Candlelight vigil draw several hundred downtown to remember Charlottesville victims. Closer look at two newcomers' menus. When the governor drops by for dinner. Jill Fisher enters Rome School Board race. Back the Blue license plates now on sale.

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Candlelight vigil in downtown Rome draws a united community still numbed by the violence in Charlottesville. Vigil 

Food court preview: A closer look at the menus for two of the newcomers, J.J. Sumo and 3-26 Philly CheeseSteaks & More. And did you hear the one about the governor at Rome City Brewing . . .?  Dining

Jill Fisher, veteran school volunteer and PTO president, to run for Rome Board of Education. Politics

Dr. David Ehrler - a longtime school psychologist, husband of a teacher and father of an elementary student -- joins Rome Board of Education race.

Health Initiative for Men and Women this Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon. Harbin Clinic's Walk With a Doc set for 9 a.m. Saturday. Great year for Berry nursing graduates. Health 

Eclipse countdown: Tellus plans Friday night eclipse presentation; viewing event and more on Monday. Amazon recall means some Floyd County students won't have special glasses. How to safely watch the eclipse. Eclipse

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: 50% rain chance, high of 90. Kickoff forecast: 87 and humid. Latest look at eclipse day weather. Forecast 

Buzz: 'Back the Blue' license plates available. Freddie Giles' benefit is Aug. 27. Alcohol Control Commission meets Monday. Habitat annual meeting Tuesday. New 'brand' for Cedartown. Buzz

Obituaries: Ms. Annie Daniel, Mrs. Polly Jane Manning Hastings, Mr. Stephen Lamar Smith. Obituaries

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. Crimewatch

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report: 

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High school football season opens including Rockmart-Cedartown rivalry.

 

Georgia High School Football Daily.

 

Rome Braves beat Asheville 7-3; off to Columbia for five-game set.

 

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7:40 a.m. John McClellan on a somewhat light night for the opening of the 2017 high school football season.

 

8:10 a.m. Astronomer David Dundee with a final look at Monday's solar eclipse, his viewing advice and what Tellus Science Museum has planned.

 

8:40 a.m. Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.