Shop offering chocolates, dipped strawberries, gifts opens just in time for Valentine's Day. Otter's Chicken rolls into Rome -- seriously. Updates on the State of the Union Address.

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Business: Just in time for Valentine's Day, Selman's Country Store opens with chocolates, dessert bar and gifts (with no holiday mark-up). Business

Dining: Some familiar names bring the Otter's Chicken food truck to Rome. Dining

State of the Union: Updates from the president's speech Tuesday night. President

Education: Macey Morgan, a Business Management and Nursing student, named GNTC's GOAL winner; Stephanie Kinman, an English and General Education instructor, earns Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year honor. GNTC

Education: Two Darlington juniors among Governor's Honors semifinalists. Honors

Health: Christopher Mosley named chief executive officer at Cartersville Medical Center. Health

Nationally known advocate for recovery joins Highland Rivers.  Glenwood Primary's local governance team meeting moves to Monday. Updates

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Light show is in the forecast for early Friday -- if it gets cold enough. Weather 

Obituaries: Mr. Darien Bynes, Richard Andy Crabtree, Hazel "Haley" Hicks Miller, Nancy Nell Owens, Charles Rutledge. 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:

High school basketball scores and schedule updates.

 

Darlington's Guth named 6A's top athletics director.

Updates on Rome and Calhoun games in fall football classic.

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

8:10 a.m. Kevin Fahrenkrog, the general manager of the Anheuser Busch brewery in Cartersville, on the company's Super Bowl commercial that focuses on his plant's decision to brew water to help hurricane and fire victims in Texas, Florida, California and Puerto Rico.

 

8:40 a.m. Dr. Brian Carroll, chair of the Berry College Department of Communication, on Thursday's speech by longtime sports journalist Bob Ryan and teaching today's students the ever-changing demands of sports journalism.