Final round of Central Plaza upgrades begin. Starbucks at LakePoint by 'winter.' Model's Gordon Powers, longtime football coach, retiring. Huge Saturday with pancakes, auction, Berry's NCAA football playoff, more. Tonight: Football scores. Blustery Saturday; subfreezing by Monday.

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Business: Final phase of Central Plaza remodeling is under way. LakePoint's Starbucks -- with 20-plus jobs and a rustic cabin look -- due 'this winter.' Business

Berry alum Brin Enterkin, founder of The African SOUP, named to Forbes' 30-Under-30 Social Entrepreneurs. Forbes

Warp-speed Saturday: Pancake breakfast, 'Super Bowl of local auctions,' Berry NCAA football playoff, candy cane hunt, Walk With a Doc and . . . Weekend 

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Busy Saturday will be a blustery one, too: Strong gusts, rain and the arrival of the next cold front. Weather

Buzz: Redmond's Smokeout celebration brings new meaning to 'cold turkey.' Rome Floyd firefighters thank donors to planned memorial. Buzz 

Obituaries: Alisha Evon Cross, Mr. James Lee Fuller, Louise Jackson Rickman. Obituaries

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

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

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Gordon Powers retires as Model High football coach.  Powers

 

Playoff weekend begins with tonight's high school games, then Saturday's Berry vs. Huntingdon showdown at Valhalla.

 

High school scores, finals here tonight.

 

Norman's No-Nos plus Georgia, Tech, Bama schedules as well as ACC and SEC links.

 

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

 7:40 a.m. Head Coach Rick Hurst of the Pepperell High Dragons on tonight's playoff game at Heard County.

8:10 a.m. Eric Waters, CEO of the Floyd County College and Career Academy, and several students on what it means to be rated the top such academy in the state by the lieutenant governor.

 

8:40 a.m. Hometown Headlines/WRGA news roundtable.