Friday, July 4, 2014

Happy Independence Day! Parades, 5K run, Block Party and fireworks. Beautiful weekend forecast: sunny, high of 85 today. Local home sales improved in June. Cabela's Acworth store opens Aug. 21. Sports updates.

For more on these updates and for the latest updates from Northwest Georgia, please click www.hometownheadlines.com
 

Ware Mechanical forecast: Beautiful Independence Day weekend ahead. Today: Sunny, high of 85 with mostly clear skies tonight for fireworks.

Headlines:

  • Independence Day: Parades, 5K run, Block Party, Fireworks and more. Details
  • Local home sales improving, but still down for first half of year compared to 2013. Sales
  • Cabela's opening new Acworth store on Aug. 21. Cabela's
  • Public Health restaurant scores. Dining
  • Floyd County Jail reports: 4 a.m., 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Crimewatch

Regular features:

  • Our guide to Independence Day weekend sponsored by Sweet Frog. Guide
  • Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder
  • It's not to late to join dozens of summer camps under way in our area. Summer Camp
  • Final days of this summer's Vacation Bible Schools. Bible School
  • Rome Braves lose 3-2 to Augusta.
  • Tonight-Monday at Charleston.
  • Next home game: July 10 vs. Hickory.
  • Home game photos by Mills Fitzner. Gallery  
  • Advance tickets now on sale for Lone Star Football Festival with Shorter vs. West Texas A&M at AT&T Stadium, Home of the Dallas Cowboys, on Sept. 20. Shorter
  • Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter (updated football information), Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition now on 98.7 FM and 1470 AM

  • 7-9 a.m. weekdays, Click to listen live online
  • Please join our guest host Randy Quick for replay of this week's guests including:
  • Mark Jenkins, AAA South, on Independence Day travel and gas prices.
  • Christa Jackson, founder of Cave Spring Independence Day Parade.
  • Jay Shell, promotions chair of Rome Downtown Development Authority, on Friday's Block Party.
  • Kristi Kent, Parks and Rec, on Independence Day activities.

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