Severe weather and possible tornadoes expected in our area between 5-7 p.m. Ribbon Cutting today at Lowes Distribution Center. Goodwill hosting job fair today. Weekly public health restaurant scores. Today's buzz and latest jail reports.

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Severe weather expected this afternoon -Stay with Hometown Headlines for continuing updates. -Outlook: Severe storms with possible tornadoes are expected in our area between 5-7 p.m. Up to 1-2 inches of rain, damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes possible. -Thursday: 80-100% chance of storms, high of 77, low of 53. -Friday: Sunny, high of 72, low of 41. -Saturday: Sunny, high of 74, low of 43. -Sunday: Sunny, high of 78, low of 53 with 20% rain chance.   Ribbon cutting at Lowe's Distribution Center today at noon.   Goodwill Career Center in Rome is hosting job fair today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.   Weekly Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Floyd, Bartow, Polk, Gordon and Chattooga.   Thursday's buzz: -April 15: Georgia Dept. of Labor and Aerotek will be recruiting forklift operators for manufacturing facility in Polk County from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Rome Career Center, 462 Riverside Pkwy. -May 8: Goodwill Career Center in Rome will host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. -Darlington selects incoming Freshman Drew Pickens Bernadette Ebri as the 2013 recipients of the Darlington Honor Scholarship. -Berry College student Zane Cochran's project will be featured at Georgia Tech's TechArts Festival. -Harbin Clinic selected as the 2013 Work-based Partner of the Year for Floyd County Schools.    Latest jail reports.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online -Please join our guests as Kevin Karel substitutes for John Druckenmiller: -Ryan Earnest and Clem Trammel on the YMCA's fund-raising goal to assist with membership scholarships. -Mark Butler, Georgia Secretary of Labor on new health presentation coming to Cartersville.     Hometown Sports -Rome Braves top Greensboro, 3-2 on Wednesday. -Savannah in town tonight at 7. -See Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos. Click