Cartersville's Mellow Mushroom closes; rough month for Bartow restaurants. Rome vs. Warner Robins tonight at 7:30 for 5A title: What to know. Fred Taylor buys Fricks building (420 Broad St.) 14 Christmas events this weekend. Mid 50s this weekend; rain by Sunday.

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Cartersville's Mellow Mushroom 'temporarily closed' as rough month for Bartow restaurants continues. Dining

SOLD! 420 Broad St. purchased by FB Taylor Holdings (Fred Taylor). Broad Street

Buzz: Polk County students lose vacation day because of weather. Watch I-75 roadwork between Emerson, Acworth Dec. 20. Honors for Berry professor. Buzz

Celebrating Christmas: 14 events set for today-Sunday with a few more to follow. Plus: Church services. Christmas calendar

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Cool today; mid 50s for the weekend; rain back Sunday, heavier Monday. Weather

Obituaries: Mrs. Eleanor Williams Dyer, Mrs. Florence Cole Pearson, Mrs. Diann Clark Thompson. Obituaries

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

Area arrest reports from Floyd, Bartow, Polk counties. Crimewatch

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report:  

'Weather' or not, Rome ready for Warner Robins tonight at 7:30.
-What to know if you go or stay (radio and web).

-Pregame and game updates on Hometown.

Berry College's Mamadou Soumahoro has been named to the Associated Press Little All-America Division III first team.

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

7:40 a.m. Mary Hardin Thornton of Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful on Bring One for the Chipper 2018, set for Jan. 6 in the parking lot at Home Depot. Bring a used, cleaned, cut tree and get a seedling in return.

8:40 a.m. Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.