Rome Superintendent Mike Buck to retire in September. RCS Board taking nominations to fill school board post. Cartersville's Marketplace nearing completion. Smaller crowd for First Friday finale. 30% rain chance, heat index near 100. Sports updates.

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Ware Mechanical's forecast:

• 30% rain chance, heat index near 100 today. Increased rain chance Sunday. Forecast

Today's first headlines:

• Rome City Schools taking nominations to fill unexpired term on school board, also seeking interim superintendent immediately. RCS
• Rome City Schools' Superintendent Dr. Mike Buck announces plans to retire next month. Buck
• From the air: Cartersville's Main Street Marketplace nearing completion with Kroger set to open in October; Freddy's by end of month. Business
• Floyd County Grand Jury returns 44 indictments on Friday. Indictments
• Smaller than usual crowd for First Friday finale; weather probably a factor. Photos
• Education: Six Berry College students named Synovus Scholars. Pepperell Primary thanks officers. Back-to-school updates. Education
• USTA Southern Junior Team Tennis Section Championships in Rome next weekend with 450 players, more than 1000 visitors. Tennis
• Remembering Charlie Andrew Diamond, Jeanette Minshew Duke and Martha Jean "Grammy" Taylor Hudson. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch
  

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• Hardy Realty's open house gallery for Sunday: Six homes in the Greater Rome community. Click Gallery

Also today:

• Traffic: Georgia DOT, Google Maps or Waze.
• State business headlines: Georgia Trend
• Northwest Georgia jobs: Career Builder
  

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

• High school football: Updates on scrimmages, unique team picture and season openers.
• Rome High's Adam Anderson commits to play football at UGA.
• Georgia High School Football Daily: Returns Monday.
• Rome Braves fall 5-1 to Columbia.
• Next:  At home vs. Columbia through Sunday.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Atlanta Braves: At Cardinals through Sunday.
• Berry, Shorter counting down to opening weekend of college football.

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