August jobless rate improves but still double digits. Weekend air show already buzzing. Weekly public health restaurant reports. Summer's back? 87 degrees.

For these and today's latest updates, please see www.hometownheadlines.com:

 

Latest employment report:

-Floyd, Gordon and Chattooga counties continued to post jobless rates of 10.3 percent or higher in August while Polk was at 9 percent and Bartow at 9.3 percent.

-County-by-county comparison.

-Links to who's hiring.

 

They got the name right: Wings over North Georgia.

-That was evident by the bombastic flyover of East Rome on Wednesday by some of the aircraft due at the airshow opening Friday night at Russell Airport.

-Link to weekend calendar.

 

Weekly public health restaurant scores from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties.

  

The forecast: Another cool-down starts Saturday.

-Thursday: Sunny, high of 87, low of 59.

-Friday: 20% rain chance, high of 87, low of 58.

-Saturday: 30% rain chance, high of 84, low of 62.

 

Today's community updates.

 

Latest Floyd County Jail reports.

 

Powerball jackpot: Iowa ticket to claim $202 million.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m., WRGA 1470 AM

-Please join our guests today including:

-Tim Hensley of Floyd County Schools on the recent SAT scores and the system's upgraded website.
-Dr. John Barge, Georgia's superintendent of schools, with a statewide perspective of the SAT scores and the latest on the charter school amendment.
-Dr. David Campbell, senior pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church, on the arrival of this year's pumpkin crop -- and how you just saw last year's proceeds put to great use.