Rome City Commission, citing a lack of specifics, halts economic development switch. Coldest air of the season sweeps in. Tips on tonight's Rome Christmas Parade: Set up early and bundle up; freezing temperatures expected.

More than four dozen questions -- with few answers -- stops City Commission vote on economic development shift. McNiece: 'Change without a plan is a disaster.' The Big Switch

 

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Subfreezing start to your day --and even colder early Wednesday. Updated forecast for tonight's parade (will feel like 30 degrees; bundle up!) Weather

 

Tips for watching tonight's Rome Christmas Parade: Set up early, hide in a warm restaurant or car, and bundle up. Forecast calls for 30 degrees at 6:30 p.m (before the wind chill). Plus: Regional parade, events schedule. Parade

 

Buzz: Winter Art Market returns this weekend. Winter Wonderland due Friday-Sunday. Honors for Denim Marketing in Cartersville. Public Health urges hepatitis A prevention steps. Buzz

 

Rome City Schools off Friday for semifinal game in Warner Robins. Tickets on sale today-Thursday at Barron Stadium. No school

 

Georgia Health News: First thoughts about healthcare as Brian Kemp prepares to become Georgia's next governor. Health

 

Obituaries: Susan Rebecca Freeman Cormany, Mr. Henry Randolph Dunaway, Charles Gregory McClinic, Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Spurgeon Shannon, James Laverne Tolbert, Mr. Hugh Don Wyatt. 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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Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Report: Sports.

John McClellan's high school football semifinal picks: Rome over Warner Robins in 5A rematch from last year; Calhoun to fall in its 3A repeat from 2017. Cartersville wins by two; Rockmart advances with six-point victory. McClellan

Semifinals for high school football this Friday:

-Class 2A: Rockmart hosts Callaway.

-Class 3A: Calhoun hosts Peach County.

-Class 4A: Cartersville hosts Marist.

-Class 5A: Rome will travel to Warner Robins

 

COLLEGES/football

-Georgia Bulldogs:  SEC Championship vs. Alabama, 4 p.m. Saturday, CBS.

-Georgia Tech:  Next: Bowl game to be decided.

 

Atlanta Falcons at home vs. Baltimore at 1 p.m. Sunday.

 

COMMUNITY

-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. Floyd County Police Sgt. Chris Fincher, who also serves as president of the Coosa Valley Fraternal Order of Police, on Shop With a Cop and how you can help by buying a T-shirt.

 

8:10 a.m. John McClellan joins us to talk about the situation at the new Atlanta stadium regarding the state high school football championships and Atlanta United.