80,000 fans, perfect weather due at Coosa Valley Fair this week. Hardee's coming to Calhoun. Shaw's Adairsville campus opens in spring. John McClellan's high school picks.

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Ware Mechanical forecast

Finally a break in the rain and the clouds with upper 70s and mostly sunny skies on the way for the Coosa Valley Fair this week.

Headlines:

• More than 80,000 expected as the Coosa Valley Fair rolls into town (Tuesday-Saturday). Fair
• Included: Social media guide to the fair, fair week weather.
• Hardee's joining competitive stretch of Ga. 53 in Calhoun near I-75. Restaurants
• Shaw's new plant off Ga. 140 west of Adairsville quickly rising; opening set for next spring. Jobs
• The lowest gas prices in Northwest Georgia/Northeast Alabama: Rome. Gas
• Agenda: Today's the final day to register for municipal elections. Floyd GOP women meet Tuesday. Democrats' Georgia Giants dinner Friday. Agenda
• Obituaries: Remembering Michael Clark, Kermit Lee Roberson. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics returns Tuesday. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

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HIGH SCHOOLS

• John McClellan's high school picks: Rome by 2 over Dalton. Darlington, Pepperell, Cartersville, Calhoun wins. McClellan
• This week's high school rankings:  Darlington holds at no. 6 in AA; Cartersville on top of AAAA; Calhoun in AAA.
• Georgia High School Football Daily.

COLLEGES

• Berry College Vikings at Chicago, 1 p.m. Saturday Vikings 
• Shorter University Hawks vs. Delta State, 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Barron Stadium. Hawks
• Georgia at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. Saturday. UGA 
• Georgia Tech at Clemson Saturday. Tech
• Norman Arey's No-Nos: Coming Friday.

PROS

• The Falcons win 48-21 vs. Texans to move to 4-0 / Sunday: Falcons host the Redskins, 1 p.m. /The latest on the NFL
• Atlanta Braves take double header vs. St. Louis to close the season. Final record: 67-95.
  

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