Newsletter: Facebook 'detectives' didn't let facts get into their way. Real signs of Christmas season. Peaks & Valleys. Final week's menu at Martha's Skillet a Coosa classic. Final five days to vote early. John McClellan's playoff forecast, game picks.

 

Latest newsletter:

• Don't blast Facebook for the 'kidnap' rumor; blame those who 'embellished' it.
• Christmas is two months away-- except in our stomachs.
• Newsmakers: Scott Moody, Josh Kerce, NW Georgia women.
• Peaks & Valleys: Including a chamber crusader, Atlanta Braves (peak and valley) and different COVID concerns.

Dining: Chicken & dressing, cheesybeef casserole, salmon patties highlight this week's final menu at Martha's Skillet in Coosa.

 

Final five days to vote in advance of the Nov. 2 municipal elections.

 

Ware Mechanical Weather: Slight risk of isolated severe storms in our area, mostly between 11 a.m. and 8 tonight. Cooler afternoons starting Tuesday.

 

Obituaries: Stacey Denell O'Neal Rodriguez.

 

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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Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Report

• John McClellan's high school picks: Closer look at post-season playoffs plus who will win this Friday. McClellan.
• Falcons win on last-second Koo field goal, now 3-3.
• Latest high school, college rankings.
• Charlie Morton to pitch for Braves in game one of the World Series Tuesday night.
• Georgia vs. Florida this Saturday, 3:30 p.m., CBS.
• Latest community sports.