Bekaert progressing 'slowly.' Corbin to head tech colleges. 2 new food trucks to visit Rome. Parade updates. Cooler, 57 today.

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

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Cooler, high of 57 with sunny skies; 50% rain chance overnight.

Headlines:

• The latest on recovery efforts at the stricken Bekaert plant in Rome. Updates
• Rome's Gretchen Corbin nominated by Deal to lead the Technical College System of Georgia. Corbin
• As parade's grand marshal announced, Rome just about ready for Christmas season. Parade
• Two new trucks at Chow Town Park Saturday (we'll be ready to eat again by then, right?) Two Thanksgiving restaurant options. Foodies
  
• Bartow Today: Cartersville's business district part of National Register of Historic Places. Churches plan special dinner, entertainment. Details
• Keith Mickler: 'Custom deluxe' tips on selection, care and recycling of Christmas trees. Mickler
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia. 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.
• Greene's Jewelers, Inc. continues tradition of honoring local high school students at the college bowl games -- first at NAIA and now at the NCCAA Victory Bowl held Saturday at Barron Stadium. Jackson Abercrombie presented Tyler Dean, a student at Model High School, and Molly Van Kleef, a student at Coosa High School, with the Greene's Jewelers 2014 Game Plan 4 LIFE Student-Athlete Character Award.
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• Weekly soccer updates.
• 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:
• Sgt. Chris Fincher of the Floyd County Police Department on Christmas shopping online and in-person. What to watch for and why.
• Mark Jenkins of AAA about Thanksgiving travel, gas prices and the winter outlook.