Adairsville's Faltec America to layoff 46 workers. Officer wounded at local shooting range. Cartersville's Justice Benham to retire from GA Supreme Court. Floyd Police to offer new location tracking for dementia patients. Latest business, education updates. Nice spring weekend ahead. Sports updates.

MORNING REPORT

Business: Faltec America in Adairsville to layoff 46 employees by June 2019. Faltec

 

Bartow County Sheriff's Office: Officer at Georgia Power firing range accidentally wounds another officer in the leg. Wounded

 

Cartersville's Justice Robert Benham to retire from Georgia's Supreme Court in 2020. Justice Benham

 

Business: Beth Summer, veteran Rome area banker,  joins Heritage First Bank as vice president and business development officer. Business

 

Floyd Police partner with Project Lifesaver to help locate seniors with dementia who wonder away from home. Information meetings planned April 30, May 6. Lifesaver

 

Education: Milestone testing for middle/high students begins Monday at Floyd County Schools; what to know. Berry Spring Commencement updates. Education

 

Georgia Northwestern Technical College and Georgia Highlands College both rank on list of best online community colleges in Georgia. Education

 

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Nice, spring weekend ahead with sunshine, highs in upper 70s. Slight 20% rain chance on Sunday. Forecast

 

Obituaries: Mr. Robert Earl "Iron" Anderson, Mr. Nathan Michael Holt, Mr. Simon Price and Mrs. Valerie Hovey Tolbert. Obituaries

 

Remembering Dr. Doyle Mathis, Berry graduate and longtime provost. Doyle Mathis

 

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

Rome Braves top Kannapolis, 6-4. Rematch tonight at 6 p.m.

 

GHSA State Soccer updates: Armuchee, Pepperell,Gordon Central and Coosa boys all advance to second round. 

 

GHSA State Baseball and Tennis updates.  

 

Busy weekend for community events:

• Today: Rome High School hosts the Wolf Nation 5K and 1 Mile Race.
• Sunday: 11th Annual Tri for the Kids Youth Triathlon at Darlington School.

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Join us Monday, April 29 with our guests:

• 7:40 a.m. Child Abuse Prevention Monday efforts with Lindsey Howerton, DFCS and Tina Bartleson, Exchange Club Family Resource Center.
• 8:10 a.m. National Infant Immunization Week with Janet Eberhart, Northwest Georgia District Health
• 8:40 a.m. Stephanie McElhone from Rome-Floyd YMCA on new LiveSTRONG at YMCA for cancer survivors.