For lease: Half of Rome News' Sixth Avenue campus. Home sales up almost 18 percent last month. Mid 80s again today; storms early Friday? Rome Braves open season tonight at State Mutual. Obituaries.

Tomorrow's Rome news today from www.hometownheadlines.com

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Mid 80s again today with storms possible early Friday

Headlines:

• Half of the former Rome News offices now up for lease -- at $5,500 a month. R(E)NT
• Home sales up almost 18 percent last month.
• Services set for 20-year-old who died in accident on U.S. 411; arrangements pending for 22-year-old shooting victim. Funerals
• Darlington's freshman class partners with Parks & Recreation to host the Floyd County Special Olympics on the school's campus today. Special Olympics
• Melanie Dallas new chief executive officer of Highland Rivers Health. Health
• Across the Coosa Valley:  'Disney Spectacular,' including Frozen, is Saturday. Cledus T. Judd at Bartow chamber luncheon. Details
• Advocates for Children to observe Child Abuse Prevention Month. Advocates
• Obituaries: Remembering Robert M. Cox, Christine Wilson, Kelsey Ely and Detavious Milner. Funerals
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia.  Dining.
• Floyd County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• 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

• Season opener for the Rome Braves tonight at State Mutual Stadium.
• Bobby Cox to throw the first pitch; broadcast moves to 99.5 FM The Jocks, starts at 6:30 p.m.
• Mills Fitzner's photos from the 2015 season. Gallery
• Jose Capellan, the first Rome Braves to make it to the major leagues, dies at age 34.
• Latest high school updates.
• Local college sports updates.
• Atlanta Braves sweep Marlins. Off Thursday; home opener Friday vs. the Mets.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m., WRGA (98.7 FM or 1470 AM). Our guests include:

• At 7:40 a.m.:  LeighAnn Dukes, Relay for Life of Floyd County Committee Member, on this year's event which has been moved to April 24 because of Friday's rain threat.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Mandy Maloney and Erin Hernandez on Rome Little Theatre's production of "Always . . . Patsy Cline."