Discount Tire opens June 5 at East Bend. Husband, daughter, Rome artisan crafting fallen oak to remember Cartersville woman. COVID: 150 Rome patients; 261 new cases Tuesday. Suspect sought in Rome shooting. 2020 to end with wash out (naturally).

Today's first headlines:

• Business: June opening for Discount Tire at East Bend off Turner McCall in Rome.
• All heart: Today, on what would have been Opal Bearden's 84th birthday, her husband, daughter and a West Rome artisan are crafting a keepsake for future generations.
• 150 COVID patients in Floyd, Redmond on Tuesday; 2 others await test results. 261 new cases in NW Georgia on Tuesday. Floyd records 15th 'probable' COVID death.
• Rome Police seek community's help in finding male 'involved' in Dec. 23 shooting outside Maple Avenue store.
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: We'll wash away 2020 with 1.5 inches of rain. The high New Year's Day? 71 degrees.
• Talk about 'snail mail.' You've always heard 'the check is in the mail.' This time, the Cedartown water bill is in the mail -- but ...

Also today:

• Advance voting now through Thursday; when and when to vote in NW Georgia. Precincts open next Tuesday from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
• Vote to close Cave Spring Elementary, Glenwood Primary set for Monday evening. Bagby, Watters to be sworn in for new County Commission terms this morning.
• Obituaries: Dr. Dennis Michael Heller, Mrs. Joan Puryear Plymel, Mr. Dickerson Earl Taylor, Olivia Thomas.
• 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 football championship picks: Cartersville vs. Warner Robins at 3:30 this afternoon. Watch on GPB. McClellan
• More state high school football results.
• Georgia vs. Cincinnati in Peach Bowl on Friday at 12:30 p.m.
• College football bowl updates: SEC schedule starts Thursday.
• Falcons' season finale at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Sunday, Fox and 92.9 FM