After 44 years, Broad Street's Merle Norman sold. Chad Warner, Shorter's winningest basketball coach, resigns. Medical cannibas bill moves forward. More mid 70s but cold front on the way. U for Rome Asian restaurant.

Continuing news and weather coverage at www.hometownheadlines.com: 

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• More mid 70s today and then much cooler by the weekend

Headlines:

• 44 years later, new owners for Merle Norman on Broad Street in downtown Rome. Business
• Coosa Valley Today: Barron track closing today, weekend. Women's Expo Saturday in Cartersville. Future Business Leaders honored. Coosa
• Georgia Health News: Medical cannibas bill nears the finish line; Hufstetler amendment rejected. GHN
• Downtown churches organize quarterly blood donations with Blood Assurance; Rome First UMC is today from 2-7 p.m. Donate
• Road to Recovery, a program where volunteers take cancer patients to treatment, needs drivers. Meeting set for March 31. Health
• Smile Report: Pepperell High FBLA sends two to national competition in Chicago. Smile
• Obituaries: Services Thursday for Clyde Musick. Notices posted for Ralph Brock, Blanche Warren, Audie Willis, Baby Ziaire Wright and Bertha Young. Funerals
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia. U for Rome Asian restaurant. Dining.
• Floyd County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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• Northwest Georgia traffic conditions via Google Maps or Waze.
• 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)

• Chad Warner resigns at Shorter Hawks' men's basketball coach; most wins ever in that position.
• GHC Chargers' Final Four narrative.
• Norman Arey's Sweet 16 picks due Thursday. Last week's picks. Arey
• Latest updates on the Atlanta Braves' camp.  Phillies beat Braves, 5-3. No game Wednesday; at Pittsburgh Thursday, 1:05 p.m.
• Latest high school updates. Varsity baseball, soccer scores.
• Local college sports updates.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM:

• Please join our guests including:
• At 7:40 a.m.: Matt Green, interim athletics director at Shorter University, on changes within the department including Chad Warner, head basketball coach.
• At 8:10 a.m.: State Sen. Chuck Hufstetler on the medical cannibas bill as it clears another bill hurdle -- even though he had some questions about it.
• At 8:40 a.m.:Tellus Science Museum Curator Sarah Timm on the lunar eclipse set for April 4.