Rydal Man Sentenced for Child Sexual Exploitation
A man charged with nine counts of sexual exploitation of children enters a guilty plea in Bartow Superior Court. Fifty-five-year-old, Bryan Keith Thurman of Rydal was arrested in March 2023 and charged with failure to [read more...]
Seven Trucks Broken Into at Stamp Creek Boat Ramp
An unknown person broke into seven trucks at the Stamp Creek Boat Ramp off Wilderness Camp Road south of White between 6:46 a.m. and 12:32 p.m. on Saturday. The perpetrator appeared to be only looking [read more...]
Adairsville Reports Minor Wastewater Spill
The City of Adairsville reports that a large amount of rain in a short time caused the North Wastewater Treatment Plant to be hydraulically overloaded and spill about 7,200 gallons of wastewater into an unnamed [read more...]
GHC art instructor completes mural at Euharlee Elementary School
Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Art Instructor Dorothy Reavis recently finished another large-scale mural in Bartow County, brightening up the library at Euharlee Elementary School (EES). Building a reputation in the region for her works, such [read more...]
All Area High Schools Are Listed Among the 2024 AP Honor Schools
Superintendent Woods names 2024 AP Honor Schools Press Release February 27, 2024 – Today, State School Superintendent Richard Woods named 276 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools from 99 school districts for 2024. “I extend my [read more...]
CENTURY BANK OF GA TO MERGE WITH SOUTHERN STATES BANK
CENTURY BANK OF GEORGIA TO MERGE WITH SOUTHERN STATES BANK IN ITS NEXT PHASE OF SERVICE TO BARTOW COUNTY CARTERSVILLE, GA (February 28, 2024) – CBB Bancorp, the holding company for Century Bank of Georgia [read more...]
Red Top Mountain State Park Welcomes New Manager
CARTERSVILLE, GA, February 26, 2024 -- Samantha (Sami) Wilson has been named manager of Red Top Mountain State Park on Lake Allatoona, one of Georgia’s most popular state parks. She was previously the assistant manager of [read more...]
Young Brothers Pharmacy Closes Today After 130 Years
After 130 years of service, Young Brothers Pharmacy, located at the corner of West Main Street and the railroad tracks by South Museum Drive in Cartersville, will permanently close its pharmacy department tonight at six [read more...]
Bartow Man Enters Guilty Plea on Computer Pornography Charges
A Cartersville man charged with computer pornography enters a guilty plea in Bartow Superior Court. Sixty-five-year-old William Lanier Biggs was arrested on May 7, 2023, and charged with numerous counts of computer pornography, enticing a [read more...]
Dump Truck Hits Car and House
Cartersville Police arrested a man after he struck a car and a house with a dump truck and fled on foot. At around 8:30 Sunday night, a dump truck hit four mailboxes and a gray [read more...]
Local Charged With Vehicular Homicide
83-year-old Carl Lewis Tidwell of Cartersville turned himself into the Bartow County Jail on Monday morning for homicide by vehicle in the second degree, driving on the wrong side of the roadway, following too closely, [read more...]
Highlands Writers Conference returns to GHC for seventh year
The School of Humanities at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) announces that registration is now open for the seventh annual Highlands Writers Conference. The event, held on the college’s Cartersville campus each spring, allows students and [read more...]
SEMIFINALISTS NAMED IN GEORGIA GOVERNOR’S HONORS PROGRAM
BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (February 13, 2024) – Seventeen Bartow County School System students advance in the highly competitive and prestigious Georgia Governor’s Honors Program – the highest number ever recorded in BCSS history. The semifinalists [read more...]
Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Bus Was Fleeing Law Enforcement
A motorcyclist who died in a collision with a school bus last week was fleeing law enforcement. On January 29th, at around four p.m., two Bartow County deputies patrolled Clubview Drive at Country Club Drive [read more...]
LOCAL TEEN INVOLVED IN HIGH SPEED CHASE IN FLOYD COUNTY
According to Coosa Valley News Elian Carlos Saucedo, 17, of Cartersville, was arrested this week after reports said he led police on a high-speed chase on Ga 1, East 2nd Avenue, and again on GA [read more...]
Motorcyclist Dies In Collision With Bus
Bartow County Coroner Joel Guyton confirmed that 26-year-old Demario Calhoun of Canton died in an accident between his motorcycle and a Bartow County school bus carrying five high school students on Monday afternoon. According to [read more...]
Raffensperger Recognized Bartow County Elections
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger presented an “Eagle Award for Election Excellence” to Bartow County Elections at their office on Joe Frank Harris Parkway and Oak Hill Circle near Cartersville this morning. Election Supervisor [read more...]
IRS Free File is Now Available for the 2024 Filing Season
IRS Free File is now available for the 2024 filing season. With this program, eligible taxpayers can prepare and file their federal tax returns using free tax software from trusted IRS Free File partners. Who's [read more...]
BCFES Crews Respond to Two Residental Structure Fires
One home received extensive damage, while another was destroyed by fire. According to a press release from Bartow Fire and Emergency Services, crews were called out just before 10 Sunday morning for a fire at [read more...]
A Local Couple Recognized by the Georgia Association of Museums
Patty and Steve Ward were Honored with Volunteer of the Year Award from the Georgia Association of Museums Over 200 museum professionals recently descended upon Athens, Georgia, for the annual meeting of the Georgia Association [read more...]
Cartersville-native Marine Officer promoted to Brigadier General in Okinawa, Japan
OKINAWA, Japan – The 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade Commanding Officer, Trevor Hall, a native of Cartersville, Georgia, promoted to Brigadier General aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Dec. 28, 2023. Hall was joined by his family for [read more...]
DPH Confirms Measles Case in Metro Atlanta
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 resident of the metro Atlanta area. The individual [read more...]
New Grant Funding Dedicated to Teen Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program
GA Department of Driver Services (DDS) Receives New Grant Funding Dedicated to Teen Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program (ADAP) Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) Commissioner Spencer R. Moore recently announced the receipt of a [read more...]
Update On Armed Robbery Attempt at Taylor and Sons
We have learned that 21-year-old Simon Anthony Carter is the suspect in last week's crime. Bartow County deputies responded to Taylor and Son's neighborhood store on U.S. 411 and Pine Log Road in the Rydal [read more...]
