Business: Car washes hope to clean up in Polk County; Georgia Trend on Northwest Georgia development. Rockmart man jailed following chase at speeds near 100 mph. 3 more local Governor's Honors finalists. Walk With a Doc returns April 20.

MORNING EDITION

• Business: Zippy's the latest car wash planned in Polk County; joining Cedartown location is FastTrac in Rockmart. Northwest Georgia economic development efforts highlighted in latest Georgia Trend.  Also: Great review of Canyon Grill. Business
• Manhunt ends with arrest of Rockmart Man who led Floyd County Police on chase with speeds near 100 mph Tuesday afternoon. Arrest
• Three more area students to participate in 2019 Governor's Honors Program this summer at Berry College. Kasey Barnett of Darlington as well as Rome High's Guillermo Ramirez and Lillian Hubbard. Governor's Honors
• Health: Harbin Clinic's Walk With a Doc returns April 20; monthly hike continues into October this season. Blood Assurance honors 11-, 10-gallon donors at Redmond; new hours for Cartersville office. Health
• Buzz: Two Georgia Northwestern culinary students earn Southern Retail Bakery Association Scholarships. Rome Area Prayer Breakfast is May 2. Horse in Gordon County confirmed to have rabies. Buzz
• Obituaries: Mr. Edward Charles "Charlie" McAuliff III, Mr. Grover Franklin Mitchell, Mrs. Carolyn Morris, Mrs. Fielding Hight Stutts. Obituaries
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center:  Nothing but 70s for the next week but rain, storms return to the forecast Thursday through Monday. Weather
• 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

Latest high school baseball scores and schedule.

 

Parks & Rec to host free Major League Baseball Jr. Home Run Derby Competition April 17.  

 

Growing community events calendar. 

 

Men's, women's Final Four get under way this weekend.

 

 

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

7:40 a.m. Mandy Perry, Blood Assurance Rome Community Liaison, on how you can help save three lives simply by rolling up your sleeve.

 

8:10 a.m. Tony Kunczewski, Berry College's head football coach who has guided the team to incredible success in just a few seasons, has another passion: Fighting multiple sclerosis. He'll talk about this Saturday's MS Walk at Berry College and how you can help either in person or online.

 

8:40 a.m. Rome High pitcher Knox Kadum, who recorded a school-record 16 strikeouts in a recent game with Hiram, joins us with Wolves' Baseball Coach James Tejcek