Thursday, May 23, 2019

Downtown parking fines: A lot of work for under $35,000 in revenue each year. Sizzling forecast gets even hotter. Weekend: What to do indoors and outdoors. Final graduations begin tonight.

LATEST HEADLINES
 
Updates from the Floyd County and Bartow County jails.
 
MORNING REPORT
  • Fact check: What about the revenue raised from downtown Rome parking fines. What we found: Those tickets generate an average of $34,291 a year. April sees the most money; September the least. Is it worth all the effort? Parking
  • Ware Mechanical Weather Alert: Forecast calls for 98 on Sunday and Monday -- and that's before the heat index. What to know. Weather
  • Governor to pick new Bartow/Gordon superior court judge from three nominees including District Attorney Rosemary Greene, Public Defender Christopher Paul and attorney Jeffrey Watkins.  Judgeship
  • Weekend! presented by The Forum River Center. Expanded Memorial Day edition - Bluegrass festival, Finster Fest, pool and beach open, on the water -- and a solemn tribute to fallen service personnel. Weekend
  • Buzz: Farewell reception for Bruce, Jaki Day at Habitat's ReStore this evening. Living Proof Recovery offers 'Peddlers Pop-N-Shop' on June 15. Blood Assurance needs O-negative, other donations ASAP.  Buzz
  • Education: Gordon Central kicks off final round of high school graduations tonight; others set for Friday, Saturday. Graduations
  • Obituaries: Michael Carver, Larry Lynn Lanham. Obituaries
  • 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 continue road trip to Augusta through Friday.
-Home Saturday vs. Asheville.
 
Rockmart falls in 2A baseball championship game; Jeff Davis takes the title.
 
Community sports updates. Free football camp at Darlington.
 

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

7:40 a.m. Paradise Garden Foundation Executive Director Tina Cox on this weekend's annual Finster Fest.

8:10 a.m. Tim Herrington, Floyd County Emergency Management Director, joins us to talk about the excessive heat expected over Memorial Day weekend and how to cope.

 

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