Latest look at local jobs. On Hometown Radio, 7:40-8:30 this morning: Pro, con on SPLOST package. Coosa to play in state volleyball championship. Norman's No Nos: No adjustment for UGA vs. Gators this year. Corky Kell coming to Barron with double header featuring Rome, Calhoun games. Wet Saturday; freezing by Monday.

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

Jobs: The latest local at employment in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties. Jobs

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Weekend forecast -- not as wet on Saturday; freezing by Monday morning. Weather

Housing authority, ministers feature School Board hopefuls tonight. On Hometown Radio: Another SPLOST pro/con this morning. Plus: Early voting updates. Politics

Buzz: Georgia's Health Care Reform Task Force to meet at Berry Monday. 'Hope for the Holidays,' helping survivors cope with the loss of loved ones, is Nov. 3. Rome Home Builders award scholarships. Buzz

No additional obituaries from Wednesday.

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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Coosa tops Armuchee for shot at state volleyball championship Saturday.

 

Softball: State playoffs this afternoon

 

Rome, Calhoun to play in first night of 2018 Corky Kell Classic at Barron Stadium August.

 

Norman's No-Nos: Usual Bulldog October 'adjustment' not gonna happen. No-Nos

 

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

7:40-8:30 a.m. Please join us for a second round of pro and con on the proposed $63.8 million SPLOST package for projects in the cities of Rome and Cave Spring as well as unincorporated Floyd County. Scheduled to join us are Leanne Cook, co-chair of the pro-SPLOST group, and Randy Smith of the Rome TEA Party. The interview will feature only Cook and Smith, and neither will receive questions or coaching in advance.