Rome stays quiet as COVID cases surge. Virus death toll hits 700 in NW Georgia; 135 patients in Rome hospital. Campus updates. Massive townhouse project pulled before city vote.

Heritage First Headlines

• Virus surge gets little notice from Rome City Commission Monday evening. Also: Villas at Rome developers withdraw project from Rome City Commission review for now. Also: Motel gets OK for mini-apartment conversion; Floyd gets approval for helipad.
• COVID deaths hit 700 in NW Georgia. 135 patients in Rome hospitals on Monday, up 13. AdventHealth Gordon offering virus patients monoclonal antibody treatment.
• COVID on campus: 15 area schools require masks (Rome, Floyd, Calhoun) as does Berry College.
• Education: Georgia Highlands announces summer president's, dean's lists.
• Buzz: Georgia Northwestern, veterans services office to close Friday, Sept. 3, and Labor Day.
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Even hotter today -- high of 95, heat index of 102. More due on Wednesday.
• Obituaries: Mrs. Doris Geneva Hice, Mr. Melvin Sanford.
• Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
• Crimewatch brought to you by Big Dan's Car Wash. Updates on arrests.

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• Harbin Clinic Headlines: Meet Dr. Ademola Adeseye, who joins Harbin Clinic Cardiothoracic Surgery and will begin seeing patients August 16. Dr. Adeseye is one of the 10 doctors joining Georgia's largest privately owned, physician-led healthcare community.

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Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Report 

• John McClellan's high school football picks: Darlington, Armuchee to open with wins. Cedartown to take Polk showdown. Rare loss for Calhoun.  McClellan.
• Rome Braves in Bowling Green this week.
• Atlanta Braves: Yankees in town tonight.
• Atlanta Falcons: Latest preseason drills, cuts; next game Sunday vs. Cleveland.
• Community sports updates.