As Black Friday grows, don't forget Small Business Saturday. Checking in (on?) the new Hampton. Quarterly report for local banks. Armuchee restaurant scores a 59. Cooler, maybe damper day.

Where Greater Rome's news day starts – and ends. Continuing coverage at www.hometownheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• 20% chance of rain with a high of 52, low of 33. Thanksgiving: Sunny, high of 50, low of 27.

Headlines:

• As Small Business Saturday turns five, the celebration of Mom & Pops grows -- but how quickly? Small Business
• Hampton Inn & Suites quickly rising above Turner McCall. Hotel
• More help for clients of Community Kitchen. Also: Floyd GOP Women meet; Bartow Young Professionals to tour, sample brewery. Updates
• Quarterly financial reports (deposits, assets, earnings) through Sept. 30 of Rome/Floyd-based banks. Financials
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. 59 for Armuchee restaurant. Dining
• Floyd County Jail reports. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• Christmas events in Northwest Georgia this season. Parades, performances and more.  Christmas
• 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 McCellan's high school football playoff picks: Cartersville to win by one point; Calhoun moves to semis with 8-point victory.
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Coming Friday, Norman's picks to lose on college football's rivalry weekend.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM & 1470 AM

• 7-9 a.m. Click to listen live online
• Please join our guests including:
• Shorter University wrestling coach Josh Henson on how the 2014 season is shaping up.
• Hal Gosnell, who heads up Toys For Tots for Floyd, Polk and Chattooga, on Saturday's disco night fund-raiser at Brewhouse Music & Grill, the auction and more.
• Brian McClellan, director of IT for Gordon County, on the hot tech gifts this Christmas season.