Friday, June 14, 2013

Cleaning up from Thursday evening's wild weather. Upper 80s today-Sunday. Floyd sales tax rolls back to 6 cents on the dollar July 1. Changing face of Broad Street. Mathis sentencing today. Governor upset by new 411 Connector detours.

For these updates and today's latest news and weather headlines, please see www.hometownheadlines.com:
 
Wild weather night in Northwest Georgia -Trees down in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon counties; quarter-inch hail in Cedartown; major wrecks on I-75 near Cartersville; close to 100,000 lose power statewide, mostly in Atlanta.
-Father's Day weekend forecast: Upper 80s, some rain possible on Sunday.


Floyd County residents to pay a penny less in sales tax starting July 1 as 2009 SPLOST ends.
 
-Nov. 5 ballot to feature 'general,' education special purpose local option sales tax package.  

Latest twists in 411 Connector route. 
GPB reports Deal upset with federal authorities latest request.

WRGA: Chris Mathis to be sentenced this morning following conviction on 52 counts Thursday.

Changing face of Broad Street
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Bob Blumberg continues to transform the Johnny's New York Style Pizza building on Broad Street.
-Blumberg joins us at 7:40 this morning on Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 1470 AM.
Kannapolis win, Savannah win eliminate Rome Braves from first-half playoff hunt.

Weekly Public Health restaurant scores from Floyd, Bartow.
 -Plus: See what won the race to be the top Minor League Baseball park food item. Think ... sweet.

Latest county Jail reports.
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Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 

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

-Please join our guests Friday including:
-Bob Blumberg of Johnny's New York Style Pizza at 223 Broad St. on his recent investment to further remodel the building, restoring much of the former facade.
-Hometown Headlines/WRGA news roundtable as Kevin Karel and Andrew Carter (and maybe Nelle Reagan) join us to analyze the week's local headlines.
Hometown Sports
-Rome Braves fall 4-3 to Kannapolis
-Tonight-Sunday in Kannapolis.
-See Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos Click
 

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