. Weekend
• Buzz: Cartersville Medical Center presents HCA Awards of Distinction, updates from Rome Noon Optimist Club and Cartersville fire hydrant testing. Buzz
• From the extension service: Free manure for gardens can come with pesticide residues, weeds. Garden
• Georgia Health News: Med school explores venture capital as tool of innovation. Health
• Health: First sexually-transmitted Zika case confirmed in Georgia. Health
• Remembering Lynn Barton, Timothy Lynn Duggan, William James "Bill" Ford and Michael Clay McClain. 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:

• 2016 Guide to Summer Camps in Northwest Georgia. Camps
• Vacation Bible Schools plan a busy summer. What's ahead. VBS
• 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 3-1 to Greenville.
• Next: Tonight-Sunday, home vs. Greenville.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Shorter Women's 4x400 advance to finals of NCAA DIII Track and Field Championship. 
• Upcoming community sports events.
• Links to sports summer camps. Football, baseball and more.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM (streaming)

We're taking Monday, Memorial Day, off from radio. Please join our guests from 7-9 a.m. Tuesday including:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Harbin Clinic Neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Webb on 'Summer Safety Trauma Edition' set for this Thursday on summer injuries and staying safe
• At 8:10 a.m.: Wright Bagby, newly elected Floyd County Commissioner for Post 2, on what's next for the Board.

Bass Pro opening near Chattanooga in mid July. Weather: Highs in the upper 80s, slight chance of rain. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police updates.

Local news updates all day long at www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Weather Service video previews holiday weekend. Mid to upper 80s; slight chance of rain. Weather

Today's headlines:

• Business: Mid July opening for Bass Pro near Chattanooga. Ribbon cutting for restyled offices of John J. Beninato, DDS. Business
• High schools: Pepperell, Calhoun, Rockmart seniors graduate tonight. Graduations
• Holiday weekend: Bluegrass, barbecue, Finster Fest and Memorial Day events at the fairgrounds. Weekend
• Buzz for the holiday: Gas prices rising. DOT suspends construction to ease traffic flow. Blood Assurance open Memorial Day. Buzz
• Up next at Darlington: A five-acre solar farm. Tiger power
• Glenwood Primary community plants tree as service honors Christie Mooney and Marsha Coleman. Glenwood
• Health: Neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Webb to head injuries, prevention at 'Summer Safety – Trauma Edition' from Harbin, Redmond Regional. Health
• Remembering Charles Edward Marable Sr., Bernard Neeson Neal Jr. 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:

• 2016 Guide to Summer Camps in Northwest Georgia. Camps
• Vacation Bible Schools plan a busy summer. What's ahead. VBS
• 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 open home stand; fireworks following tonight's game.
• Next: Tonight-Sunday, home vs. Greenville.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Big weekend for three of the Rome YMCA's Arsenal soccer teams. With photos.
• Upcoming community sports events.
• Links to sports summer camps. Football, baseball and more.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM (streaming)

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: Darlington teacher Randy Smith, who helped pull together plans for the school's new solar array, on how it came together and what's next.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Political analyst Brian Robinson looks at the state of the state races following Tuesday's primary and what's ahead between now and the Nov. 8 general election.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.