Georgians Get Extended Booking Window for Georgia State Parks
STOCKBRIDGE, GA, April 15, 2024 -- Effective April 15, Georgia residents will be able to book accommodations 14 months in advance at sites operated by Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, one month earlier than [read more...]
Consistent, Steady Growth Key to Winning Economic Long Game March Unemployment Rate 3.1%
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's March unemployment rate was 3.1, unchanged from a revised 3.1 percent in February. The unemployment rate was seven-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. "When it comes [read more...]
SUNMAX TECH Settles in Adairsville, Georgia
New Energy Industry Component Manufacturer, SUNMAX TECH, Officially Settles in Adairsville, Georgia Adairsville, Georgia - [4/18/2024]: SUNMAX TECH, INC. is pleased to announce its establishment as a new company in the production of new [read more...]
Atrium Health & Harbin Clinic Combine
Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic, the region’s two longest-serving healthcare providers, finalized a long-anticipated strategic combination on Monday, creating an integrated healthcare system. Harbin Clinic, Georgia’s most extensive, privately owned, multi-specialty physician [read more...]
DPH Confirms Third Measles Case in 2024
MMR Vaccine is Safe and Effective in Preventing Measles ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated individual traveling with an international group of students. [read more...]
Bartow SWAT Nabs Woman Alleged To Have Set Fire
Bartow County SWAT removed 37-year-old Yihua Wiseman from her residence on Wilson Street in Acworth early Saturday morning after a five-hour incident that began on Friday night in which she reportedly threatened two people at [read more...]
UPDATE: Woman Accused Of Murder at Collins Pointe Apartments
Cartersville Police booked a woman for murder on Monday morning. Officers responded to the report of a person stabbed at the Collins Pointe Apartments off Roving Road at around 10:47 on Sunday night and reportedly [read more...]
Cartersville High Teacher Accused Sex Assault Of Student
On Thursday, March 14th, the Cartersville Police Department received a report of a possible inappropriate relationship between a Cartersville High School teacher and a student. On Tuesday, April 2nd, 53-year-old John Paul Snead of Kennesaw [read more...]
Update on Monday’s Fatal I-75 Accident
We now know the identities of both people killed in a series of crashes that led to the shutdown of I-75 two miles from the SR 140 exit in Adairsville for about five hours on [read more...]
Traffic Changes This Week
Weather permitting, Georgia Department of Transportation crews will shift traffic on State Route 140 between Old Highway 140 and Big Ditch Road just west of Adairsville today through Friday from nine a.m. to five p.m. [read more...]
Two Killed on I-75 Incident South of Adairsville
A series of crashes led to the shutdown of I-75 before the SR 140 exit in Adairsville for about five hours and two fatalities on Monday morning. At 5:55, officers from the Calhoun Police Department [read more...]
Cartersville Teen Accused of Crimes Against A Minor
Cartersville Police booked 17-year-old Donaven James Payne of Cartersville into the county jail on Thursday afternoon for cruelty to a child in the first degree, sodomy, and aggravated child molestation. There is no further information [read more...]
3 Charged With Armed Robbery at Mountain Chase
Cartersville Police arrested three people last week in connection to an alleged armed robbery in the parking area of the Mountain Chase townhomes off North Tennessee Street on February 8th. The complainant said [read more...]
Armed Robbery Reported At Red Top State Park
A complainant stated that a stranger robbed him of 500 dollars and his SIM card at gunpoint at the Red Top Mountain Visitor's Center on Thursday night while he was trying to buy a Samsung [read more...]
Local Wins NCAA Wrestling Championship
Former Woodland High wrestler and current Virginia Tech sophomore Caleb Henson earned a 15-7 bonus-point win over Michigan’s Austin Gomez to win the 149-pound NCAA championship Saturday night in Kansas City. Penn State won the [read more...]
City Council Approves Revision to City Seal, Launching New Branding System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA – March 22, 2024 The City of Cartersville is proud to announce a significant milestone in its visual identity journey with the approval of the revision to the City [read more...]
Low to moderate income workers may be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit
Low to moderate income workers may be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit The Earned Income Tax Credit is the federal government’s largest refundable tax credit for low to moderate income workers. Almost a [read more...]
More Details On The Arrest of A Man Charged With Child Molestation
Sixty-five-year-old David Ignacio Rodriguez was arrested on March 11th and charged with two counts of child molestation, two counts of first-degree child cruelty, and sexual battery. WBHF learned that Rodriguez was employed as a bus [read more...]
Freeze Warning Weather Alert
The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning for north and much of central Georgia, including Bartow County, from midnight to ten a.m. The NWS expects the area to experience sub-freezing temperatures from the mid-20s [read more...]
One Lane of State Route 140 Closed Beginning Monday
For Immediate Release Friday, March 15, 2024 Bartow County… One Lane of State Route 140 Closed Beginning Monday WHAT: Weather permitting, crews will close the right eastbound lane of State Route 140 to continue widening the route. [read more...]
Local Charged With Child Sex Crimes
Cartersville Police booked 64-year-old David Ignacio Rodriguez of Cartersville into the county jail on Monday night for two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, two counts of child molestation, and two counts [read more...]
New Cartersville Area Employment Training Opportunities at Goodwill of North Georgia
*Participants must register by noon on Saturday, March 16, to participate in the program that starts on Monday. Officials say if you miss this session, other classes will start soon. Cartersville Goodwill 929 Joe Frank [read more...]
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson Statement on Cancer Diagnosis
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson has released the following statement following his recent cancer diagnosis: “After speaking with my family and staff, I want to give a statement directly to the citizens of [read more...]
CARTERSVILLE Sex Offender Sentenced for PossessinG Child Pornography
ROME, Ga. - Jerry Joseph Southern, a convicted sex offender, was sentenced today to ten years of imprisonment for possessing thousands of digital images and videos depicting the rape and sexual abuse of children, including [read more...]
