Dining: Almost Famous might become famous. 10th anniversary of youth group's Super Bowl barbecue sale. West Rome Jack's opens next week. Summer Saturdays return to downtown Rome. Local author on maximizing business/social media collision course.

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Dining: First bites at Almost Famous Homestyle Cafe in Armuchee. Plus: First Baptist youth have Super Bowl Sunday's entree covered. West Rome Jack's opens Wednesday. Dining 

Business: Dates, brief outline of year two of Downtown Rome Saturdays posted. Cartersville strategic marketing expert Carol Morgan's latest book focuses on making social media work for your business. Business

Education: Called meeting this afternoon for Floyd School Board. Saint Mary's sets open house for Tuesday evening. Education

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Some rain Saturday afternoon into Sunday; temperatures in the upper 50s. Weather 

Services pending for longtime businessman, Rotarian John Welborn who passed Thursday morning. John Welborn

Obituaries: Ms. Geraldine Cooke, Mrs. Patricia Ann Earle, Michael Harold Holden, Dr. Willie Ree Howell, Mr. James Lamar "Big Jim" Morris Sr. Obituaries 

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

Area arrest reports for Floyd, Bartow, Polk counties sponsored by Living Proof Recovery. Crimewatch

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Hardy Realty open house gallery for Sunday: Seven homes from Rome and Adairsville, priced from $108,500 to $372,000.  Posting at 3 p.m.

 

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report:

Model soccer star signs with Point.

 

College coaches continue high school visits (including Dabo Swinney at Calhoun).

 

Latest local college basketball.

 

High school schedule for the weekend

 

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

7:40 a.m. Kristi Kent, the director of marketing for the city of Rome and the convention and visitors bureau, on the latest tourism impact numbers and what they mean.

 

8:10 a.m. Morgan Lamphere, Vice President of Marketing for Greenbrier, Leigh Roach, interim Director of Marketing for The Spires at Berry College, and Gary Waters, chief of staff at Berry, on the rise of continuing care retirement communities.

 

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