Tuesday Morning, Workout Anytime joining Etowah Crossing in East Rome. Jobless rate jumps in January. Celebrating Pope Francis in both Romes. Regional Public Health inspection scores. 70s return Friday

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Tuesday Morning, Workout Anytime joining Etowah Crossing: Two more tenants are joining the retail line-up of Etowah Crossing as the East Rome shopping center continues a major comeback.

 

Updates on Bass Pro Shops' in Emerson

-Plans call for the store to open in late 2014

 

Pope Francis: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio

-Atlanta bishop calls appointment 'powerful,' 'emotional' for the church and world. Buzz

-Some observations from Deacon Stuart Neslin, Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Rome: "Pope Francis has a history of demonstrated concern for social justice issues. . . care of the needy and the marginalized."

-White balloons at Saint Mary's School part of celebratoin.

More than 5,000 Floyd residents jobless in January

-The new year started with a new hike in the unemployment rate across Northwest Georgia. County-by-county reports.

One more cool night and then off to the 70s -Thursday: Sunny, high of 56, low of 33.  -Friday: High of 72, low of 45. -Saturday: High of 76, low of 49. -Sunday: High of 72, low of 50; 20% of overnight rain. 

 

Regional weekly Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga.

 

Latest jail reports. 

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM,

7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests  including:

-Deacon Stuart Neslin from Saint Mary's Catholic Church joins us to talk about the selection of Francis the First as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

-Mark Cochran of Cochrain Designjoins us to walk about the firm's new downtown office, two new partners -- and a new name: Cevian.
-Ricky Woodall of Berry College on memories from the "Blizzard of '93".