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.