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Ware Mechanical Weather Alert: We could be in for more rough weather overnight, early Wednesday. Weather

Upcoming spring festival and ribbon cutting for South Rome Apartments to "shine the light" on redeveloping community. South Rome

Business: Changing of the guard at United Community Banks' headquarters. Job fair set for Lake Winnie on April 17. Business

Education: Elaina Beeman of the Rome City School Board elected the Georgia School Boards Association District 7 Director. Floyd County Board of Education meetings this afternoon. Education

Rome's Town Green makes the cover of Landscape Architect magazine (and more inside). Town Green

Buzz: New location for pinwheels focusing on mission of Child Abuse Prevention Month. Sexual Assault Center opening offices in Cartersville, Cedartown.  Renew our Rivers is Wednesday. More updates. Buzz 

Obituaries: Mr. James Harry Battle, Mr. Chadwick Earl Jones, Lisa Renee New Parker, Billy Gerald Tucker, Thomas Young. 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:

Your new national college basketball champion is ...

High school baseball scores and schedule updates.

Honors for Berry athletes.

Busy community sports update.

 

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

7:40 a.m. Desiree Jones on Rome High School's Wolf Nation  5K.

8:10 a.m. Mandy Perry of Blood Assurance Rome on how your donation can save up to three lives.

8:40 a.m. Tina Bartleson-of the Family Resource Center and Dr. Carol Willis of the Rome Floyd Commission on Children and Youth on Child Abuse Prevention Month and what's being done to protect our children.