Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static.

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  • The mystery behind the 'I Miss You' sign. Unemployment sinks. Busy, hot weekend. Rant: Rome's future is in voters' hands, not candidates.

    Thursday's first headlines include:

    • 'I miss you.' A simple sign on the river side of Glenn Milner has people trying the guess the meaning behind the message.
    • Latest employment snapshots from across Northwest Georgia.  Most counties here are below 4%
    • Agenda set for this morning's Homelessness Task Force meeting at The Well.
    • Weekend! presented by The Forum River Center. Final weekend for Rome Shakespeare Festival, Schnauzerfest opens Friday. RSO begins 99th season with concert, festival. It's going to be a hot weekend as well. 
    • As flu season begins, Public Health urging community to get vaccinations by late October.
    • Rant of the Day: City's future is not up to nine commission candidates; it's up to you. 
      • 9 min
    • 'Pizza, pizza' due in East Rome by late October. City Commission candidate interviews posted. Impeachment updates. Rant: Sell tickets to GOP forum Thursday.

      Wednesday's news day includes:

      • Little Caesar's in East Rome is hiring; opening expected by late October.
      • Pelosi says House to open impeachment inquiry. Trump: 'More breaking news Witch Hunt garbage.'  We have reaction from Tom Graves, David Perdue. 
      • Links to Georgia Highlands' Community Watch interviews with all nine City Commission hopefuls. Questions include economic development, crime and safety, downtown parking, minority business involvement.
      • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Smog alert in Bartow, metro Atlanta today. Temperatures in the mid 90s through Sundayt. Normal this time of year: 81.
      • Rant: Our advice -- sell tickets to Thursday's GOP forum to hear some candidates, some impeachment reaction. 
        • 7 min
      • Old Toys R Us up for auction. Stylist indicted in husband's murder. Latest on SWAT shooting. Rant: The headlines hit close to home.

        Tuesday's first news:

        • Former Toys R Us store at Mount Berry Mall is up for auction next month. Starting bids: $200,000.  Food City schedules hiring events for new Calhoun store
        • From WZQZ Radio: Renee Lanham, known for her work at Hair Benders, indicted by a  Chattooga County Grand Jury on charges related to husband's muder two years ago.
        • GBI statement: Rome/Floyd SWAT team deployed to arrest Aycock; he refused to drop his weapon and died from wounds he sustained.
        • Politics:  Candidate interviews begin; 'meet and greet' set for Oct. 3; first forum this Thursday (four of nine candidates confirmed). Election day is six weeks off.
        • Rant of the Day: When news hits too close to home.
          • 9 min
        • Suspect dies in shootout with area law enforcement. Coosa Valley Fair: What to know. This is fall? Rants: Reviving downtown, homeless dogs, football.

          Monday's first headlines include:

          The suspect killed in a shootout with Floyd County Police on Sunday was the same man who fired on officers Tuesday evening, according to reports. Two others were arrested at the scene of the shooting. More updates today.

          Coosa Valley Fair 2019: The five things you need to know about 'Fall's Finest Festival' as it rolls into town Oct. 1-5. 

          Buzz: Jorie Cakes, Berry's Steve Briggs take to the kitchen to promote Mountain Day, Martha Berry's birthday. $500,000 in upgrades for Polk's Kroger, Rockmart Walmart. 

          Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Fall arrived this morning; 59 degrees this morning. But it won’t last as record heat is on the way back.

          Rant: Parking lot park signals need to revive downtown. 'Homeless' wild dogs. Crazy football. Friday Night Blues.

          9 min
        • Save A Lot closes 3 area stores. Weekend: Plays, concerts, Bloody Marys. Weather: Gorgeous. Rant: New game show - Who Wants to be a U.S. Senator?

          Friday's first headlines:

          • Save A Lot stores closed in Rome, Summerville,  Chatsworth; Fort O remains open.
          • It has been a quiet few days in East Rome and the Between the Rivers District following the capture of two wild dogs earlier this week.
          • Weekend! presented by The Forum River Center.  Rome . Shakespeare Festival returns plus 'Mamma Mia,' two free concerts, Walk With a Doc, Berry's Fall Market -- and a rummage sale with Bloody Marys.
          • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Overnight lows near 60 through Sunday morning. Heat back Monday. The morning low so far today: 62 degrees.
          • Rant: Our new reality show, "Who Wants to be a U.S. Senator?"
            • 8 min
          • Police: Suspect sought after firing at officers. Regional meth gang busted. 2 wild dogs caught. Lofts to welcome residents. Rant: Combining old, new in downtown.

            A busy night of news with just as many updates later today:

            • Floyd County Police: Suspect sought after firing at officers as warrant was being served. A second man has been arrested at that location.
            • Drug Task Force: 10 arrested, $40,000 in meth seized as well as weapons, vehicles in Floyd/Polk drug investigation. 
            • The Lofts at Third & Broad expects to welcome first residents by month's end; four more townhouse permits issued for Hoyt Hill by the River
            • Two wild dogs captured in separate traps at Saint Mary's School; crews continue to look for remaining pack members.
            • Health: Harbin Clinic physicians, practices nationally recognized for patient-centered care.
            • Historic Preservation Conference opens today in downtown Rome with 300 guests.
            • Midweek observations: Downtown Rome and the challenge of combining old and new. 
              • 8 min
            • Dog attacks: Animal Control's response and what's next. Prime time for Harvest Moon. Break in the heat this week. Rant: Story lines for TV coverage of dog attacks.

              Tuesday's first headlines include:

              • Six weeks after first attack, wild dog packs continue to roam Between the Rivers, East Rome neighborhoods. Here's what Animal Control and police have done -- and what is happening next.
              • Harvest Moon is the star of a segment of Atlanta Eats now online.  Sweet Pickles Cafe on Broad Street has new owners.
              • Boom month for Rome Realtors with 23.1% jump in total sales. Development authority meets today; legislative briefing is Wednesday.
              • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: After another sizzling 99 on Monday, a bit cooler today: 96. Good news: Mid 80s by Thursday.
              • Rant of the Day: How will Atlanta, Chattanooga TV crews cover the dog attacks -- or local media?
                • 8 min
              • Dos Bros. and other dining updates. Rome Business Group building network. McClellan's high school picks. Weekend Observations: It was an emotional one.

                As your news week begins...:

                • Dos Bros Fresh Mexican Grill targets late September opening. Crawdaddy's parks food truck for now. Aventine's preview. Shannon restaurant for sale.
                • Rome Business Group building through referrals, relationships with twice-monthly meetings.
                • Wonderful turnout Sunday evening for One Table 2019. Please see our 10-photo gallery.
                • John McClellan's high school picks.
                • Ahead of the Headlines: More roundabouts in Bartow; League of Women Voters talks Census, redistricting; Saturday rabies clinic.
                • Buzz: CRBI hopes to have 500 new or renewed members by Sept. 30; how and why to join. Latest Georgia gas prices.
                • Newscast exclusive: Weekend Observations – and it was an emotional one at that.
                  • 8 min
                • Chemical fire closes Calhoun schools. Extra precautions at Coosa High. Bartow 'boom' continues. Peaks & Valleys: Homeless, Sept. 11, One Table.

                  A busy news week gets busier:

                  • Developing: Chemical fire in Calhoun closes city schools today. At least one employee at DHM reported injured; others OK
                  • Floyd Schools are aware of 'CHS' threat on social media; says it isn't about Coosa. Normal classes Friday with extra security as a precaution.
                  • Business: IDI/Northwest Business Center plans 637,000 square feet of industrial space in Bartow. Fourth major project announced there this year.
                  • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Record high of 99 in Rome Thursday, 100 in Cartersville. Hang on for one more day; normal temperatures return over the weekend. Plus: We're on tropics watch again
                  • Homelessness Task Force finds agreement on Rome's proposed urban camping ordinance; next meeting Sept. 26. Thursday gathering started with city officials on the defensive.
                  • Peaks & Valleys: The highs and lows of Northwest Georgia. Homeless meeting, Sept. 11 services, One Table.
                    • 9 min

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