Johnny Mitchell's Smokehouse on Travel Channel's BBQ Crawl next Wednesday at 10 p.m. O'Charley's to open Aug. 27 in Rome. Public Health restaurant inspections. Free WiFi for downtown Cartersville. Scam alert from sheriff's office. Later today: Bartow Count

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Headlines:

• O'Charley's to open on Aug. 27. Details
• Johnny Mitchell's Smokehouse on Travel Channel's BBQ Crawl Wednesday at 10 p.m. Barbecue
• Buck to pursue statewide recount of school superintendent's race; on Hometown Radio Monday morning. Politics
• Crowdfunding workshop set for Wednesday night in Rome. Business
• Free WiFi now in place in much of downtown Cartersville. WiFi
• Lunar bike ride tonight. Freddie Freeman bobble head giveaway. The Tams. And lots of motorcycles. Weekend
• Bartow Sheriff's Office warns of scam where 'deputy' seeks payment after alleging victim missed jury duty. Scam
• Latest Public Health restaurant reports for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports later today

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• Rome Braves fall 9-4 to Delmarva.
• Tonight: Home vs. Delmarva at 7 p.m.
• Latest roster moves.
• Home game photos by Mills Fitzner. Gallery 
• Former GNTC, Armuchee star honored.
• Free softball clinics offered by parks & rec with help from the Shorter coaching staff and players on Aug. 23. Softball
• 2014 high school football schedules. Football
  
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter (updated football information), Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.
  

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• Please join our guests including:
• Earl Johnson of Cabela's on the store opening in Emerson on Aug. 21.
• Amy Patterson of the YMCA on the group's efforts to get back-to-school supplies to kids in need in Rome/Floyd County.
• Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.

Bartow's jobless rate climbs to 7.7% in June. Who's hiring, who's closing in the region. Public Health restaurant inspection scores from Wednesday. 60% rain chance, high of 86. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police arrest reports

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Ware Mechanical forecast:  

60% rain chance with up to a half-inch possible, high of 86. Drier, warmer weekend ahead

Headlines:

• June's jobless rises across Northwest Georgia vs. May but down compared to June 2013; 8,333 looking for work. Employment
• Jobs watch: Who's hiring, who's closing. Details
• Latest updates from Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Rome Tea Party. Briefs
• Latest Public Health restaurant reports for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville Police arrest reports.

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• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder
  

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• Rome Braves win big in series opener with Delmarva, 8-0.
• Tonight: Home vs. Delmarva at 7 p.m.
• Home game photos by Mills Fitzner. Gallery 
  
• This morning: Rome Braves General Manager Mike Dunn and field Manager Jonathan Schuerholz join us on Hometown Radio at 7:40 this morning. Listen at WRGA 98.7 FM, 1470 AM or streaming at wrga.streamon.fm.
• New home for Rome High football this fall on The Jock (99.5 FM/1360 AM)
• 2014 high school football schedules. Football
  
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter (updated football information), Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.
  

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• 7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests including:
• Rome Braves General Manager Mike Dunn and field Manager Jonathan Schuerholz talk about the 2014 season and the final weeks ahead.
• Lynn Dempsey of Dempsey Auction discusses Saturday's Floyd County GOP breakfast meeting with special guest Philip Wilheit, the chair of the Board of Regents and a confidant of Gov. Nathan Deal.
• Carol Willis of the Commission on Children and Youth analyzes the latest Kids County data, which shows some gains -- and more concerns -- about area youth.

 

Loudermilk cruises to congressional seat; Perdue wins; Buck-Woods too close to call. Latest business updates. Public Health restaurant scores. High of 87; 40% rain chance. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police arrest reports

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Ware Mechanical forecast:  

40% chance of more rain with a high of 87. Rain chance grows toward the end of the week.

Headlines:

• Elections: Buck-Woods race still undecided. Tuesday's big winners: David Perdue, Barry Loudermilk, Valarie Wilson. Politics
• No splitting hairs here: Greater Rome's brush with the hair shop boom. Trend
• 30-plus properties in Floyd, Gordon up for auction Thursday. Mohawk turns to 'Mo.' Wine flows at Schroeder's Thursday. Business
• Updated look at the latest Kids Count data for our area: Concerns about poverty, child abuse and neglect. Kids
• Super teacher Ron Clark to launch Floyd Schools' Destination Graduation push on July 29 at The Forum. Floyd schools
• Chair of the Board of Regents to address Floyd GOP. Red Cross gets new board members. Farmers markets today. Updates
• Latest Public Health restaurant reports for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail, Cartersville Police arrest reports

Regular features:

• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder
• It's not to late to join dozens of summer camps under way in our area. Summer Camp
  

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• Rome Braves were off Tuesday.
• Tonight: Home vs. Delmarva at 7 p.m.
• Home game photos by Mills Fitzner. Gallery 
  
• Parks & Rec Fall Youth Sports registration begins
• 2014 high school football schedules. Football
  
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter (updated football information), Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.
  

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• 7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests including:
• The winner of the GOP Senate runoff election.
• Layla Shipman, chair of the Floyd County Republican Party, on Tuesday's vote and what's next.
• City Commissioner Wendy Davis on what's next for the Democratic Party following Tuesday's runoff vote.

Bartow voters to decide next congressman in today's runoff; elections day guide. Get results here tonight. 60% chance of more storms, high of 85. Latest business updates. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville police arrest reports

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Ware Mechanical forecast:  

60% chance of thunderstorms later today and tonight. Some of the storms could become severe. Look for a high of 85 with warmer temperatures beginning Wednesday.

Headlines:

• Election Day: Where to vote, what to expect, where to get results tonight (right here). Campaign 2014
• Sport Clips coming to Rome. Mohawk highlights annual sustainability report. Business
• Etowah Grove, an office/retail/apartment project, proposed near 411 and the Bypass in East Rome (photos). Development
• Updates on the merger of the postal credit unions and the new office coming to Armuchee. Merger
• Volunteers spruce up Shorter for new semester. Home Run Derby to help Cave Spring sports. Salvation Army's new kitchen is smokin'. Community
• Latest Public Health restaurant reports for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville arrest reports.

Regular features:

• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• Rome Braves fall 9-8 thanks to extra innings rally by West Virginia
• Next: Off tonight; back in Rome on Wednesday vs. Delmarva.
• Home game photos by Mills Fitzner. Gallery 
• 2014 high school football schedules. Football
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter (updated football information), Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.
  

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• 7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests  including:
• Ali Freeman of Harbin Clinic on Friday's Gal Talk conference for women.
• Berry College Head Football Coach Tony Kunczewski on the 2014 season and what to expect from the second-year Vikings.
• Erin Hernandez, executive vice president of the Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition, on Georgia Tech president Bud Peterson's visit to Rome today to discuss Tech's impact here and the My Journey Compass collaboration among local medical partners.

New Shaw plant part of new development mix near Bartow-Gordon line. Fairfield opens in Calhoun. Publix' Tools for Back to School to benefit United Way in Bartow. Gas prices drop. Later today: Bartow County Jail, Cartersville arrest reports

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Ware Mechanical forecast:  

Light rain this morning and for much of the coming week. Look for highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows near 70 -- just about normal for this time of year.

Headlines:

• Food & Politics: Three local restaurants are campaign hot spots when it comes to mixing issues and menus. Politics
• Fairfield Inn & Suites opens in Calhoun as hotel boom continues across Northwest Georgia. Hotels
• As work on Shaw's $85 million Adairsville plant begins, look for more between Ga. 140 and Union Grove on I-75. Shaw
• 25-year-old Rome man charged with felony murder as club shooting kills one. Murder
• Gas prices fall again, now 7 cents a gallon lower than the same time in 2013. Gas
• Publix' Tools for Back to School to benefit West End Elementary, United Way in Bartow County. Back to School
• Bartow County Jail reports, Cartersville arrest reports.

 

Regular features:

• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder
• It's not to late to join dozens of summer camps under way in our area. Summer Camp
  

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• Rome Braves: That's a big 10-4 win for the Braves vs. West Virginia Sunday.
• Next: Tonight in West Virginia, off Tuesday and back in Rome on Wednesday.
• Home game photos by Mills Fitzner. Gallery 
  
• Parks & Rec Fall Youth Sports registration begins
• 2014 high school football schedules. Football
  
• Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter (updated football information), Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.
  

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests Monday including:
• Capt. Douglas McClure of the Salvation Army on a great project benefitting the operation.
• Chris Giddens, a local children's minister and self-avowed geek, on a late summer blast of sci-fi at the movies and and a major PC shift in today's comic books.