3 fatal fires in Bartow County since Sunday. COVID: School cases climbing, positive tests and quarantines. 111 in Rome hospitals. Rome OK's tougher mask requirements. A BOGO deal you need to try. Voting updates.

Today's first headlines:

• Two more fatal house fires in Bartow County on Tuesday. Earlier: Woman, 84, dies in mobile home fire; another man injured.
• Rough COVID day at area schools: 419 quarantines at Floyd Schools with 6 positives, 314 at Rome with 11 new positives. Fourth Bartow school (Kingston) moves to 'yellow phase.' 9 Cartersville students test positive; 109 quarantined.
• Rome City Commission votes to expand mask ordinance after Voccio tells them: 'Everybody infected with COVID-19 got it from someone else' -- including, he says, the 84 victims in Floyd. Harbin Clinic, Floyd send letters of endorsement.
• 111 patients in Floyd, Redmond on Tuesday. 141 new positive tests (40 in Floyd, 45 in Bartow). November report: Free tests down, positive cases increase.
• Georgia Health News: Toomey says first groups to get vaccinations will be health care workers as well as residents and staff of long-term care facilities. What to know.
• Business: Carmalita's Catering Co. offering 'soulful and southern home cooking' off Redmond (lunch, dinner). Also: State sees 8.3% gain in net tax collections in November.
• Business: Rome Floyd Chamber offers $100 gift card promotion -- with a $100 match -- on Dec. 15. Concept has been a huge hit in Bartow twice this year.
• Voting. GBI joins elections investigations as Raffensperger's request. Dr. Melanie Conrad named chair of the Floyd County Board of Elections. What to know about the runoffs.
• Rant: A tale of two Zooms, one with several city commissioners failing to walk back earlier comments on wearing masks; the other thanking colleagues for helping them with a very toughest year.

Also today:

• Buzz: 3 vice presidents retiring from GHC. Rome's Redevelopment Committee takes a closer look at annexing county 'islands' today.
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Back to the 60s today through Saturday and then cooler again.
• Obituaries: Mr. Antwon Renaldo Daniels, Ms. Christina Henderson, Mrs. Emily Darden Woods.
• Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
• Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.

Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:

• John McClellan's high school playoff picks: Rough Friday ahead for remaining Northwest Georgia playoff teams. McClellan

Colleges:

• Georgia Tech vs. Pitt, Thursday at 7 p.m. Georgia Tech. Game notes.
• Georgia: At Missouri, noon, SEC Network. Georgia
• Alabama: At Arkansas, noon, ESPN. Alabama.
• Other SEC game times, networks on Saturday; one canceled by COVID.
• SEC sets championship game attendance (16,500). Other COVID rules.

Falcons

• Falcons (4-8) at Chargers, 4:25 p.m. Sunday, Fox, 92.9 FM The Game.