Former West Rome Burger King sold; more fast food due (no names yet). Crawdaddy's expands to a 'seafood grill.' Rain should this midafternoon; what's delayed. Big opening night for Rome Braves.

MORNING EDITION

• Business: Former Burger King site on Shorter in West Rome is sold; fast food is on the way -- but which franchise? West Rome
• Dining: Crawdaddy's changing its name slightly to focus on 'ocean-to-table' fresh seafood commitment. Food truck continues on a roll.  Crawdaddy's
• State: Arson responsible for the fire that destroyed a Cedartown home early Monday; reward offered. Arson
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Rain will continue through midday; Special Olympics moved to April 18. Low 80s Saturday and Sunday. Weather
• Buzz: Free jazz concert tonight at Berry features Matthew White. Free showing of 'Paper Clips' on Sunday. Have lunch with Good Neighbor Ministries on May 5. Update on recent special tax packages is April 18. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Adrian Matejka at Berry April 11. Buzz
• Obituaries: Mr. Charles Herbert Gale Jr., Charles Michael "Mike" Kirkland, Mrs. Carolyn " Pig " Ware Morris, Jagdishbhai Bhailalbhai Patel. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
• Area arrest reports for Floyd, Bartow, Polk counties. Crimewatch

ADVERTISING

• Hardy Realty's open house gallery for Sunday: Your first look at six homes in Rome, priced from $189,000 to $379,900. Posting by 3 this afternoon.

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

Model High to name new football coach this morning (watch it live).

 

Rome Braves open 2019 season; play in Kannapolis tonight.

 

High school baseball results, schedule.

 

U.S. Paralympic Soccer Team to train again at Darlington next week.

 

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

7:40 a.m. Jeff and Mary Margaret Mauer of Global Impact and Restoration Rome on what's next for their latest project -- Hope Village on the grounds of the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital in West Rome.

 

8:10 a.m. Miss Rome Cara Clements, an Emory freshman, joins us to talk about Saturday's 10th Annual Celebrity Bagging event at the Kroger in Rome, benefiting the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

 

8:40 a.m. Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable: A look at local headlines for the past seven days.