Another inch of rain; wind chill in the mid teens Friday morning. $50,000 grant for Restoration Rome. Emotional night for Floyd schools; Rome classes out early Friday for championship game.

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Ware Mechanical weather:

• Rain should end by late afternoon; wind chills in the mid-teens by Friday morning. Weather

Today's headlines:

• Ware Mechanical forecast: Rain should end by late afternoon; wind chills in the mid-teens by Friday morning. Weather 
• Business: More gas competition in Floyd County? Shane's open in Cartersville. Business 
• Early dismissal Friday for Rome City Schools as Wolves prepare to meet Buford for state 5A football championship. Rome schools 
• Final Floyd County School Board meeting for George Bevels, David Cox could get emotional tonight. Floyd schools 
• Community Foundation's impact grant of $50,000 to help Restoration Rome's Foster Care Visitation Center.  Community 
• Remembering Mr. Calvin W. Lay, Mr. M.C. Winston. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. Crimewatch

Also today:

• Christmas Headlines: Your guide to parades, concerts and more this season. Click Christmas
  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 state championship picks: Rome by 3 over Buford; Cartersville by 11 over Thomson.  McClellan
• 5A State Championship: Rome vs. Buford, Friday at 4:30 p.m., Georgia Dome. 
• 4A State Championship: Cartersville vs. Thomson, Saturday at 4:30 pm., Georgia Dome. 
• Expanded ticket information for the championship games this week.
• Latest college basketball updates. 
• Georgia Tech is headed to Jacksonville to play an SEC team at 11 a.m. Dec. 31.
• UGA:  The Bulldogs vs. TCU in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, noon Friday, Dec. 30. 
• Atlanta Falcons: Sunday at L.A. Rams, 4:30 p.m., Fox.

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

• Please join our guests today including:
• 7:40 a.m.: Redmond Regional's Scotty Hancock as well as the hospital's new EMS director.
• 8:10 a.m.: Kristi Kent from the City of Rome on downtown's new free shuttle, the Roman Chariot, as well as Clocktower renovations.