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Today's first news from www.hometownheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical weather:

• Payback time as weekend looks great -- sunny, low 60s. Weather

Today's headlines:

• December jobs: The latest reports from the Georgia Department of Labor. Jobs
• As Hampton Inn opens at LakePoint, Emerson because a member of Bartow's booming tourism council. Tourism
• As Hometown celebrates 12 years today, we thank you for making it happen. So what's next? Media
• Weekend: Try BOGO basketball, beignets, a 'Secret Garden,' Your Girlfriend (the band, thank you!) and stargazing on top of ol' Red Top. Guide
• Fifth edition of Harbin Clinic's Community Wellness Expo set for Feb. 20; open to all over the age of 18. Health
• Health Department's Pre-K Health Reoundup is Feb. 1-12. Roundup.
• Region: Updates from Chieftains as well as Polk County Police, city of Cedartown. Briefs
• Bartow County Health Department offering 'long-acting reversible contraception.' Health
• Georgia Health News: Lawmaker blasts dental group over hygienist bill. GHN
• Obituaries: Remembering Mrs. Betty Joyce Thomas, Mrs. Lillian Turner. Services
• Latest Public Health restaurant inspection scores. 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

• Youth sports updates. More honors for Cartersville QB Trevor Lawrence.
• College, high school updates.
• Super Bowl L: It's Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m., CBS.
• Georgia Tech's Roger Kaiser to sign books here Feb. 1.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM.
-Please join us from 7-9 a.m. with our guests:

• At 7:40 a.m.: Former City Commissioner Buzz Wachsteter, who pushed the Feb. 15 deadline for the TAD funding for the Courtyard by Marriott project on West Third Street.
• At 8:40 a.m.: David Dundee, astronomy program manager at Tellus Science Museum, on the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew of seven.