What's behind McWhorter Capital Partners booming outdoor advertising, real estate, construction businesses. Groundbreaking on the Spires at Berry College next month. Track Hurricane Florence. John McClellan's 15 high school football picks for this weekend.

Business: McWhorter Capital Partners booming in Northwest Georgia, region with specialty groups: Outdoor advertising, real estate and construction. Key developments in Euharlee, Calhoun, Taylorsville. McWhorter

Business: The Spires at Berry College to break ground around Oct. 19 as deposits top key milestone. Business

Tracking Hurricane Florence: Storm growing in strength as it targets the southeast coast. Updates

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: A rather cool 83 today with a 60% rain chance. Upper 80s return Tuesday, Wednesday. Weather 

Obituaries: Mr. William Timothy Colley,  Mrs. Orletta Gail Williams, Ms. Nobie Boozer Wright. Obituaries 

Public Health restaurant inspection scores return Tuesday morning. 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: Sports.

John McClellan picks for 15 high school games this weekend: Rome by 21 over Carrollton; big wins by Darlington, Pepperell, Cartersville and Rockmart. McClellan

 

Latest high school football rankings: Rockmart jumps to no. 5 in AA. Northwest Georgia continues to dominate: Rome, Calhoun hold at no. 1; Cartersville at no. 3, Darlington at no. 4 and Trion up to no. 9

 

College football:

-Berry at Rhodes on Saturday.

-Shorter at West Florida on Saturday.

-Georgia hosts Middle Tennessee State on Saturday.

-Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh on Saturday.

 

Atlanta Falcons host Carolina on Sunday.

Community:

-Roman Rumble returns this Saturday.  There's still time to register or do it day-of.

-Harbin Hero Hustle is Sept. 29.

 

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

7:40 a.m. Artagus Newell, Director of the Rome-Floyd Planning Department, on what's next with the community's comp plan.

 

8:10 a.m. A meteorologist from the National Weather Service's Peachtree City office looking at the potential threat of Florence on our area later this week.