Window Opens To Apply For Homestead Tax Exemption
DEADLINE TO FILE: APRIL 1, 2024 All new homeowners are eligible to apply for Homestead Exemption if they own their home and occupy it on January 1. You can not receive homestead exemption at any [read more...]
DPS Urges Motorists to Drive Safely this Christmas and New Year’s Holidays
December 21, 2023 (ATLANTA, GA) –As the Christmas and New Year’s holidays rapidly approach, Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers and Motor Carrier Compliance (MCCD) Officers across the state are preparing for the back-to-back holiday weekends [read more...]
Georgia’s Unemployment Holds Steady for the Holidays
December 21, 2023 Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's November unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.4 percent for the third consecutive month. The unemployment rate was three-tenths [read more...]
Local Hospital Temporarily Locked Down Thursday
There was an increased law enforcement presence at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center on Thursday night at around eight o'clock due to a suspicious call. An anonymous caller reportedly told a hospital employee that a black [read more...]
Bartow Sheriff’s Deputies Thwart An Attempted Suicide
A Floyd County man involved in a custody dispute threatens to jump from a Bartow bridge. Law enforcement officers were dispatched to an area of Joe Frank Harris Parkway Wednesday, December 13th, just before 9 [read more...]
District Attorney Samir Patel Appointed to Superior Court Post
According to a press release, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced five appointments to Superior Courts across the state, including Jephson Bendinger to the Coweta County Judicial Circuit vacancy created by HB 243, Joseph Dent to [read more...]
Allatoona Lake to accept Christmas Trees for recycling
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – The Allatoona Lake Operations Project Management Office will begin accepting unwanted, live Christmas trees for recycling from Dec. 26, 2023 until Jan. 3, 2024, at six drop-off sites around the lake. Artificial [read more...]
A Woman Charged With Murder Is Sentenced in Bartow Superior Court
A woman charged with murder receives a 30-year sentence. 30-year-old Cheyenne Denise Snopek of Cartersville was arrested on New Year’s Day 2023. While in the jail, she reportedly gave a female inmate heroin to hold. [read more...]
Board of Education Meeting Highlights 12/11/2023
December 11, 2023 The Cartersville School Board met in regular session on Monday, December 11, 2023. The host for the meeting was Cartersville High School. Stellar Performers The Matthew Hill-Michael Dean HEARTS Employee of the [read more...]
Cartersville Motel Mgr. Sentenced for Trafficking and Forced Labor of Victim
Thursday, December 7, 2023 Press Release Office of Public Affairs A Cartersville motel manager was sentenced to 57 months in prison for trafficking a victim with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude or forced labor [read more...]
Bartow Home Destroyed by Fire
12/6/2023 – At approximately 3:22 a.m. Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services were dispatched to 867 Euharlee Five Forks Road SW, Kingston, to a report of a residential structure fire. The caller said the house [read more...]
A Euharee Man is Airlifted to a Hospital Following A One Vehicle Crash
Speed and alcohol may have played a role in a one-vehicle accident that occurred earlier this week. According to Georgia State Patrol reports, the accident occurred Monday at 4:12 p.m. on Milam Bridge Road. The [read more...]
LITTLE BOY, BIG LESSONS: CARTER’S STORY OF STRENGTH
BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (December 1, 2023) – August 30, 2018, is not a day many people vividly remember, but Cami Abernathy sure does. “My son, Carter, was just three years old at the time,” said [read more...]
Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Count – 23 Killed During Holiday Travel Period Crashes
November 28, 2023 (ATLANTA,GA) – Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers investigated 12 fatal traffic crashes, and local law enforcement agencies investigated six fatal traffic crashes resulting in 23 deaths across Georgia during the 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday [read more...]
Adairsville Home Receives Minor Fire Damage
According to Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services reports, the fire occurred Tuesday, November 28, at approximately 8:15 p.m. Crews were dispatched to 1282 Hall Station Road, Adairsville, for a report of a residential structure [read more...]
Anheuser-Busch Invests $13 Million in Cartersville Brewery
Anheuser-Busch's Continued Investments in Breweries Across the Country Underscore the Company's Commitment to Employees, Community, and Quality. CARTERSVILLE, Ga., Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Anheuser-Busch is announcing that it has reached a $13 million investment in its Cartersville [read more...]
GHC Online Bachelor’s in Health Science Ranked Very Affordable
Online bachelor's in health science at GHC ranked one of the most affordable in the country The website Intelligent.com recently ranked Georgia Highlands College (GHC) as having one of the most affordable online Bachelor of [read more...]
Georgia Regional Commissions See Marginal Changes in October Unemployment
November 23, 2023 Northwest Georgia The unemployment rate was up one-tenth to 3.3 percent over-the-month, the rate was 3.2 percent one year ago. The labor force was down 1,281 over-the-month and up 8,573 over-the-year, to [read more...]
Cass Colonels’ Playoff Journey Ends
The Cass Colonels concluded their Cinderella playoff run with a 30-0 road loss to the Coffee Trojans on Friday. Excitement surged for Cass at the start of the game. Although the Colonels couldn't score on [read more...]
Cartersville’s Commanding Performance Propels Them to GHSA Football Semifinals
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes reached the Final Four of the Class 5A GHSA high school football playoffs on Friday night, securing a 35-0 victory over the Jenkins Warriors. Cartersville initiated the scoring on its opening [read more...]
Drive-By Shooting in Bartow, Suspect Arrested
Bartow County deputies responded to a drive-by shooting at Red Barn Grocery between Cassville Road and Joe Frank Harris Parkway northwest of Cartersville on Thursday afternoon at around 1:30 and later arrested a suspect. A [read more...]
State Troopers and Officers Prepare for Busy Thanksgiving Holiday Travel
Daily worst and best times to travel 11/23/22 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Before 8:00 AM, After 8:00 PM 11/24/22 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Before 11:00 AM, After 6:00 PM 11/25/22 4:00 PM – [read more...]
BARTOW COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM RECEIVES STATE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FARM-TO-SCHOOL INITIATIVES
BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (November 15, 2023) – Bartow County School Nutrition earns the Golden Radish Award for the ninth consecutive year! “In order to win the Golden Radish Award, school districts must have locally grown [read more...]
Georgia Labor Commissioner Unveils Walking the Last Mile Reentry Program
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson today unveiled the Walking the Last Mile reentry program, a new initiative administered by the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) in partnership with the Georgia Department of Corrections. The [read more...]