How Etowah Crossing shopping center became a retail player again. Crawdaddy's plans Cartersville stop. Deli Day returns Nov. 6. Gas prices down 12 cents vs. a year ago. CFA Dwarf House Sports Report. 60% rain chance, high of 88.

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The Buzz of Northwest Georgia
-The rebirth of Etowah Crossing: Once home to Kroger, Peppermint Music and Hooters, the plaza was all but abandoned. Today, Heritage Capitol Partners are now slot away from 100 percent occupancy.
-Crawdaddy's adding a Cartersville stop on Mondays next month.
-Third Annual Authentic New York Deli Day in Rome
set for Nov. 6 at Rodeph Sholom Congregation.

Gas prices
-You're paying 12 cents a gallon less than you were this time last year -- and three cents less than a week ago.

Today's weather
-60% chance of rain, high of 88, low around 70.

Today's latest jail reports

-Look for reports at 4 and 8 a.m., also at 8 p.m.

 

Coming soon:

-Is it 'who's who' or 'who's where'?  And who are the who? You'll find out soon in Hometown Seen. 

 

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

 

Rome Braves

-Rome drops finale inCharleston, 1-0, but wins series, three games to one.

-Today: Off Monday; open season's second-to-last home stand Tuesday.

-See Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos Click  

 

Georgia High School Football Daily.

 

John McClellan's next high school column is Tuesday.

Norman Arey's next college football column is Friday.

 

Updates on the local colleges and university.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition

7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests Monday including:

-Sean Higgins, physical therapist at Floyd, on concussions and what's being done to prevent them.

-David Powell, Darlington's academic dean, on the new school year starting Aug. 19.

-Layla Shipman from Floyd County GOP on the Aug. 17 rally at Tillman Hangar at Russell Airport/Towers Field. The John Barge factor in the governor's race could but that contest on the level of the first meeting of all seven GOP U.S. Senate candidates.