Business: RaceTrac almost done; makeover for Shorter center. More than 1,000 voted early on Monday. Health updates including Pink Day, Ladies Night Out. John McClellan's high school picks. Near record heat -- again?

Continuing updates all day at www.hometownheadlines.com 

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Near-record heat today-Thursday; cooler, half-inch of rain starting Friday. Weather

Today's headlines

• Georgia Health News: Increase in youth HIV prompts app strategy. Health
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores return Tuesday. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. Crime
  

Also today:

• Campaign watch: Election headlines; sample ballots; summary of candidate profiles. 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

• John McClellan's high school picks for Friday night.
• Weekly soccer updates.
• Honors for three Berry athletes.
• Harlem Globetrotters to train at LakePoint, plan exhibition game.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos: New picks coming Friday.
• Berry Vikings:  Oct. 29 at home vs. Millsaps, 1 p.m.
• Shorter Hawks:  At West Florida, Saturday at 1 p.m.
• Georgia Tech:   Oct. 29, homecoming vs. Duke,
• UGA:   Oct. 29, vs. Florida in Jacksonville, 3:30 p.m.
• Atlanta Falcons: Sunday at home vs. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

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

• Please join our guests including:
• 7:40 a.m.: Willie Green, Floyd County elections supervisor, on the first day of advance voting and what we can expect over the next three weeks.
• 8:10 a.m. Janet Eberhart, immunization coordinator for public health and Nurse Manager Alison Watson on getting the 2016 flu shot (one of which will go into our right arm during the broadcast).