Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static.

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  • UPDATED: 2 inches of rain, flood watch due. New U.S. House hopeful. 10 rants: Politics, dining, sports and remembering a local legend.

    Today's headlines:

    • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Two-plus inches of rain on the way; flood watch starts at 1 this afternoon. Continuing updates.
    • Politics: Clayton Fuller, a former Navy JAG officer and White House Fellow,  joins District 14 U.S. House race.
    • Health: Meet Bryson Thomas Chase, Floyd's first baby of 2020. Hudson Pierce Ward is Cartersville Medical Center's first born of the new year.
    • Lowest jobless rate ever recorded in Northwest Georgia in November. Plus: Bartow employment spotlight; who's hiring.
    • Four-day celebration planned to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    • Rants of the Day: 10 observations to ease you back into the working world.
      • 9 min
    • Changes at Crawdaddy, Pizza Hut; beans & greens day! Polk death investigation. Rant: 2020 predictions -- retail, dining, traffic, politics.

      Today's headlines:

      • Dining: Crawdaddy has one more change due. Pizza Hut closes in Summerville; Armuchee, Cedartown gone. Sam's Burger-Deli updates. Beans & greens, a New Year’s tradition, and who’s serving ‘em locally.
      • Polk authorities continuing investigation into the death of an 11-month-old boy last week; his twin died shortly after birth last January, coroner says.
      • Politics: A video farewell to U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson. Floyd Republican Women to hear from sheriff's hopefuls Jan. 7. About the U.S. House race.
      • Georgia Health News: Northwest Georgia not alone in urgent care boom; Piedmont Healthcare grows its network to 27 in metro Atlanta.
      • Rant of the Day: Our predictions for 2020 -- retail, restaurants, traffic and politics.
        • 12 min
      • Monday's rank: Peaks and Valleys of NW Georgia: Trevor Lawrence, the Chipper, Johnny Isakson and 2019.

        And we close with this one today:

        "And a final Peak to the year 2019. Sure, we’ve had a few dips into the valleys throughout the year but overall, our community is in a better place. More of us have jobs. The economy appears robust, especially with nearly a half-billion-dollars in construction under way. We’re coming out of a season of giving where so many helped dozens of causes to help those lacking in our community. Suffice it to say the pluses outweigh the minuses over the past 12 months. 

        "We have a blank slate ahead of us in 2020 to shape it as we want. How will all of us help make a difference in the new year?"

        5 min
      • Power crews repair storm damage. Marie Hodge Gordon on 16 years with U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson. Peaks & Valleys: Our recent highs and lows.

        Today's headlines:

        • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: The latest on our overnight weather that left more than 1,000 without power thanks to gusts of 29 mph. New Year's Eve: Clear, low 40s.
        • Politics: Darlington grad Marie Hodge Gordon reflects on her 16 years of service with U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson as he retires Tuesday.
        • Statesman John Lewis of Atlanta announces he’s battling stage IV pancreatic cancer.
        • Dining: Sammy's American Grill opens in West Rome. Downtown Development Authority thanks restaurant/brewery owner Jay Shell for seven years of service.
        • New Year's travel updates: Gas prices climb. Also: Patrols continue into the new year following a Christmas travel period that was as deadly as 2018 (14 fatalities) in less than half as much time.
        • Peaks & Valleys: The highs and lows of Northwest Georgia (and a little bit beyond our borders).
          • 9 min
        • Monday's Rant: Must there be a Rant of the Day?

          OK, rants might not fit under the Christmas tree or in stockings. But the deeper question is (humility aside), 'Must there be a Rant of the Day?"

          Our answer, based on your listenership and comments, is yes. Some examples of why:

          • The Summerville Park standoff.
          • The fiasco known as advance voting in the City Commission election.
          • More bad politics, locally and across the state.
          • The $450,000-a-year chamber/economic development divorce settlement.
          • "And more."

            • The rants will continue as long as we have a few "bullies" around who think they know better. 

             

            5 min
          • 2.5 inches of rain, some power outages so far. 10 major projects due in '20. Rant: Must there be a Rant of the Day?

            Today's headlines:

            • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: More than 2.5 inches of rain with a bit more on the way. Nearly 200 without power as well. Christmas: Sunny and 65.
            • Four major projects due in '20, from East Bend (87% possibly leased) to The Spires, LakePoint upgrades, Rockmart seniors project. Plus: Six others to watch as well.
            • Christmas: Live Nativity tonight, Christmas Eve from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Also: Christmas Eve and Day services.
            • NORAD's tracking Santa on his rounds Christmas Eve and you can, too: Web, social media -- and Alexa.
            • Rant of the Day: Must there be a Rant of the Day?
              • 8 min
            • Friday's Just the Rant: Some needed extra 'light' this Christmas season.

              From Friday's Rant:

              "Some of those battling a case of bah humbug realize Christmas 2019 doesn’t seem as bright as in other years. Downtown lacks some familiar sparkle. Even homes in area subdivisions are without lights or else adorned with very few.

              "But there are other things perhaps filling the void, maybe even adding some light, as we count the final hours before Christmas."

              Please spend a few minutes with us as we celebrate those doing some extra good this year. 

              5 min
            • Weekend washout brewing; storms of Decembers past. Del Taco opens big. Rant: We need more of this this Christmas.

              Today's headlines:

              • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: A weekend washout is brewing, especially Sunday, with 2 or more inches of rain due. But: Clear skies Christmas Eve, Day; high of 65.
              • December tornadoes: This week's rough weather another reminder of how we've endured a few Christmas surprises in Northwest Georgia.
              • Dining: Del Taco opens big in West Rome. 'Very nice even with chaos.'
              • Buzz: Smoothie King customers, including River City Bank, collect 1,000 cans of food for Community Kitchen. Armuchee High gym ribbon cutting today. Berry students honored.
              • Christmas services: Live Nativity opens this evening, 6:30-8:30. Also: Our list of church services for Christmas Eve and Day.
              • Rant of the Day: Maybe we need more of this to get the Christmas spirit flowing.
                • 9 min

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