Rome's different spin on Italian 6 days away; home sales slow but prices rise. 20th traffic death this year. COVID: Updates on Model Middle; new case surge continues; 2 more local deaths. Darlington loses beloved teacher/coach.

Heritage First Headlines

• Business: Final preparations for Rome's different spin on Italian. Update on the housing market, including slow home sales but rising prices in Bartow, Gordon.
• Floyd County Police: 20th traffic death so far this year as a Gaylesville woman dies after vehicle collides with a tree.
• COVID on campus: Model Middle parents sent Chromebook forms in case school needs to go virtual as cases rise. 12 more cases at Rome City Schools; total now 66. Polk Schools at 129 cases, up 4.
• 800 NW Georgians now lost to COVID (702) and 'probable deaths' (98). 135 virus patients at Rome hospitals on Tuesday. 407 new cases posted on Tuesday including 186 in Floyd.
• Darlington mourns the surprise loss of longtime teacher, coach John Zazzaro. Wednesday classes canceled; pray service set.
• Education: Floyd Schools to meet with Armuchee community Thursday night; called board meeting on Friday.
• Keith Mickler's Rome Grown: 'They're everywhere, they're everywhere!' The dreaded Armyworm is marching across numerous local lawns.
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: 101-degree heat index with the 90s forecast to hang over us through Sunday.
• Obituaries: James Steven Ellis, Elder Victor Hopkins, Helen Rachel Jones, Ms. Brandy Amanda Stansell, Ulaine T Thomas, Ms. Darlene Windom.
• 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 vs: Yankees; off tonight, Thursday.
• Atlanta Falcons: Josh Rosen signs with Falcons as backup QB; next game Sunday vs. Cleveland.
• Community sports updates.