Cartersville Medical/Piedmont deal to be completed Aug. 1. Floyd adding 2 more surgical robots. Bartow man pleads guilty to federal charges of 'employing, exploiting illegal aliens.' Sakai adds marketing VP; state update on jobless claims.

Heritage First Headlines

• Health: Piedmont plans to complete purchase of Cartersville Medical Center on Aug. 1; other healthcare deals still pending. Also: Floyd adding two more surgical robots to help orthopedic surgery patients.
• U.S. Attorney's Office: Bartow man pleads guilty to employing, exploiting illegal aliens he employed at framing businesses in Cartersville, Rossville, Hixson, Tenn.
• Business: Toshiyuki Ono named sales, marketing vice president at Sakai's Adairsville headquarters. State labor department: Unemployment claims at lowest level this year.
• Education: Georgia Highlands extends application options next week.
• Weekend headlines: Public Safety Expo at the fairgrounds. Georgia Red Clay in free community concert in Cedartown. And let's play two Saturday between Rome Braves, Bowling Green. Plus: Farmers markets.
• Buzz: Berry's Mountain Day celebration returns Oct. 1-3. Floyd elections board to meet Tuesday.
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Less than half an inch of rain today through Sunday; highs in the mid 80s to low 90s.
• Obituaries: Lorene Hicks Abbott, Mr. Mack Beeman, Mr. William Albert Devlin III, Terry Allen Larson, Mr. Sander Salter, Ashley LeAnn Thornton, Mr. Randolph Johnson Trammell Sr.
• Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
• Crimewatch. Updates on arrests.

Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Report 

• Rome Braves-Bowling Green updates. Rematch tonight, double header Saturday.
• High school all-sports calendar released. Shorter renovating Ben Brady Field
• Atlanta Braves at Marlins, tonight through Sunday.
• Key dates for the start of the 2021 college football season, local and state universities.
• Community sports updates: Red Top Road Race, Tillman race updates.