Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static.

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Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static. episodes

  • Just the Rant: What we're thankful for this Thankgiving.

    Our preview includes the following; listen to find out why:

    • For the return of the power of neighborhoods.
    • For the businesses that double down on Rome/Floyd County.
    • For those who care for people without a voice in our community.
    • For the redevelopment of existing retail vs. urban sprawl.
    • For our ample choices of education.
    • For incredible healthcare so close to home.
      • 5 min
    • Dining: Not Your Granny's Soul Food Fusion. John Schroeder to lead Christmas parade. Rant: What we're thankful for this Thankgiving.

      Your first headlines on this eve of Thanksgiving:

      • Dining: Not Your Granny's Soul Food Fusion cooking up quite a buzz among local foodies. Plus: Purple Mountain now offers local ... sauerkraut.
      • Cartersville Police: Armed robbery suspect caught in five minutes; second man held on probation violation charges.
      • Three Rome residents arreseted by drug task force.
      • John Schroeder named grand marshal of the 2019 Rome Christmas Parade set for Dec. 3. Watch the Facebook Live ceremony. Plus: Text of Mills Fitzner's intro of John.
      • Chef Greg Paulson's 'Labor of Love:' A gingerbread replica of Georgia Northwestern Technical College famed Woodlee Building.
      • No rant but ... : What we're thankful for this Thanksgiving in Northwest Georgia.
        • 9 min
      • Home sales stay strong. Charges in separate sex crime cases. Rant: Surviving the Great Web Wipeout of 2019.

        A busy Tuesday; check back for parade grand marshal updates later this morning:

        • Business:  Area Realtors sold 300 homes in Floyd, Bartow and Gordon counties; average sales prices ranged from $165,451 to $215,000 (all increases).
        • Education: Schools in Calhoun, Polk County and Chattooga County among those identified as those in need of additional support, improvement.
        • Gordon sheriff: Calhoun couple charged with multiple counts involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
        • GBI: Paulding County sheriff's detective held on two counts of child molestation, violation of oath of office.
        • Most customers reconnect to Comcast/Xfinity after accident triggers major outage. How folks coped. And what some folks had to say about it.
        • Rant of the Day: Where were you during the Great Web Wipeout of 2019?
          • 9 min
        • The secret behind GMC Value Mart's success. Remembering Joe Wright. Week ahead. Peaks & Valleys of NW Georgia.

          A challenging start to Monday's headlines but we endeavor to perserver

          • Business: After nearly 50 years, GMC Value Mart continues growing in Coosa, now offering fresh smoked meats and meals-to-go. More growth on the way?
          • Remembering Joe Wright:  'For decades, Uncle Joe Wright has helped us say goodbye to our family members ... Now we must come together and bid him farewell.'
          • Week ahead: Parade grand marshal to be announced Tuesday. Love Feast returns Thanksgiving Day (donations due Wednesday). Plus: Lighting the Love Light tree.
          • Week ahead/Business: Aventine opens Tuesday; Drowned Valley Brewing Co.'s soft opening is Wednesday. And you know about the rest of the weekend.
          • Peaks & Valleys: The highs and lows of Northwest Georgia (pancakes, football and silos).
            • 10 min
          • New advocate for the homeless? WNB Factory now in Bartow. Rainy weekend. Rant: United Way steps up to help the community's homeless.

            The day's first headlines include:

            • United Way presents plan to mostly fund a 'poverty and homeless coordinator' to work with area agencies assisting those living on the street.
            • Dining: WNB Factory opens Cartersville restaurant after successful debut in Cedartown; chain nearing 50 locations.
            • Polk School District: 'Individual' believed responses for two days of threats has been identified; the case has been turned over to law enforcement.
            • Buzz: Pepperell High stacking donations for Can-a-thon (and welcome more). Rome Noon Optimist Club's Pancake Breakfast this Saturday. Diaper Day at success at GNTC.
            • Rant of the Day: United Way steps up to help the community's homeless.
              • 9 min
            • $50 million plant, 110 jobs due in Adairsville. Jobless rate drops. Rant: Time to play, "Who Wants to be Rome's Next Mayor!"

              Thursday's top headlines include:

              • Business: Nippon Light Metal Georgia bringing 110 jobs, making a $50 million investment in Adairsville plant.
              • The unemployment rate in Northwest Georgia continues to drop. In Bartow County, 2.9% of the labor force was unemployed – 1,477 people.
              • Georgia Health news reports the Democratic debate on Wednesday night was light on healthcare issues.
              • Business: 'Network & Nibble' premieres at noon today at Rome City Brewing's Tap Room; more networking this week. Board of Realtors' Christmas luncheon is Dec. 4.
              • Health: CDC honors Diabetes Prevention Program at Floyd for 'turning the tide in the fight against the epidemic of Type 2 diabetes.'
              • Rant: Time to play, "Who Wants to be Rome's Next Mayor!"
                • 11 min
              • Rant of the Day: Can we fill 2,000 seats in one block of restaurants in downtown Rome?

                There’s always something changing on Broad Street. 

                Lately, we’ve been watching our downtown restaurants with a closer eye than normal. We’re seeing a rash of changes amid reports that things aren’t as upbeat as they have been. Some owner/operators will argue downtown has never recovered from the double debacle of the overlapping smoking regulations and streetside parking.

                We've seen a ton of changes in recent weeks: openings, closings, rebrandings and such. It is a continuing battle for restaurant owners and operators.

                As one told us Tuesday: There are 2,000 restaurant seats in the 200 block of Broad Street alone. How do you fill those seats each day?


                7 min

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