Frost advisories today, Friday give way to freeze watch early Saturday. Crowds out to watch 'Hunger Games' filming; select extras sought. Busy, tragic day for law enforcement. 'Red' ribbon cutting set. No jobs data until October. Weekly Public Health regio

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Today's FIRST edition   Frost advisories today, Friday morning to be followed by freeze watch early Saturday as temperatures flirt with record lows. Rockmart buzzing as 'Hunger Games' sequel takes center stage; select extras sought. Plus: Photos   Crimewatch: Busy week continues for local law enforcement with SWAT Team deployment Wednesday; suspect search that same day that ended with a brief lockdown at Unity Christian.   Business: 'Red' grand opening party, ribbon cutting is Saturday night; no September jobless data -- until November.   Sports: Tonight's Shorter football game final home stand of the season - and its on TV as well   Politics: Handel meets with Floyd GOP Saturday. Watch Highlands' TV interviews with candidates. Early voting continues.   Ware Mechanical forecast -Frost advisory in effect until 9 this morning; more on the way..   DEA's Drug Take-Back Day for old prescriptions set for Saturday in Cartersville, Cedartown    (sponsored post) Harbin Doctors readying Zombie Response Team -Plus: You can help save Kelly Carter. Public Health restaurant scores. Dining -Weekly update from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties; scores range from 77 to 100.    Today's jail reports. -4 and 8 a.m., again at 8 p.m. seven days a week.

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    John McClellan's high school picks: -Coosa over Model; Pepperell by 1 over Chattooga; Cartersville, Cedartown, Calhoun cruise High School Football Daily.   Colleges: -Shorter at Barron at 7:30 tonight to play Delta State. Last home game of the season. -Berry at Chris Hunter Stadium Saturday vs.   Birmingham-Southern at 1 p.m. Norman's No-Nos: -Next edition due Friday following Norman's roughest week ever (six right, nine wrong).

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast:   -Thursday: Sunny, high of 64, low of 36. Frost advisory in effect until 9 a.m. -Friday: Sunny, high of 57, low of 28. Frost advisory, 4 until 9 a.m.   -Saturday: Sunny, high of 63, low of 40; freeze watch until 9 a.m.. -Sunday: More sun, high of 67, low of 44.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm -Please join our guests Thursday including: -Dr. Jon Hershey and Greg Shropshirefrom Georgia Highlands' Community Watch program on the 2013 city of Rome elections. -Bill Peterson, Shorter Hawks' athletic director, on tonight's last home game of the football season at Barron Stadium.