Churches in Floyd, Bartow, Polk unite to help bring Christmas cheer around the globe. Want to be among the first in line at Krispy Kreme? Read the fine print. John McClellan's playoff picks, round two. Obituaries. Warmer -- and then rain again

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Ware Mechanical forecast

• Warmer through Wednesday -- but rain also returns midweek.

Headlines

• Operation Christmas Child: Floyd, Bartow, Polk churches hope to collect 17,000 filled shoe boxes to send to needy children around the world. Shoe Box
• Want to be among the first in line at Rome's new Krispy Kreme? You'd best read the 'do's and doughnuts' first. Rules
• Gas prices drop around five cents a gallon since last week. Graphic
• The week: Taxes due today; The Nutcracker returns; and Noon Optimist Pancake Breakfast Saturday. The Week
• Obituaries: Remembering Mr. James Curtis Van Meter Sr., Mr. Toney Ray Loveless, William Kaleb Underwood. Services
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores return Tuesday.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. 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

HIGH SCHOOLS

• John McClellan's high school playoff picks: Rome, Cartersville, Calhoun advance; Adairsville, Sonoraville, Trion seasons will end. McClellan
• Rome High Wolves up for Fox 5 Atlanta's Team of the Week. Vote now
• Track each local playoff team in their respective brackets.
• Georgia High School Football Daily.  Rome's John Reid named coach of the week.

COLLEGES

• Valhalla Rising: A 49-page digital magazine showcasing the Berry College Vikings magical football season. Click Vahalla Rising.
• Georgia vs. Georgia Southern, noon Saturday. UGA.
• Georgia Tech at Miami, 12:30 p.m. Saturday.  Tech 
• Coming Friday: Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos, 15 guaranteed losers in college football this weekend.

PROS

• The Falcons host the Indianapolis Colts Sunday at 1 p.m. / The latest on the NFL

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM.
Please join our guests Monday including:

• At 7:20 a.m.: Chris Giddens, minister of children at Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church on what to tell our kids about terrorism in Paris.
• At  7:40 a.m.: We're joined by a team of Berry College students and professor who spent part of last summer in Paris for their reflections on Friday's massacre.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Lisa Stone, the Chronic Disease Prevention Manager for the Northwest Georgia Public Health District, Nobody Quits Like Georgia week, a week-long kick-off campaign to promote the importance of and resources for quitting smoking in Georgia.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Ken Chivers, Pastor for Ministry to Families, Children and Youth at First Presbyterian Church, on Operation Christmas Child.