U.S. Soldier from Adairsville killed in training mission. New Del Taco restaurant coming to Calhoun. Back to school photos. Cartersville brewery sends water to California. Slight rain chance, highs near 90 for weekend. High school football returns.

Your 100% local news source: Locally owned, managed and focused. Hometown Headlines.

 

19-year-old U.S. Soldier from Adairsville killed in training accident at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Soldier

 

Dining: Del Taco plans restaurant in Calhoun, seeks bids for $750,000 project. Del Taco

 

Education: Photos as Rome City students return to class. Next up: Bartow, Cartersville and Calhoun schools start next Wednesday. Education

 

Buzz: Cartersville brewery sends 100,000 cans of water to stricken California. Dr. Gregory Harris joins Harbin Clinic Medical Oncology Rome. Buzz

 

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Slight rain chance this weekend, high near 89 today and warmer on Sunday. Forecast

 

Obituaries: Martha Sue Bonner, Annie Harris Burton, Ms. Moncia Renee Jackson and Donald Burle Nixon. 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: Sports.

Rome Braves take first game of Friday's doubleheader at Greenville, 7-6. Rematch today.

 

Rome High's Soap Game, plus scrimmages for Pepperell and Rockmart.

Football:

-John McClellan's look at the new high school football season.

-High school football regular-season schedules.

-Tickets on sale for Rome, Calhoun games at Corky Kell Classic on Aug. 16 at Barron Stadium.

-Fall openers for Berry, Shorter football plus schedules.

-Practice continues for the Atlanta Falcons.

Community:

-Details on the Aug. 18 Gary Tillman Memorial Clocktower 5K & 2 mile Health Walk.

-The 2018 edition of the Harbin Hero Hustle 5K and two-mile health walk is Sept.  29; help pick the five local charities to participate in the Harbin Hero Challenge.

 

---

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

Join our guests on Monday including:

7:40 a.m.: Chief Mark Wallace, with Floyd County Police, on the upcoming Heroes United Blood Drive. Wallace is a 6-gallon donor.

8:10 a.m.: Matt Pierce, Small Business Development Center, on upcoming "Ready, Aim, Fire" social media marketing class on Aug. 28 at Rome-Floyd Chamber.

 

---

Also today:

Traffic: Georgia DOT, Google Maps or Waze.

State business headlines: Georgia Trend

Health headlines: Georgia Health News

Northwest Georgia jobs: Career Builder