Severe weather possible; deluge guaranteed. Flash flood watch starts at 6 tonight. Woman's body found off I-75. Business: Safety awards for Mohawk, new VP at Heritage First. Obituaries. Sports updates.

Where your news day starts: www.hometownheadlines.com

 

Today's Ware Mechanical Weather:

• Latest update on today's potentially severe, very wet weather. Update
• Flash flood watch for Floyd, Bartow, Polk counties from 6 this evening through midnight Friday. Watch
• Updates all day from Hometown Headlines.

Today's other headlines:

• Woman's body found off I-75.
• Business: Young Professionals meet Tuesday (watch the video). Safety honors for Rome, Bartow, Gordon Mohawk plants. Business
• Business: Heritage First Bank names Shannon T. Smith senior vice president. Heritage
• Buzz: 'Passion for Pajamas' to help 400 area foster kids. Renew Our Rivers returns Earth Day. MS Walk is April 9. Road updates. Buzz
• Georgia Health News: Closing of troubled nursing home shakes small community to its core (parent company of closed Rockmart nursing home). GHN
• Remembering Mr. Robert Danny Bollen, Mr. James Foster Selman, Mr. Bobby Joe Turner, Mr. Adrian Robert Wright. Services
• Remembering Stacey Michelle Cernadas. Obituary
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
  
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics.  CrimeWatch   (new direct link to today's reports)

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 plan big opening night April 7.
• High school updates: Baseball scores.
• Latest local college updates.
• Details on upcoming community sports events.
• NCAA's final four set: Oklahoma, Villanova, Syracuse, North Carolina.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 98.7 FM (streaming)

• Join us today from 7-9 a.m. Our guests:
• At 7:40 a.m.: Ernie Studard, known as The K-man from section 206 at State Mutual Stadium, on the 2016 season ahead for the Rome Braves.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Either Rome City Manager Sammy Rich or Assistant City Manager Patrick Eidson on parking in downtown Rome.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Ryan Simmons of Brand Red Studios in Rome on the evolution of VR -- virtual reality  -- and how its use is closer than you think.