The company’s transition will affect the local community’s economy and environment.     Georgia Power aims to close nearly all of its coal fleet in a shift toward natural gas and renewable energy. On Monday, the company filed its 2022 Integrated Resource Plan, which sets Georgia Power’s agenda for the next 20 years. This plan calls [read more...]
Several Cartersville pharmacies are distributing free N95 masks to help prevent further spread of COVID-19. The masks are free to the public, though each location appears to have different guidelines on the amount available to each person or household. Â At the end of last month, the Biden administration announced these face coverings would be [read more...]
   On Friday afternoon, the Cartersville community came together under a clear sky to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Cartersville Primary School. School system employees and local leaders gathered at 200 Carter Grove Boulevard for the occasion.     Cartersville City School Board President Kelley Dial said this project has been more than a decade in [read more...]
This week, the White City Council held a tumultuous meeting where accusations were leveled at both current and former city employees. Newly appointed Mayor Pro Tem Gary Crisp ended the meeting by reading a resolution that called for an investigation into city departments. No vote was taken on this matter. Listen to the full story [read more...]
   Local nonprofit Circle of Advancement collected hundreds of toys this holiday season, and co-founder Silken Solomon said some of these will be sent to children in Kentucky who are still recovering from the recent tornado outbreak.     Solomon told WBHF the toy drive is typically a larger event, but the last two years have prompted [read more...]
World AIDS Day December 1 Prevention is Treatment  Atlanta – World AIDS Day, observed each year on December 1, is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV, and remember those who have died from an HIV-related illness. Started in 1988, World [read more...]
A Georgia Senate panel approved a Republican-Drawn congressional district map this afternoon. This Map was first revealed on Wednesday, just 25 hours before the vote took place. Â A previously proposed map showed roughly half of Bartow County as part of Georgia's 14th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Marjorie Taylor Greene. This new [read more...]
This story was originally covered on WBHF Radio airwaves.     The Georgia Environmental Protection Division heard many speakers during a recent virtual public hearing, and nearly all of them had the same message: Georgia Power must change course on its plans to close a coal ash pond at Plant Bowen.     The attendees are not [read more...]
Two candidates are vying for the open seat of Euharlee Mayor, vacated by Mayor Steve Worthington. Both candidates, Ronald Nesbitt and Craig Guyton, previously served on the Euharlee City Council. WBHF spoke with both of these candidates to learn more about their platforms. Ashley Peterson 31 · Interview with Euharlee Mayor Candidates Ronald Nesbitt [read more...]
Four candidates (Jaretta Shaw , Jody Bishop, Chip Wright, and Stephen Bo Jordan) are campaigning for two at large positions on the Emerson City Council, vacated by Donnie Bagwell and Ed Brush. WBHF spoke with each candidate to learn more about their platforms. Ashley Peterson 31 · Emerson Council Debates 2021 Jaretta Shaw [read more...]
