Aftermath: From talks about school safety enhancements to another threat on a local campus. As heart month continues, how cutting edge cardiac care grew in Northwest Georgia. Warmer days ahead -- maybe storms, too. Community sports updates.

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A day that started with one school system discussing safety enhancements ends with another dealing with 'threatening' message found on campus. All of Tuesday's local updates. Aftermath

Health: As heart health month continues, a closer look at how advanced cardiac care grew in Northwest Georgia -- and how many lives it is saving. Heart health

Education: Unity Christian School names its STAR student, teacher. Education 

Buzz: County Commission to meet with health providers over opioid crisis today at noon. 'From Death to Life' coming to Rome First United Methodist Church March 28. Bartow History Museum plans Celtic Family Festival, St. Patrick's Day Party on March 17. Buzz

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Upper 70s through the weekend; storms possible today, Thursday, the weekend.  Weather

Obituaries: Maureen Sharkey Hall, Joseph Tom "Tommy" Langley.  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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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report:

 Busy sports buzz.

Weekly soccer column returns.

 

High school soccer rankings:

-Coosa no. 2, Pepperell no. 5, Rome no. 7, Cartersville no. 9.

 

Baseball rankings, too.

 

Community sports: Half-price registration week for Harbin Clinic Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and health walk.

 

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

7:10 a.m. Jackie McDowell, Dean of the Charter School of Education and Human Sciences at Berry College, on what today's student teachers are learning to cope with enhanced safety concerns on campus.

 

7:40 a.m. State Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome, on the tax code review proposed Tuesday.

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