New foreclosure deadline for downtown Rome tract. Independence Day events -- and safety -- guides. Update on Hammond monitoring station. More heat -- and smog.

The local news you need throughout your busy day from www.hometownheadlines.com

 

Ware Mechanical forecast:

• No break in the heat through Independence Day. Another smog alert for Bartow. Weather

Today's headlines:

• New Tuesday foreclosure deadline ticks closer for two-plus acres along Avenue A and part of Fifth Avenue. Downtown
• Independence Day Weekend Guide: From fireworks to concerts to church services to watermelon-eating contests, everything you need to know starting Friday evening. Celebrate
• Independence Day safety tips and warnings: Driving, boating and fireworks. Safety
• One of 21 groundwater monitoring wells at Plant Hammond coal ash pond has arsenic; Georgia Power says more tests are planned on the site that is part of the utility's campus. Environment
• Health: Harbin Clinic's Dr. Matt Mumber among authors of guidelines to help pancreatic cancer patients. Health
• Georgia Health News: Report scolds state over mental health housing (story hits close to home in the wake of NW Georgia Regional closing). GHN
• Remembering Mrs. Geraldine Hall, Gerald Krick Pannabecker, Mrs. Linda Gail Cordle Shiver, Avery Carroll Watters. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

Recommended reads:

• Floyd Schools, first responders produce chilling video that will change the way you drive, let alone your teenagers. Video
• Independence Day weekend: Your guide to celebrating the Red, White and Blue across Northwest Georgia. Calendar
• 2016 Guide to Summer Camps in Northwest Georgia. Camps
• 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 win 4-0 to take series and finale vs. Kannapolis.
• Next: At Lexington today-Sunday; home Independence Day.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Atlanta Braves:  Home vs. Marlins Thursday-Sunday.
• Links to high school football schedules this fall.
• Links to sports summer camps. Football, baseball and more.

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