Year ends with 800 more jobs (Jan. 1-Dec. 31). Jeanne Krueger named interim chamber director. Watch weekend weather: Warmer, rain Saturday; snow showers early Sunday. Day 28 of shutdown; local assistance.

 

Jobs: Rome/Floyd closes the year with 300-job game vs. December 2017 -- but down 100 jobs from November.  Plus: Who's hiring. Jobs

 

Shutdown Day 28: State had handled 2,400 unemployment claims from furloughed federal workers so far. Georgia issuing February food stamp benefits early because of shutdown. Plus: Local offers to help those idled. Shutdown

 

Business: Jeanne Krueger named interim director of the Rome Floyd Chamber, effective Jan. 24. Chamber

 

Upgrades under way at Floyd Cherokee Medical Center. Campus also serves as weigh-in site for Scaleback Alabama push to battle obesity. Cherokee

 

Pastor Carey Ingram, Rome High's Hannah Paul named the George Pullen Community Leadership Award winners by the Rome-Floyd Commission and Children and Youth. Pullen Awards

 

Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, mission begins this evening, continues through Monday. Day-by-day schedule. King weekend

 

Like totally! Northwest Georgia gets a prime seat to Sunday night/early Monday total lunar eclipse. Skies should clear -- but expect wind chill in the low 20s. Lunar eclipse

 

Ware Mechanical Weather Center:  Warmer and 58 today; snow showers due Sunday morning; Monday morning low of 20. Weather

 

Obituaries: Mr. Larry "Bo" R. Barnett, Maciej Kuchcinski, Mr. Mark Anders Skeggs. 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 Friday night for high school basketball. Boys and girls:

• Coosa at Armuchee
• Chattooga at Dade County
• Gordon Central at Rockmart
• Pepperell at Model

Local college hoops notes.

 

NFL's 'final four' play Sunday; winners advance to Atlanta Super Bowl Feb. 3.

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

 

7:40 a.m. Eric Waters, CEO of the Floyd County College and Career Academy and Janda Canalis, R.N., on how all the CCA's Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students successfully passed their state written and performance exam.

 

8:40 a.m. Ryan McGee, a senior ESPN contributor on all platforms as well as author and cohost of 'Marty & McGee' each Saturday morning on 99.5 FM The Jock, talks about sports, the Southern Gentleman's News Briefing and maybe some theories on Avengers: Endgame.