Sonoraville mourns death of rising senior. Buzzing: Low country boil (dinner, not weather). Beat that heat with a 99-cent ice cream cone. Downtown restaurant rebranding? More dining updates. Another triple-digit heat index due today.

What's buzzing: Chieftains' low country boil/barbecue returns Aug. 3. Changes for a downtown restaurant? Oh-so-close for new Duke's, Thatcher's. Beat the heat with 99-cent ice cream cones. Dining

Memorial services scheduled for Saturday, Sunday for rising Sonoraville High senior who died in train accident; counselors due at school Wednesday. Remembering

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: We're stuck in the same weather pattern -- low 90s, 50% rain/storm chance, heat index of 100 or higher. Weather

Obituaries: Mr. Kenneth Wade Baker Sr., Mr. Randall "Randy" Ray Steidley. Obituaries

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

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

Independence Day calendar

Saluting the Red, White and Blue: Independence Day celebrations begin this Saturday across Northwest Georgia. Independence Day

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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report: Sports

Rome Braves win 4-3 over Greenville, take series two games to one vs. Drive.

Today-Friday: Braves on the road to Charleston, 7:05 p.m. start each night.

Registration under way for the Gary Tillman Memorial Clocktower 5K & 2 mile Health Walk on Aug. 18. 

 

 

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

7:40 a.m. Sheriff Tim Burkhalter and the Floyd County Sheriff's Office have launched a new sex offender registration and public notification program called OffenderWatch. A closer look at the service.

 

8:10 a.m. With no break in sight from this early summer inferno, we'll talk to a meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Peachtree City about what's behind all this hot air and if there's anything on the horizon to offer a little hope.