Gas prices up 30 cents in a month. Home sales jump. First Friday block party tonight; film fest continues. Hot today, cooler weekend. Norman Arey's college picks; high school updates.

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

 

Call it the 'Ike Spike.' Gas prices remain high following Isaac; how to fight back.

Boom in August home sales in Greater Rome: 99 'sold' signs.

First Friday's block party finale: From 6-11 p.m., no cars in Broad Streets 200 block. Three bands for free.

We're your home for local football:
-Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: 15 almost-guaranteed losers in college football this weekend.
-John McClellan's high school picks of the week.
-The South 107 Scoreboard: on air or online.
-Another road trip for 1-0 Shorter Hawks.

Big road trip for Rome Braves, too. A win tonight in Asheville wuld send the Braves to the SAL championship. Games 1, 2 would be played here Monday, Tuesday.

Another big day of almost non-stop movies thanks to the Rome International Film Festival.

Busy Thursday for public health restaurant inspectors:
-67 for a Rome restaurant; some triple digits in Bartow.

Updated Floyd County Jail reports. Now twice daily.

Mid-50s overnight starting Sunday
-Friday: 20% rain chance, high of 93, low of 70.
-Saturday: 80% rain chance, high of 83, low of 57.
-Sunday: Mostly sunny, high of 82, low of 56.

Hometown Careers, a special page for premium employment ads, premieres: Look who's hiring.

 

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

Please join our guests today including:
-Wendy Davis of Rome with a final report from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
-Norman Arey on his Norman's No-Nos college picks for the week.
-Regina Wheeler on the upcoming Art Festival at Rose Lawn in Cartersville.
-Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.