Friday, November 16, 2018

Closer look at Tuesday's county/city blitz to OK new economic development plan. Weather: Overnight freeze, potential black ice, swollen rivers. Politics: Governor's race, special House election, what's next. High school football playoff scores start at 7:30 tonight. Weekend guide.

MORNING EDITION
 
Closer look: In under 12 hours, Rome and Floyd leaders rushed to change economic development procedures. The county did so without advance notice to the community; an angry exchange at the City Commission caucus stalled a vote there. Closer look
 
Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Freeze warning continues this morning following cold Thursday. Watch for black ice this morning. Warming trend begins today. Plus: When will waterways crest? Weather
 
Georgia governor's race: Latest on absentee ballot counts; deadline is 5 this evening. Deal orders flags at half staff on Saturday in honor of Rep. Meadows. GOP's Rome office open through runoff. Floyd elections chair, new clerk on Hometown Radio Monday. Politics
 
Finally, special election set to replace state Rep. Christian Coomer -- and it will be Dec. 18 and not part of the runoff. House 14
 
Business: Coosa Valley Credit Union cuts the ribbon for new West Cartersville office. Cierra Jennings joins Floyd Urgent Care in Centre as a nurse practitioner. Business
 
Weekend Guide: Optimist Club's pancake breakfast returns Saturday. Berry vs. Maryville to open NCAA DIII football playoffs. Plus nine other events. Weekend
 
Obituaries: Mrs. Deborah Ann Atkins, Mr. Gary Jackson. Obituaries
 
Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
 
Area arrest reports for Floyd, Bartow, Polk counties sponsored by Living Proof Recovery. Crimewatch
 
Advertising
Hardy Realty's open house gallery for Sunday:  Your first look at four homes in Rome and Armuchee, priced from $159,900 to $449,000. Posts by 3 this afternoon. 

Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Report: Sports.

What you need to know about Saturday's Berry vs. Maryville game at Valhalla; tickets now on sale; gates open at 10:30 a.m.
Chilly but dry forecast for tonight's high school playoffs.
 
Scoreboard begins around 7:30 p.m. Also, check us on Facebook @hometownheadlines, @bartowheadlines or on Twitter @hometown or @bartowheadlines.
John McClellan high school football playoff picks: Wins for Rome, Cartersville, Calhoun, Rockmart; rough night for Darlington, Chattooga, Trion.
College football:
-Georgia Bulldogs: At home vs. Massachusetts, Saturday, 4 p.m., SEC Network
-Georgia Tech: At home vs. Virginia, Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
Links to local college basketball schedules, men's and women's.
Community:
-Harbin Clinic Turkey Trot 5K and Health Wobble benefiting United Way of Bartow County is Saturday.
-Dec. 8: Registration is under way for the annual #JamieStrong Rome Half Marathon to be held at State Mutual Stadium. Dec. 6 banquet keynote speaker: Former Model High and Berry University standout Michelle Abernathy Lane. 
 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m. weekdays, WRGA 98.7 FM
 
No Hometown Radio today. We'll be back Monday with our guests:
 
8:40 a.m. Steve Miller, chair of Floyd County's elections board, and Floyd's new elections chief, Robert Brady, on what's next for voters including the Dec. 4 runoff and, for some, the Dec. 18 election to select a new representative for House District 14.

 

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