What's behind Georgia Highlands' recent success -- and what's to come. Critical tips for keeping children safe in the digital age. What's ahead in Floyd Schools. It's Tebow Time: Braves vs. Fireflies tonight. Rain, storms return?

This morning's headlines -- always first, fast, factual and free online -- with updates continuing all day from Hometown Headlines

Education: Georgia Highlands is now the state's second largest two-year school -- and more is on the way. Next: Groundbreaking on a $17.7 million addition to the Cartersville campus, ongoing renovations in Rome. GHC

Preventing child abuse: Critical early lessons for your children -- and what you need to do to protect them in this digital age. Column

Week ahead for Floyd Schools: Lots of school team meetings, school board has a called meeting to approve personnel changes, celebrating spring. Education

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Half inch of rain possible Monday, Tuesday; some thunder. Low 80s through Saturday. Weather

Remembering Mrs. Barbara Wilson. 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

Rome Braves pound Riverdogs (get it?), 8-0.

 

Tebow Time as Fireflies in town tonight-Wednesday afternoon; tickets remain.

 

Latest high school baseball ratings, schedules.

 

Local college updates.

 

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Please join our guests Monday including:

7:40 a.m. Kaitlyn Bailey from Floyd County Schools an Detective Rusty Williams from the Floyd County Police Department as we continue our Monday series on Child Abuse Prevention Month

8:10 a.m.: Unity Christian School will welcome former presidential contender Rick Santorum as we'll hear in this update from Hannah Payne and Ben Prevost of the school's Young Americans for Freedom Chapter.

8:40 a.m. Ann Pullen and Ruth Demeter on the annual International Festival and how it fits in with the new downtown festival May 6.