Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static.

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  • Del Taco opens Dec. 18 in West Rome. Graves is out; who's in? Benham resigning. Rant: 2020 election just got hotter.

    A very busy newsday this Friday including:

    • Dining: Del Taco in West Rome to open Wednesday, Dec. 18.
    • Business: RaceTrac opens Adairsville store, the second new spot in Bartow County this year. New Cartersville site recently part of filming by marketing department.
    • Aftermath of Tom Graves' announcement he won't seek new House term. What's next for him and who's going to run?
    • Justice Robert Benham to resign from Georgia Supreme Court on March 1; Kemp expected to appoint Cartersville native's successor before next election.
    • Christmas parades: Photos and winners from Cartersville's parade Thursday night. Up next on Saturday: Lindale, Cedartown.
    • Rant of the Day: The 2020 election season just got hotter.
      • 10 min
    • Just the Rant: State GOP decides you don't need a choice in the March presidential primary.

      From the Rant:

      What the state GOP committee has done -- taking away your choice on March 24 -- has happened in other states and in other elections. But what if one of those candidates “gets hot” as the saying goes in the early primaries, you know, like Donald Trump did in 2016? Are they showing presumed loyalty to the commander-in-chief?

      How about some loyalty to the American election process? Isn’t that what a primary is about, allowing party voters to pick their nominee?

      More important, where are our Republican elected leaders in all this – state lawmakers, members of Congress, governor and others. Don’t they have some imput with the state committee? Why haven’t they spoken up?

      6 min
    • Why earth is moving in Shannon. Bishop resigns from Rome Braves. Hero school officer. Rant: State GOP says you don't need a choice in the March presidential primary.

      A busy Thursday news report starts here:

      • What's behind all that ground work at Ga. 140/53 in Shannon: Dirt is being moved to Ball Corp. project.
      • Rome Braves General Manager Jim Bishop leaves after two seasons; change comes as the stadium is being updated and city hosting the league All-Star game in June.
      • Bartow school officer's quick response helps save chocking 11-year-old student. 'Hurry, he's turning blue.' Video shows officer's, others quick actions.
      • Kemp announces Kelly Loeffler as Georgia's next U.S. senator. Latest updates, reaction.
      • Cartersville, Rockmart Christmas parades set for this evening; weather looks fine.
      • Rant of the Day: State GOP thinks you don't deserve a choice on the presidential ballot next March.
        • 9 min
      • Just the Rant: Paul Harvey was right; 'it's not one world.' Just ask Brian Kemp, Nick Saban, Tom Brady.

        Quote out:

        "And in Georgia, as we await Brian Kemp’s formal announcement Wednesday that Kelly Loeffler will take Isakson’s place in the Senate, the Republican Party stands divided.

        "Now ask yourself: How is a party that controls the governor’s office, all state cabinet-level jobs, the state House, the state Senate and the Georgia congressional delegation divided? Never mind every elected office in Floyd County."

        5 min
      • Christmas parade lights up Rome. Fire death investigated. Dining updates. Rant: Paul Harvey was right; 'it's not one world.'

        Suddenly realizing Christmas is three weeks from today, these items:

        • Rome's Christmas Parade: Photos from Tuesday night's trip down Broad Street. Plus: This year's winning entries.Next up: Cartersville and Rockmart.
        • State helping to investigate a house fire that took the life of a 69-year-old Gordon County man.
        • Dining: Truett's Chick-fil-A celebrates first year next week. Cook Out opens in Calhoun. Potluck community cookout for SEC Championship at Rome City Brewing on Saturday.
        • Health: Another week of "high" level flu activity in Georgia. Hardest hit age group so far: 18 through 49.
        • Isakson's farewell address in the Senate. He stresses the need for bipartisanship, 'to find common ground' and solve problems.
        • A reminder that Gov. Brian Kemp will appoint Isakson’s successor during a 10 a.m. briefing today.
        • Rant of the Day: Paul Harvey was right; "it's not one world."
          • 9 min
        • Rant of the Day: Is it too soon to talk about Black Friday 2020?

          So here’s a thought while you catch your breath: There’s a very good chance that Black Friday and Small Business Saturday will look very different by this time next year.

          The players to be named later at East Bend are rising quickly on the remnants of Kmart (you know, the place where you had the Christmas lay aways for years). East Bend promises 20 to 28 new retailers and restaurants by October 2020.

          6 min
        • New push, more changes at former Toys R Us store. Christmas parade a go for tonight. Rant: Big changes for Black Friday 2020.

          Your parade day headlines and not-too-chilly forecast:

          • Business: Hull Property Group, owners of Mount Berry Mall, advertising Toys R Us site for lease. Latest updates. Plus: River City Bank declares first dividend, nickel a share.
          • Christmas Parade tonight at 6:30. Expect temperatures around 42 degrees. On tips on where to watch. Also will be broadcast on Facebook Live.
          • Politics: Isakson's farewell address in the Senate set for 2:30 p.m. this afternoon; watch on C-SPAN2 or Senate webcast.
          • Buzz: McDonald's in Summerville tests chicken sandwich contender. Accepting Heart of the Community grant applications. Rome Schools on retreat in Atlanta.
          • Rant of the Day: Your Christmas retail habits will be changing yet again a year from now.
            • 10 min
          • Just the Rant: Brian Kemp made the 'right' decision on the Senate seat.

            Some of our newscast listeners have asked for "Just the Rant" as they've already checked today's updates from Hometown Headlines. So here's a sample:

            • On Friday, the AJC plainly stated Brian Kemp had made his choice and it was Kelly Loeffler. Kemp, responding to social media criticism, said the choice was his to make and that he was ignoring the political establishment.
            • To which we saw: bravo. Kemp is governor. He knows this state better than most. He masterminded a gubernatorial campaign that defeated the presumed heir to the crown of Nathan Deal and then withstood a furious charge from an expertly orchestrated campaign by Stacey Abrams.
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              8 min
            • Buc-ee's due in Calhoun in 2021. Your dining reviews. Parade season opens tonight. Rant: Brian Kemp's 'right' decision.

              These headlines to start the news week:

              • Business: Texas-based Buc-ee's plans Calhoun mega convenience store in 2021; latest in Northwest Georgia growth of upscale convenience stores.
              • Dining: From uptown to down home, what people are saying on Facebook about two newcomers: Aventine and The Farmhouse Kitchen.
              • Business: Brisk start to Christmas tree season. Level Up Arcade apparently closes on Broad Street.
              • The clerk who shot during Saturday night’s armed robbery has been treated and released from Floyd Medical Center.
              • Christmas Parade season opens tonight in Summerville, Adairsville; bundle up, it will  be 37 degrees at parade time. Rome parade on Tuesday; also will be available via Facebook Live. Cartersville's parade is Thursday.
              • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Today's high only 45; strong winds will keep wind chill below 40 degrees now through noon Tuesday.
              • Rant of the Day: Brian Kemp makes the "right" call on Georgia's next senator.
                • 9 min

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