Friday, April 12, 2019

RaceTrac's development binge continues; Adairsville next. Popeye's hiring in Rockmart, opens April 29. Fred's closing West Rome, Cedartown, Calhoun stores. Greater Rome Existing Industries celebrates busy few months. Keep an eye on Sunday's weather.

MORNING EDITION

  • Business: RaceTrac growing yet again in Northwest Georgia, this time in Adairsville. Greater Rome Existing Industries Association marks recent growth, reinvestment, acquisitions. Business
  • Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen to open in Rockmart on Monday, April 29; hiring under way (50 jobs). Popeye's
  • Business: Fred's stores in West Rome, Cedartown, Calhoun closing next month. Fred's
  • Religion: Second Avenue Baptist Church hosts Community Holy Week services; expanded daily schedules. Also: Services set for Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter. Holy Week
  • Education: Kenny Tribble, Ronnie Grist top subs at Rome City Schools. 16 from Darlington attend Southern Association for College Admission Counseling session. East Central's Faith Cole named to executive board for Helping Hands Ending Hunger Inc.  Education
  • Buzz: Armuchee High's Harper Buffington earns Best of Show from Kiwanis Club in Art Showcase. RSO names Young Artist winners.  Buzz
  • Obituaries: Mr. Mickey Vernon Bradford, Mrs. Jacqueline Marshall "Jackie" Mull, Vickie Lynn Shull Spradlin, Mrs. Gladys Carter Traylor. Obituaries
  • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Rain chance grows from 30% today to 90% Sunday. Best chance of storms: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday. Weather
  • Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
  • Area arrest reports for Floyd, Bartow, Polk counties. Crimewatch
 

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

 

Rome Braves open home season with 4-3, 10th-inning win.

  • Rematch tonight at 7 at State Mutual Stadium.
  • Photos from opening night.

High school baseball schedule for tonight.

 


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

7:40 a.m. A blast from the past as Chris Giddens, now with Kennesaw First Baptist Church joins us to geek out about Avengers: Endgame, premiering next week. Chris got us through most of those Marvel movies so it is fitting he geeks us up for the finale.
 
8:10 a.m. Claudia Hamilton of Living Proof Recovery and Next Door on the fourth annual Garden Party fund raiser and celebration.
 
8:40 a.m. Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable: The top local stories of the past seven days.

 

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