Updates on potential flooding. A Region at Risk: Rising population of mentally ill strains remaining services. Dining: Updates from On the Bayou, Sellers. John McClellan's high school predictions.

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Ware Mechanical's forecast:

• Alert: Up to six inches of rain expected this week from tropical system; weather service warns of potential flooding. Updates
• 60% rain chance for much of the week; we'll cool just a bit because of the clouds. Weather

Today's first headlines:

• A Region at Risk, part 1: As the number of mental health patients in Northwest Georgia surges, remaining care options are almost overwhelmed. Risk
• Dining: Updates on On the Bayou in Shannon and Sellers on Broad Street. Dining
• Updates: Accident in Cave Spring claims life of Rockmart man; fire kills Bartow resident. Fatalities
• Buzz: A quick check on upcoming openings in Northwest Georgia. Openings
• Education: Polk County, Calhoun City students return Monday; Saint Mary's opens on Tuesday. Education
• This week: What's ahead in Northwest Georgia, from Night at the Museum to underground tours to Purple Tie Affairs. Agenda
• Remembering John Raymond Fisher, Mr. Eric A. Kinnemore Sr. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores return Tuesday.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. CrimeWatch

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

• John McClellan's high school football report: This could be the region's best season in three decades. Look for Rome, Cartersville, Calhoun to set the pace. McClellan
• Georgia High School Football Daily:  Monday.
• Rome Braves win 9-7, just 2.5 games out of first with 27 games to go.
• Next:  In Charleston today-Wednesday; Hickory Thursday-Sunday.
• Mills Fitzner's Rome Braves' home game photo gallery.
• Atlanta Braves: At Brewers today-Thursday.
• Berry, Shorter counting down to opening weekend of college football.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m., WRGA 98.7 FM.

• Please join our guests including:
• At 7:40 a.m.: Shelly Redd on Tellus Science Museum's Night at the Museum VIII set for Aug. 13.
• At 8:10 a.m.: Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp on the new "GA SOS" app and 2VOTE pilot project.
• At 8:40 a.m.: A meteorologist from the National Weather Service on the five to six inches of rain forecast for our area this week.