Independence Day washout? Flash flood watch in effect Wednesday-Friday. No new filings in News Publishing bankruptcy case. 2009 SPLOST collections end on plus-side. Braves update.

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Independence Day washout? -Flash flood watch in effect 8 a.m. Wednesday to 8 a.m. Friday.  -Weather outlook: Prolonged heavy rain could drop 2-4 inches in our area. -Tuesday: 50% chance of rain, high of 85, low of 69. -Wednesday: 60-100% chance of rain, high of 86, low of 70. -Independence Day: 100% chance of rain, high of 83, low of 71.   -Georgia Power unveils new online interactive map to inform customers of power outages. -No new filings in News Publishing Company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. -2009 SPLOST collections end on 'plus' side, but other collections down. -The Rome Braves will face New York Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez tonight as he makes a rehab start with the Charleston RiverDogs at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.    Today's updates: -American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia announces 2013 award recipients. -Harbin Clinic names Deborah Smith new Chief Operations Officer. -Bank of Ozarks announces a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per common share. -Floyd County Sheriff's Office now has Prescription Drug Drop Box from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators.   Monday's public health restaurant dining scores for Floyd, Bartow.   Today's latest jail reports.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online -WRGA News Director Kevin Karel substitutes for John Druckenmller Tuesday-Wednesday and Friday this coming week. Guests include: -Tuesday: Harris Blackwood, director of the Governor's Office on Highway Safety, on July Fourth weekend crackdowns. Phil Jones, head coach of the Shorter Hawks, on the 2013 football season. -Wednesday: Sgt. Mike Barr of the state DNR on how summer has gone so far on our state waterways. -Thursday: Replays of recent Hometown interviews. -Friday: Joe Schulman of Tellus Science Museum on next week's big dinosaur event at the museum.

Hometown Sports - Rome Braves top Charleston, 7-3. - Rome at Charleston, today-Wednesday. -See Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos Click