1.32 inches of rain so far, more due today, Saturday. 45 officers needed at troubled Hays State Prison. Walgreens growing again in NW Georgia; 25 new jobs. Thursday Public Health restaurant scores. Weekend calendar.

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1.32 inches of rain so far; two-thirds of an inch on the way
-Soggy Saturday on the way; sunny Sunday; rain back Monday
-Flood watch continues for Polk County, metro Atlanta..
-Friday: 80-100% rain chance, high of 55, low of 45.
-Saturday: 70%, then 10% chance of rain, high of 60, low of 35.
-Sunday: Mostly sunny, high of 63, low of 43; 30% rain chance overnight.

 

Latest Walgreens due in Cartersville this summer: The 13,650-square-foot store is under construction on Tennessee Street near downtown Cartersville -- and just across the street from competitor CVS. Look for 20 to 25 jobs.

 

45 openings at Hays State Prison: The Georgia Department of Labor will assist Hays State Prison with a job fair to fill 45 Correctional Officer positions from 2 until 6 p.m. March 12 at the Chattooga County Civic Center. Starting pay is $26,754.

 

March 3-4: The Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau, Oak Hill & the Martha Berry Museum and Berry College host the 2013 Winter Chautauqua on Tourism.

 

Mohawk Industries reports $66 million in fourth quarter earning. Sales were also up 4% over same quarter in 2011 with $1.44 billion in sales.

 

Thursday's Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Floyd, Bartow.

 

College sports updates.

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Latest jail reports. 

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests including:

-At 7:40 a.m., a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Peachtree City office on what's behind these back-to-back rain makers -- and what's ahead.
-At 8:10, the Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable as Kevin Karel and Andrew Carter join us to put the recent week's headlines into perspective.