Heavy rain up to 4 inches, severe weather possible starting Monday. Make safety preparations now for weather threat. Clocktower Classic & Cedar Valley Arts Festival wrap up today. Early voting underway tomorrow. Sports updates.

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Ware Mechanical weather: -30% rain chance today, high of 80. -Heavy rain between 2-4 inches possible Monday-Thursday. -Threat of severe storms, especially overnight Monday-Tuesday.    Headlines:        Prepare now for possible severe storms this week.   Early voting starts Monday. Links to sample ballots, forum archive.  Weekend: Clocktower Classic and Cedar Valley Arts Festival wrap up today.  Public Health restaurant inspection scores: No new reports Friday.  Today's jail reports. -4 and 8 a.m., again at 8 p.m. seven days a week.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report      Rome Braves: -Rome Braves fall 6-4 to Kannapolis. -Today at 2 p.m. Rome hosts Kannapolis. -Braves' home game photos by Mills Fitzner.    More sports Monday: The Northwest Georgia Auburn Club will host the annual meeting at the Three Rivers Club at State Mutual Stadium at 6:30 p.m. Georgia Fire loses 63-41 to Columbus. Next home game May 3 vs. Nashville Venom. Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Ware Mechanical forecast:   -Sunday : A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.  Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.

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