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Heritage First Headlines: Latest weather updates. Bartow sheriff investigating kidnapping, rape of Rockmart woman. Polar Bear Paddle photo gallery. Week ahead in NW Georgia.

Heritage First Headlines: Latest weather updates. Bartow sheriff investigating kidnapping, rape of Rockmart woman. Polar Bear Paddle photo gallery. Week ahead in NW Georgia.

#hometownheadlines Ware Mechanical weather: No go on snow this morning; another dose possible Wednesday morning Today: high of 46, low of 26. Today’s headlines: Bartow Sheriff’s Office investigating a kidnapping and sexual assault incident near Taylorsville. Sheriff Photo Gallery: Polar Bear Paddle and Plunge to benefit Coosa River Basin Initiative. Paddle This week: King Freedom March… Read more

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Ware Mechanical forecast: No go on snow so far this morning; another dose possible Wednesday morning.

Ware Mechanical forecast: No go on snow so far this morning; another dose possible Wednesday morning.

#hometownweather The situation: It looks like a no go on the snow through 8 this morning. The ground is mostly dry, at least in East Rome. A few wisps of precipitation have moved through as well. One reason might be the temperature: It was 35 degrees at 5 a.m., not the freezing-or-lower forecast for this morning. We… Read more

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Floyd, Bartow crime reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar’s Pediatrics

Floyd, Bartow crime reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar’s Pediatrics

Here’s the latest crime reports from across Northwest Georgia: Bartow County Jail report: Saturday Note: If you’re having problems accessing the file, please email us at [email protected] read more Read more

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Weekend: Services today at North Rome Church of God.

Community Watch focuses on the King Holiday Celebration this week with Jon Hersey joined by Alvin Jackson. Click the above image to watch the 30-minute show. “Facing the Challenge of Change” is the message Berry College hopes to share with the Rome community as they open their doors for a Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday… Read more

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Photo Gallery: Polar Bear Paddle and Plunge to benefit Coosa River Basin Initiative

Polar Bear Paddle & Plunge on Etowah River: The Coosa River Basin Initiative had several brave souls to jump in the Etowah River in the dead of winter to raise money to protect the region’s rivers, streams and lakes. Others just took up their paddle for a ride down the river. The event, sponsored by CRBI, Keep… Read more

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This week: King Holiday; meetings in Gordon, Cartersville. Gordon Chamber annual dinner. Hampton Inn opens in Emerson.

#hometowncalendar Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: All federal, state and local government offices closed. Schools closed. Local financial institutions closed. All Floyd County remote garbage sites closed. Tuesday The Gordon County Board of Commissioners meets at 6:00 p.m. in the first floor conference room at the Gordon County Administration Building, 201 Wall Street, in… Read more

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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports: High school and college updates. NFL: Patriots and Cardinals advance to next round.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports: High school and college updates. NFL: Patriots and Cardinals advance to next round.

#hometownsports HIGH SCHOOLS Darlington beat Bowdon, 55-42 on Saturday. Girls win 64-32. Rome beats Cartersville 79-76 in overtime. Lady Wolves win 52-27. Calhoun beats Murray County 74-44. Girls beat Calhoun 63-41. read more Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Hardman T. Alford, Mary Virginia Duncan, Kathryn Ergle Hollingsworth, Timothy Nelson and Lula B. Rosser

Obituaries: Remembering Hardman T. Alford, Mary Virginia Duncan, Kathryn Ergle Hollingsworth, Timothy Nelson and Lula B. Rosser

#hometownobituaries Hardman T. Alford, May 16, 1933 - January 15, 2016. Services are incomplete. Daniel’s Funeral Home. Mary Virginia Duncan, age 97, of Rome, passed away on Jan. 15, 2016. Virginia went to Rome High School and attended Carroll Lynn Business School after high school. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Farrill… Read more

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Bartow Sheriff’s Office investigating a kidnapping and sexual assault incident near Taylorsville

Bartow Sheriff’s Office investigating a kidnapping and sexual assault incident near Taylorsville

Media release: The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a kidnapping and rape from Thursday night near Taylorsville. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, early Friday (01-15-16) a Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to meet with a 34 year old female at Polk County Medical Center in Cedartown for a reported sexual assault. The… Read more

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Summerville News: Store clerk shot during armed robbery at convenience store on Hawkins Dr. in Summerville

Summerville News: Store clerk shot during armed robbery at convenience store on Hawkins Dr. in Summerville

From The Summerville News: A convenience store clerk has been shot during an armed robbery. Two men robbed the convenience store on Hawkins Drive and shot the clerk in the stomach this evening. The clerk is being treated at a hospital. They used a 9mm or .40 caliber gun on the clerk according to Summerville… Read more

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Ware Mechanical weather update: 30-60% chance of rain/snow mix early Sunday, Little to no accumulation expected. Winter Weather advisory for Northeast Georgia mountains.

Ware Mechanical weather update: 30-60% chance of rain/snow mix early Sunday, Little to no accumulation expected. Winter Weather advisory for Northeast Georgia mountains.

#hometownweather The situation: A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 2 AM to 9 AM Sunday morning for the northeast Georgia mountains (our area is not in the advisory). A mix of light rain and light snow will begin shortly after midnight, then become all snow late tonight. Accumulations of 1/2 to 1 inch are… Read more

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More honors for Cartersville Football, plus parade to honor the state champs set for Thursday

#hometownsports Cartersville High School hosted MaxPreps on Friday for a pep rally honoring the Purple Hurricanes were named to the 11th Annual MaxPreps Tour of Champions presented by the Army National Guard, which is in its 11th year honoring football. This is one of the most prestigious team awards in all of high school sports and it is an exclusive… Read more

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Heritage First Headlines: Light snow possible Sunday morning. Busy week at J.R. Cricket’s. Rome flood featured in national video. MLK weekend celebrations. Sports updates.

Heritage First Headlines: Light snow possible Sunday morning. Busy week at J.R. Cricket’s. Rome flood featured in national video. MLK weekend celebrations. Sports updates.

#hometownheadlines Ware Mechanical weather: Latest on potential winter weather overnight into Sunday morning, Up to half-inch of snow possible. Weather We’ll have continuing updates all weekend. Today’s headlines: Strong first week for J.R. Crickets: New Broad Street eatery reports daily traffic of about 150 diners. JR Crickets Buzz: Rome Christmas Flood featured in national Red Cross… Read more

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Strong first week for J.R. Crickets: New Broad Street eatery reports daily traffic of about 150 diners

#hometowndining By Sarah O’Carroll for Hometown Headlines Despite having had only a soft opening, J.R. Crickets reports a bustling business for its first week of operation at 201 Broad St. Since attracting nearly 200 diners the first day of business on Saturday, Jan. 9, the chicken specialist is seeing about 150 people come in… Read more

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Buzz: Rome Christmas Flood featured in national Red Cross videos; Free breakfast at Chick-fil-A on Tuesday

Buzz: Rome Christmas Flood featured in national Red Cross videos; Free breakfast at Chick-fil-A on Tuesday

Rome Flood featured in national video: Aerial footage of the Christmas 2015 Flood filmed by Keith Beauchamp of KB Aerial Imaging is featured in two separate national videos produced by the American Red Cross. The first video (above) highlights the services provided by the American Red Cross and need for donations. The second video (below) is VP Brad Kieserman’s 2015 Disaster… Read more

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