Monday, January 1, 2018

Happy New Year! A frigid week ahead to start the new year. Wind Chill advisory until 11 a.m. with temps between 0 and 5 degrees. Temps will not rise above freezing much of the week. Tips for staying warm, protecting water pipe. Today's Polar Plunge in Cave Spring kicks off New Year's calendar. Falcons advance to playoffs. Big day for College Bowl Games.

Don't wait until tomorrow; get your Rome news today -- with free updates all day -- at Hometown Headlines

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Wind Chill advisory until 11 a.m. with temps between 0 and 5 degrees. Temperatures to stay below freezing most of the week. Forecast

Tips for staying warm in frigid temperatures. And keep an eye on those water pipes, home heat safety. Tips

Ringing in the new year: From today's Polar Bear Plunge to Bring One for the Chipper and more on the New Year's Calendar. New Year

Cartersville Police: 70 people arrested following drug investigation at home on Cain Drive. Arrests

Obituaries: Mr. Robert Monroe Holbert, Mrs. Charlotte Dean Parr and Miss Ariana Ransom. Obituaries

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

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

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report:

Atlanta Falcons advance to playoffs after 22-10 victory over Carolina. Falcons at Rams next Sunday.

Big day for College Bowl games:
Rose Bowl: Georgia vs. Oklahoma, 5 p.m.
Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Clemson, 8:45 p.m.

Updates on the remaining college bowl games, including Norman Arey's picks to lose -- and Alabama win it all.

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

Join us Tuesday, Jan. 2 with our guests:

7:40 a.m. State Rep. Eddie Lumsden on what's ahead for the 2018 General Assembly.

8:10 a.m. Tim Herrington, Floyd County Emergency Management director, on our cold start to the new year.

8:40 a.m. Maybe someone from Pasadena with the aftermath of the Georgia-Oklahoma game.

Also today:

Traffic: Georgia DOT, Google Maps or Waze.

State business headlines: Georgia Trend

Health headlines: Georgia Health News

Northwest Georgia jobs: Career Builder

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