Former Rome employee charged with stealing $121,000. Jobless rate up slightly in Floyd; workforce holds steady at 40,100. New tribute to Admiral John Towers going up Friday. Obituaries. Latest Public Health restaurant scores. Rome, Atlanta Braves lose. Hig

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Ware Mechanical forecast

• Here comes the rain again; weekend washout likely.

Headlines:

• Former Rome employee charged with stealing $121,000; now in custody at the Floyd County Jail.
• New tribute to Rome native, naval aviation pioneer Admiral John Towers to be placed downtown on Friday. Towers
• Former students in Shorter identity theft case challenge university's motion to dismiss their claims. Shorter
• March unemployment rate up slightly in Floyd, Polk counties; work force holds steady at 40,100. Jobs
• Business: First quarter report from Synovus (Citizens First, GB&T). Young Professionals meeting at Oak Hill May 5. Business
• Red Cross staging damage assessment exercise in Calhoun on Saturday. Storm season
• Across the Coosa Valley: New traffic lights in Bartow. A 'romp' around Rome. Skin cancer screening in Calhoun. 'Hompesun' trivia in Rockmart. Coosa Valley
• Busy conclusion for Child Abuse Prevention Month. Plus: Creek Run to help youth mission May 2. Community
• Georgia Health News: Agency fires back over nursing home payments. GHN
• Obituaries: Remembering James Dobbs, Bernice Richardson, Mildred Storey and Ralph Woods. FuneralsPublic health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia.   Dining.
• Floyd County Jail reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch
  

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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• Rome Braves downed 9-5 by Savannah; home tonight vs. Augusta, 7 p.m.
• Mills Fitzner's photos from the 2015 season. Gallery
• Latest high school updates. Baseball, tennis.
• Local college sports updates.
• Atlanta Braves fall 3-2 to the Mets; rematch today at 1:10 p.m.

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

• At 7:40 a.m.: Alisha Green, Redmond Women's Center Nurse Practitioner and  Becky Young, Lead Mammography Tech at Redmond Women's Center, kicking off Redmond's MammalGram Challenge and Mondays For Moms awareness campaign.
• From 8:10 until 9 a.m.: Mary Hardin Thornton and Charles Love on North Rome, including on 'Love the Braves, Love the Earth' Block Party this Friday.