Rome couple survives storm that sank their boat in regatta off Mobile. Northwest Georgia prepares for summer filled with downtown concerts, car shows, events. Hotel boom continues across the Coosa Valley. Miniyar makes first move in Cotton Block. Rememberi

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Ware Mechanical forecast

• Sunny and 70 today; rain due back Tuesday night.
• Remembering the April 27, 2011, storms that pounded Northwest Georgia,

Headlines:

• Rome couple among survivors of vicious storm that swept regatta off Mobile this weekend
• A summer filled with free concerts, car shows, special events to showcase downtown business, living across the Coosa Valley. Included: month-by-month events calendar. Downtown summers
• Two Hampton Inn & Suites -- one in Rome, another near LakePoint -- are pacing the latest round of hotel development in Northwest Georgia. Hotels
• New rugs, antiques to anchor Miniyar's Cotton Block location. Downtown Rome
• The week: City, county commissions meet. Auburn Club gathers. Bartow Business showcase. Busy Friday nights in downtown Rome, Cartersville. Calendar
• Final 'Blue Monday' is today; busy week for raising awareness to prevent child abuse. Blue Monday
• Going up! Gas prices climbing but still far below a year ago. Not so pumped
• Obituaries: Remembering retired Fire Capt. Swanny Swann; Jessica Couey; George Hall. Services
• Public health restaurant inspections scores for Northwest Georgia brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics resumes Tuesday.   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

• Rome Braves split Sunday double header at home. Off today; at Lexington Tuesday-Thursday.
• Mills Fitzner's photos from the 2015 season. Gallery
• Latest high school updates. Baseball.
• Local college sports updates.
• Atlanta Braves fall to Phillies, 5-4. Today: Washington at Atlanta, 7:05 p.m.

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

• At 7:40 a.m. Charlie Williams and Jarrett Shadday on the May 5 Community Prayer Breakfast.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Mary Kate Smith, NICU nurse tech, and Konda Dizon, NICU Clinical Manager, from Floyd on the NICU reunion.