Merry Christmas! Gorgeous day ahead -- but up to 3 inches of rain starts Thursday throughout the weekend. Christmas services -- and what's open today. Model's Blue Devil Classic opens Thursday.

 

Christmas headlines

Christmas Day church services. Plus: What's open today.

Holiday traffic: 16 fatalities statewide so far this Christmas season. Law enforcement cracking down on impaired driving.

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Mid 50s, sunny today. But much more rain is on the way.

 

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MORNING REPORT

 

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: A beautiful Christmas forecast but plenty of rain on the way to wash out another weekend. Estimates as high as 3 inches between Thursday and Sunday.

Weather

 

Obituaries: Mr. William David Chapman, Mr. Gerald Owen Headrick, Lynne Alison Rice, Ms. Ella Mae White. 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.

Coosa, Calhoun, host Model among teams in Big Blue Classic this Thursday-Saturday.

 

NBA broadcast schedule for Christmas Day.

 

Updates on college bowl games this week. Plus:

• Georgia to play in Sugar Bowl, 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, vs. Texas.
• Georgia Tech to play Minnesota in the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit, Wednesday, 5:15 p.m.
• Peach Bowl, Saturday, noon: Florida vs. Michigan.
• Plus: All the other bowl games through Dec. 29.

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

 

The Radio Edition is taking a break through Jan. 1.  We'll be back just after the 7 a.m. news on Wednesday, Jan. 2.