Armuchee students, staff come together to transform school with inspirational messages. Fatal crash in Chattooga County. Celebrating Independence Day in Lindale, Cave Spring and what's ahead this week. Weekend! guide for today. Slight chance of rain today, sizzling temps ahead. Sports updates.

LATEST HEADLINES

• Updates from the Floyd County and Bartow County jails.

MORNING REPORT

• Armuchee High students and staff come together to transform school with positive, inspirational messages. Project to continue into upcoming school year. Armuchee
• One person killed in single vehicle crash in Chattooga County early Saturday morning. Fatality
• Weekend! presented by The Forum River Center: Final weekend of Fantasticks, plus getting outdoors. A look ahead to next weekend's downtown concert, Braves games. Weekend
• Independence Day: Photos from Lindale parade, wreath laying ceremony. July 3: Coke, Parks & Rec fire up the holiday at Ridge Ferry. Independence Day: Cave Spring parade, Cartersville, Rome Braves. Also: Podcast on Cave Spring parade. Independence Day
• Buzz: New student registration for Floyd Schools begins July 9. Rome-Floyd Development Authority calls meeting Tuesday. GNTC students place at national SkillsUSA competition. Buzz
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Partly sunny, 30% chance of showers today. It will be a hot week to celebrate Independence Day, temps in upper 90s. Forecast
• Obituaries: Billy Clarence Gore, Sr., Mrs. Paulette Patricia Jordan and Mrs. Hazel Bennett Davis Mull. Obituaries
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining
• Greater Community Bank CrimeWatch: Updates on area arrests, police reports from across Northwest Georgia. Crimewatch

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

Rome Braves get another win in Greenville, 7-6 on Saturday.

 

Up next: In Greenville today at 3:05 p.m. Up next: Kannapolis, Monday-Wednesday, all at 7:05 p.m. Braves return home July 4.

 

Links to fall football:

-Corky Kell Classic returns to Barron Stadium on Aug. 22.

-High school schedules.

-Local colleges; UGA and Tech.

-Falcons' preseason.

 

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