Fahion Ten coming to Cartersville; Thatcher's BBQ almost ready in Summerville; Martha's Berry one of four new beers from RCBC. Georgia Northwestern hires economic development VP. SAT scores for all local schools. Cold and rainy today.

Rome High student back in jail on three counts of having a weapon on/near school grounds, misdemeanor marijuana charge. Second arrest since early August.

 

Business: Stephanie Scearce joins Georgia Northwestern as economic development vice president amid ongoing changes in how Rome/Floyd County courts new industry. Development

 

SAT scores: Armuchee High leads the region with a 1133 average; state was 1054; national, 1049. Rome, Floyd County, Cartersville top both of those. SAT

 

Campaign watch: More than 7,500 advance voters so far in Floyd County. Reminder about advance voting this Saturday in Northwest Georgia; also on Sunday in Floyd. Sample ballots. Voting

 

Lawrence Plantation's Weekend Guide: Peach State, cowboy festival, Chiaha return. Scary Berry lurks this weekend. Plenty of high school, college football. Indoors: Spooky Science Night at Tellus, play. Weekend

 

Buzz: Honors for Rome Middle Schools students. Cherokee story telling, other events Nov. 3 at Chieftains. Siri art exhibit to mark Rome anniversary.  Buzz

 

Ware Mechanical Weather Center:  The rain should be out of here by game time tonight. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. Weather

 

Up for adoption: No owners have stepped up so #MegaPigRome likely is bound for a new home today. MegaPig

 

Obituaries: Shelia Denise Beard Clonch, Ms. Linda Faye Smith. 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: Sports.

Model vs. Coosa.

 

John McClellan's picks for 13 high school games this week: Cedartown, Gordon Central, Adairsville need wins as playoffs get closer; John says only one will.

 

Tonight's high school games.

 

High school softball playoffs: Calhoun, Sonoraville, Trion play again today.

 

Colleges:

-Berry:  At home vs. Birmingham-Southern, 3 p.m. on Saturday.

-Shorter. Next: At North Alabama, 2:30 p.m. EDT Nov. 3.

-Georgia: Saturday vs. Florida (in Jacksonville), 3:30 p.m., CBS.

-Georgia Tech: Next: At North Carolina, 12:15 p.m. 

 

Community:

-Harbin Clinic Turkey Trot 5K and Health Wobble benefiting United Way of Bartow County is Saturday, Nov. 17.

-Dec. 8: Registration is under way for the annual #JamieStrong Rome Half Marathon to be held at State Mutual Stadium.

 

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

 

7:40 a.m. Dr. Frank Stephenson, chair of the Department of accounting, economics and finance at Berry College, on today's headlines.

 

8:10 a.m. Ryan Simmons of Brand Red Studios talks about his feature length film, "Running A.T. Full Speed" -- which has strong local ties -- as it is scheduled for screening on Nov. 3 as part of the 15th Annual Rome International Film Festival (1:30 p.m., Rome City Auditorium).

 

8:40 a.m. Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Round: The top local headlines from the past seven days.