Dense fog advisory through morning commute. WSB report on second tornado death challenged. Latest business, real estate and education updates. Another low dining score in Floyd. Mid-60s today; rain Thursday.

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Report on second storm death disputed: WSB's report on an Adairsville woman dying in last week's tornado disputed byWRGA interview with the local coroner.

Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 this morning; visibility at a quarter mile or less. Reduce your speed, leaving more distance between you and the vehicle in front of view.

EPA considering removing Bartow, 19 metro counties from current air quality designation, citing improving conditions.

Business

-Kitchen & Bath Depot opens in downtown Rome.

 

Politics

-Jimmy Carter's grandson, who leaked the Romney '47%' video during the presidential election, to speak to Floyd Democrats Friday.

 

Real estate

-January home sales off by almost 7 percent vs. a year earlier but other key signs remain high.

-Keller Williams launches commercial real estate push in Northwest Georgia.

 

Education

-WRGA reports Floyd County schools considering layoffs because of budget problems.

-Georgia Northwestern names Groce GOAL winner, Peco Jenkins honoree.

-Armuchee High's Molly Young named Horatio Alger scholarship winner.

 

Weather

-Tornado recovery efforts continue in Adairsville, Gordon County.

-Floyd Emergency Management to distribute free weather radios (check for details)

-Severe Weather Awareness Week: Today's focus is tornado safety.

Warmer day ahead; rain returns Thursday
-Wednesday: Sunny skies, high of 65, low of 41,
-Thursday: 40-80% rain chance, high of 54, low of 40.
-Friday: 20% rain chance, high of 58, low of 32. 

 

Goodwill Career Center job expos today in Rome, Cartersville.

 

Tuesday's Public Health restaurant inspection scores.

 

Tonight's Powerball jackpot: $208 million.

  

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:

-Steve Taylor, Bartow County's sole county commissioner, on the tornado aftermath one week later.

-Dr. Jeff Bearden, Rome's new superintendent of schools, on what's ahead for the city's 5,000 students.

-John Schroeder on the 32nd anniversary of Schroeder's New Deli and how an independent survives more than three decades in our franchise-dominated world.