Bojangles coming to Summerville as Rome partners continue expansion. Fair updates. Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins. High of 88 today, rain Friday, much cooler Saturday. Public Health restaurant updates

Where Rome's news day starts – and ends. Updates all day at www.hometownheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

-Almost summer-like today with a high of 88, clear skies. More of the same on Thursday with rain possible late Thursday and Friday.

Headlines:

• Bojangles coming to Summerville by early January as Rome partnership expands again. Restaurants
• Today's Coosa Valley Fair: School's out special (free admission until 3 p.m.) Plus: Latest winners, schedule, fair links. Fair
• Pink month begins as community takes part in Breast Cancer Awareness events. Pink
• Darlington strings director to perform with Yo Yo Ma in Chattanooga Thursday. 'Men Who Cook' cooking again Oct. 12. Tax reform hearing here Oct. 7. Community
• Thursday job fair in Cartersville to feature more than 50 employers; open to all. Jobs
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. Dining
• Floyd County Jail reports from 4 and 8 a.m. as well as 8 p.m. Crimewatch

Regular features:

• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report  (click)

• John McClellan's high school picks: Model by 1 over Darlington; Calhoun over Adairsville by 16. Wins for Cartersville, Rome.
• Georgia High School Football Daily: Calhoun to lose state AAA title to Washington County.
  
• Coming Friday: Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos. 15 guaranteed locks to lose (he went 13-2 last week)
• Berry College's sports updates / Football season Next home game: Saturday vs. Washington (Mo.), 6 p.m., Barron Stadium.
• Shorter University's sports updates. / Football season  Next home game: Thursday vs. Mississippi College, 7:30 p.m. kickoff, Barron Stadium.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

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• Please join our guests including:
• At 7:40 a.m., Scott Byrd, Shorter University's director of track and field/cross country, on his successful "run" at Shorter, including conference and national titles.
• At 8:10, Dr. Todd Jones, vice president of student affairs at Georgia Highlands, on the 'no tobacco' guidelines -- including e-cigarettes - -and other Georgia campuses.