With new players on development authority, what's next for industrial recruitment in Floyd? Man dies in Bartow fire. December: Downer month for local Realtors. Shutdown Day 27: Latest impact. Light rain today; more on Saturday.

Amid still-undecided changes in the community's economic development efforts, new members join Rome-Floyd Development Authority. Changes

 

Man dies in Tuesday fire on Barnsley Gardens Road; body sent to GBI crime lab for identification. Second fatal fire in the region in two days. Fires

 

Shutdown Day 27: State issuing February food stamp benefitss early because of federal government shutdown. Plus: Seeking local relief efforts. Shutdown

 

Business: A downer December for local Realtors as home sales fall nearly 18% to 32.4% in Floyd, Bartow and Gordon counties. Home sales

 

Education: Rome City Schools Pre K Program registration is Jan. 28 through Feb. 8 from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. each day. Darlington names top speller in grades 3-8.  Education

 

Education: Georgia Highlands College announces fall 2018 President's List and Dean's List. GHC

 

Georgia Health News: Surge in flu cases, other illnesses means return of Grady's mobile ER at its downtown Atlanta campus. Health

 

Buzz: Advance voting begins Monday, Jan. 28, in state House 5 runoff (Gordon, Murray counties).  Lookout Wild Film Festival returns Jan. 24-27. Buzz

 

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Light rain today, heavier on Saturday. Low 60s by Saturday; 22 degrees Monday morning. Weather

 

Obituaries:  Ms. Candon Yelena Adams; Mr. Hobert Lee "Toby" Garrison Jr.; Mrs. Lillian Louise Knowles Milton, 100. Obituaries

 

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

 

Area arrest reports for Floyd, Bartow, Polk counties. Crimewatch

 

 

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

Busy weekend ahead in high school basketball.

 

Local college basketball updates.

 

After Sunday, we'll know the two teams coming to Atlanta to play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3.

 

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

 

7:40 a.m. Bill Collins, Rome's new mayor, on what's ahead for the city in 2019.

 

8:10 a.m. John Schroeder, one of the two founding brothers of Schroeder's New Deli now on Broad Street, is stepping away from day-to-day operations as he begins retirement after almost 40 years in the business.