Latest updates as Hurricane Nate heads for Northwest Georgia. Tropical Storm Watch now in effect with 40 mph, up to 6 inches of rainfall expected. Flash flood watch on Sunday night. Sage Cottage Inn on market. Engineering Floors to buy Beaulieu. Final Day of Coosa Valley Fair. Berry opens new theatre. High School football scores and more.

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Ware Mechanical Weather Alert: Tropical Storm Watch in effect. Flash flood watch in effect Sunday night. 40 mph gusts, 3 to 6 inches of rain possible starting tonight. Now is time to make preparations. Updates all day. Weather

Business: Sage Cottage Inn, a custom-designed get-away for overnight or corporate retreats, is on the market. Business

Engineered Floors, LLC to purchase 'substantially all' operating assets of competitor Beaulieu Group with plans to keep growing the businesses that include plants in Rome, Adairsville and Calhoun. Engineered Floors

Berry College dedicates new "Sisters Theatre" as $6.7 million addition to Blackstone Hall is completed. Berry

Buzz: GNTC's Fall Shrub and Pansy sale begins Monday. GNTC Public Safety training on Tuesday. Master Gardeners plan Tree Walk at Myrtle Hill. Buzz

Your election headquarters: Busy week ahead with voter registration deadline, candidate meetings, special tax reviews and link to GHC candidate interviews. Politics

Final day of Coosa Valley Fair: Today's schedule; updated list of winners. Fair

Obituaries: Jack William Brown, Jr.Colonel (retired) James Miles Burdette, Jr. (Jim), Tracy Allen Harman, Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Hendrix, Opal Bagley Hicks and Patricia Stocks. Obituaries

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

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

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Hardy Realty open house gallery for Sunday: Six homes in Rome and Mentone, Ala., priced from $89,900 to $419,900. Hometown

 

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report:        

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Big Friday night wins for Rome, Darlington, Cartersville, Cedartown, Calhoun and Sonoraville.

 

John McClellan high school picks: How did John pick 'em Friday night? Next column posts Monday.

 

Berry Football at Sewanee, 7 tonight.

Shorter Hawks Football at Gardner-Webb today at 1:30 p.m.

Today: No. 5 Georgia at Vanderbilt, noon.

 

Norman's No-Nos: 12th Man? What 12th Man as the Crimson Tide visits College Station. 

 

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Please join our guests Monday including:

 

7:40 a.m. Buzz Wachsteter and Linda Hatcher on the 2017 Toys for Tots drive and how you can help.

 

8:40 a.m. Jose Santamaria, executive director of Tellus Science Museum, on Heavy Metal in Motion and the new World at Your Fingertips exhibit.

 

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State business headlines: Georgia Trend

Health headlines: Georgia Health News

Northwest Georgia jobs: Career Builder