Rome's Lumina Coffee Co. now due in late January; hiring under way (40 jobs). Retail: Grand opening, 70th anniversary, mimosas for early bird shoppers, $1 off dark craft beer ('black Friday,' get it) await shoppers. Nasty day of weather: Cold, breezy, rain tonight. Five high school football playoff games tonight; get your scores here.

 

 

MORNING EDITION

 

Business: What's perking at Lumina Coffee Co.? A lot of hiring, social media and a late January opening date. Lumina

 

Retail therapy indeed: From a grand opening to celebrating seven decades, from free $25 gift cards to $1 off dark craft beers (get it: Black Friday?), from mimosas to all-day chicken. Business

 

Christmas Parade schedule: Tuesday in Rome, Dec. 1 in Lindale, Dec. 3 in Summeville, Dec. 6 in Cartersville and Cedartown, Dec. 7 in Rockmart, Dec. 8 in Cave Spring,Dec. 13 in Calhoun. Also: Christmas events.

 

Politics: Sample ballot for the Dec. 4 runoff (secretary of state, PSC). Updates on statewide runoff. Four candidates qualify for House District 14 special election. Politics

 

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Your weather in a word: nasty. Cold, breezy and rain just in time for the high school football playoffs. Weather

 

Obituaries: Kathleen "Kathy" Leary Rood. 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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Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Report: Sports.

Cold, wet night ahead for region's five high school playoffs teams.

-See John McClellan's picks on who wins and why.

-All the scores tonight on our website and social media.

 

Berry on the road Saturday for next NCAA Division III playoff game.

Updates on the Falcons-Saints game from Thursday night.

 

College football on Saturday:

-Berry: Vikings play Mary Hardin-Baylor in round two of the NCAA Division III tournament. 1 p.m. kickoff.

-Georgia Bulldogs: At home vs. Georgia Tech,  noon.

-Georgia Tech:  At Georgia, noon.

 

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

 

Our radio edition will resume Monday just after the 7 a.m. news. Please join our guests including:

 

7:40 a.m. Kevin Ellis on the Jan. 4-5 Three Rivers Invitational Bull Riding at The Forum.

 

8:40 a.m. Janet Byington of the Rome Christmas Parade Committee on what we can expect to see Tuesday evening on Broad Street in downtown Rome.