Gas prices still 20 cents higher a week after pipeline fix. Drought worsens; Rome nearly 11 inches behind. Norman's No Nos: Another bad week for UGA, Tech. Cool Saturday, warmer Sunday

Continuing updates all day at www.hometownheadlines.com 

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Weekend starts with mid 70s, back to mid 80s on Sundays. Overnight: Low 50s. Weather

Today's local headlines:

• Business: A week after fuel line restored, gas prices remain around 20 cents above where they were on Sept. 13. Some outages as fall break begins. Gas
• Drought worsens and things don't look good through Dec. 31. Rome's rainfall totals are off by 10.71 inches; Cartersville, 5.03 inches. Drought
• Buzz: Trinity UMC's Pumpkin Patch opens Monday. Floyd County Master Gardeners returning to Chiaha Oct. 22-23. Buzz
• Education: Honors for Darlington Dean of College Guidance Sam Moss. Highlands offers classes with local schools. Education
• Weekend: Berry's Mountain Day celebrations, a Peter Pan story you won't believe, Duck Dash, NAMI walk and locomotive chase. Weekend
• Remembering Mr. Harold P. Alexander, Howard Steve Anderson, Mrs. Irene Martha Gravitte Hicks, Mrs. Barbara Ann Lowe. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch
  

Also today:

• Campaign watch: Summary of candidate profiles (and links to GHC video interviews). Plus: Local, national political calendars. Politics
• Fall festivals, pumpkin farms and leaf season. Your Northwest Georgia wrap-up. Fall
• Traffic: Georgia DOT, Google Maps or Waze.
• State business headlines: Georgia Trend
• Northwest Georgia jobs: Career Builder
  

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos: Dawgs lose two in a row; Tech loses to ex-Dawg coach. No No
• Posting at 5 p.m.: Friday night scoreboard: Updates throughout the night and final scores. Also: Your kickoff forecast.  Scoreboard
• Shorter Hawks lose 43-28: Next: Clark Atlanta at Barron Stadium, 7 p.m. Oct. 6.
• Berry Vikings: At Washington (Mo.), 7 p.m. Saturday.
• John McClellan's high school picks: 'Most important night' this season -- Pepperell by 1 over Model. Rome by 2 over Carrollton. Darlington by 11 over Mt. Zion. Cartersville, Calhoun cruise.   McClellan
• Georgia High School Football Daily
• Georgia Tech:  Next up: Miami at home, noon Saturday.
• UGA: Next: Home Saturday vs. Tennessee, 3:30 p.m.
• Atlanta Braves: Tigers in today-Sunday (end of season).
• Atlanta Falcons: Home Sunday vs. Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m., WRGA 98.7 FM.

• Please join our guests including:
• 7:40 a.m. High school rivalry day as Floyd County School Board members Chip Hood (Armuchee) and Jay Shell (Coosa) have a smackoff on who will win tonight. Your referee: Dr. John Jackson, superintendent of Floyd County Schools.
• 8:10 a.m.: Andrea Pitts on the pageants at next week's Coosa Valley Fair. Joining her: Miss Rome.
• 8:40 a.m.: Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.