Perhaps 15,000 pack downtown Rome for Berry football, First Friday concert, film festival. Another week in the low 90s -- but relief on the way? Tough day for Berry, Shorter football but Unity wins, 30-0.

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Today's Buzz -What a weekend in downtown Rome -More than 6,700 fans pack Barron Stadium for Berry's first football game (Maryville 37, Berry 0). -The First Friday finale concert draws more than 5,000 to the 300 and 400 blocks of Broad to hear The Infinity Show Band. -The Rome International  Film Festival's 10th edition was two thumbs up with several thousand fans watching 70-plus movies. -And we do it all again Thursday night at Shorter's home opener vs. Mars Hill beginning at 7:30 p.m. Ware Mechanical weekend forecast: Click -Mostly sunny, highs near 90, lows of 65. Week-ahead forecast below.   Today's Floyd County Jail Reports.

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report          Berry loses to Maryville, 37-0. Shorter falls in season opener, 23-15, to Charleston Southern.   Norman Arey's Norman's No No: How did Norman do?   High School: -Unity Christian wins 30-0 Saturday night vs. Horizon Christian Academy. - We'll have John McClellan's picks for next week on Tuesday.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast: -Sunday:Sunny, high of 90, low of 66. -Monday: 20% rain chance, high of 91, low of 67. -Tuesday: 20% rain chance, high of 91, low of 68.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online -Please join our guests Monday including: -Kristi Kent of Rome Floyd Parks and Rec about the first Zombie-thon 5K set for downtown Rome Oct. 26. -U.S. Senate candidate Karen Handel on the hot race and her '42 days' campaign. -Pete McDonald, the newly appointed president of Georgia Northwestern Technical College.