Lights out for Plant Hammond; 30 employees remain for 'wind down' mode. Chicken restaurant upsizes in Calhoun; Bar Olympics return. Back-to-school updates. No break in the heat through the weekend.

MORNING REPORT

• Georgia Power gets OK to close Plant Hammond; operations continue in 'winding down' mode. 30 employees still there monitoring systems for now.  Home page
• Food & Drink: Krispy Krunchy Chicken opens Calhoun shop. 'Bar Olympics' return to Giggity's, Rome City Brewing July 27. Doughnut deal this Friday. Food & Drink
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: No break from the 90s into next week. Weather 
• Buzz: Metropolitan United Methodist hosts Vacation Bible School July 22-25.  DOT tweaking U.S. 27 in Floyd County this week. Buzz
• Back to School: Rome hosts Super Showcase on July 25. Floyd County posts supply lists. When each school system starts. Education
• Obituaries: Doris Eileen Blaylock, Mrs. Molean Anne Glad, Mr. Bobby Starling Hill, Edna Mae Fugate Jackson, James Edward Patterson. 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

Romes Braves, Lexington Legends in rematch today at 1 p.m. at State Mutual.

 

Falcons open camp on Monday; link to 'open' practices.

 

Links to fall football:

-John McClellan's podcast on what to expect this fall in high school football.

-High school schedules.

-Colleges: Berry, Shorter, UGA and Tech.

-Falcons' preseason