Expanded reaction to Obama's immigration plan. Floyd's new high-tech germ fighter. Weekend: Pancakes, Victory Bowl, Sunday storms? Norman's No Nos for so-so college football Saturday.

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

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• Mostly clear with highs near 60 through Saturday; rain, possible storms arrive early Sunday

Headlines:

• Georgia lawmakers, senator-elect, cleregy react to President Obama's speech. Obama speech.
• Floyd adds robot-like device that uses UV light energy to kill diseased pathogens -- including Ebola. TRU-D.
• Weekend: Pancakes, bowl game, Tellebration, Nutcracker quickly fill final break before the holidays. Calendar
• Darlington's 31st annual Festival of Lessons & Carols is Dec. 7. Winter Art Market returns Dec. 6-7. December
• What's ahead for Thanksgiving week: Rainy start, travel forecast, parades and football followed by ... shopping. Next week
• Welcome Center, part of the convention and visitors bureau, opens Dec. 13, 20 near Town Green. Downtown
• 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)

• Chick-fil-A Dwarf House's Friday night football preview: Model, Coosa, Adairsville on the road; Cartersville, Calhoun home. High school
• John McCellan's high school football playoff picks: Coosa, Model, Adairsville in for rough nights. Big win for Cartersville; close call for Calhoun
• Georgia High School Football Daily.
• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: Tennessee provides the only fireworks for a really dull week of football.
• Saturday: NCCAA's Victory Bowl at Barron Stadium featuring Shorter University and North Greenville (S.C). Noon kickoff. Tickets: $15.
• 2014 Victory Bowl schedule for today, Saturday. Schedule

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