Candor USA to invest $39 million, create 675 jobs in Rome/Floyd. Yanmar to open new $20 million Evo Center in Bartow. Lindale couple charged with taking thousands from customers. Peach State Marching Festival returns Oct. 28. BooFest at Y tonight. Election, advance voting updates. Tonight's football matchups and forecast.

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Broad Street-based Candor USA announces plans to invests $39 million in Rome/Floyd, create 675 jobs. Business

Business: Yanmar to open new $20 million Evo Center in Acworth on Nov. 3. Yanmar

Floyd Police: Lindale couple charged with swindling thousands out of families through their barn-building business. Theft

Buzz: The 44th annual Peach State Marching Festival coming Oct. 28. BooFest at the Y tonight from 6-9 p.m., $5 tickets on sale today. Buzz

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Beautiful weekend ahead with rain returning late Sunday into Monday. Forecast

Obituaries: Sylvester Theodore "Ted" Norris, Jr. Obituaries

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

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

POLITICS (click here to access the stories below)

Election headquarters: Advance voting at 413 people; continues today, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; candidate profiles and Q&As. Election calendar.

 

Hometown Radio: Q&A on the $80 million education tax extension with Dr. John Jackson, Floyd Schools, and Lou Byars, Rome City Schools.

 

Hometown Radio:  Q&A on the $63.8 million government tax extension with County Manager Jamie McCord, Sammy Rich. Plus: SPLOST debate between Danny Price and Randy Smith.

 

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Hardy Realty open house gallery for Sunday: Your first look at 9 homes in Rome, Silver Creek and on Lake Weiss priced from $79,900 to $399,900. Posting today at 3 p.m.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report:    

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Coosa names new head softball co-coaches. Plus latest high school softball and volleyball updates.

 

Coosa at Rockmart big game tonight. Kickoff forecast: 67 degrees dropping to 50s.

 

High school football scores later tonight.

 

Rome High's Adam Anderson, nation's no. 2 OLB, decides to play for Georgia.

 

Latest college sports updates.

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

We're off today but back Monday with:

8:10- 9 a.m. Roman Michelle Picon, chair of this year's Heart of the Community board, spent more than a week in her native Puerto Rico, delivering relief items donated by area residents, especially the families of Saint Mary's Catholic School. As local relief efforts continue, Picon joins us to describe conditions in the U.S. territory more than one month after being ravaged by Hurricane Maria.

Also today:

Traffic: Georgia DOT, Google Maps or Waze.

State business headlines: Georgia Trend

Health headlines: Georgia Health News

Northwest Georgia jobs: Career Builder