Honored Shorter Professor Carmen Acevedo Butcher on why she left. West Nile virus kills Polk woman. Big week ahead for Chick-fil-A. Volleyball: Armuchee, Coosa advance; softball playoffs today. Great fall weather continues.

Northwest Georgia's campaign headquarters for 2017 with news updates all day: Hometown Headlines

Honored Shorter mainstay Carmen Acevedo Butcher offers commentary on why she left -- and on her new life at Berkeley. Butcher

Health: Polk County woman becomes state's sixth person to die from West Nile virus this year. Health

Chick-fil-A 'Outpost' opens in five days; hiring continues. Also coming up: Floyd's Pink Day at Dwarf House on Friday. Dining

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Sunny, clear and cool through Friday. Weather

Obituaries: Mrs. Margie Sue Carter, Braxton Ryder Morrison, Mr. Trace Anthony Tacchi. 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 continues; 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.

 

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report:    

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In volleyball, Armuchee, Coosa, Cartersville, Sonoraville advance to next round.

 

Darlington, Armuchee in softball playoffs today.

 

High school, college football listings for the weekend.

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

7:40 a.m.: Logan Boss, Public Information Officer/Risk Communicator, Georgia Department of Public Health on West Nile virus and the Polk County fatality.

8:10 a.m.: Mike Mathews, manager of Richard B. Russell Regional Airport/Towers Field, on what you need to know about this weekend's air show.