Antonio Brito Melendez A criminal trial that began Monday in Bartow Superior Court ended Wednesday morning with a guilty plea. Forty-three-year-old Antonio Brito Melendez of Calhoun was arrested in November of 2018 and charged with aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated assault with a gun. He received a 20-year sentence, 7 to serve incarcerated [...]
Georgia Highlands College has chosen Savannah Sloan to lead the Chargers softball team. Sloan comes to GHC from LaGrange College where she has served as the assistant softball coach and recruiting coordinator since 2017. “We are excited to welcome Savannah Sloan to the Charger family. Savannah brings a tremendous knowledge of the game at the [...]
Press Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Cartersville City Schools Board of Education met for a Combined Work Session/Board Meeting on December 9, 2019. Presentation of the Colors and Pledge of Allegiance was presented by CHS JROTC students. Character Word of the Month: CARING – Treating others with kindness, compassion, generosity, courtesy, and a forgiving spirit. [...]
Cartersville Airport will be awarded $2.73 million to improve a runway safety area. Grants are part of a total $485 million in federal airport infrastructure grantsPress Release: ATLANTA, GA – Five Georgia airports are expected to be recipients of U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Airport Improvement Program grants, according to an announcement by USDOT Secretary Elaine L. [...]
A man was taken to Floyd Medical Center following a high speed chase. According to Trooper Richard Holman with Georgia State Patrol, the Adairsville Police Department’s license plate readers identified the vehicle as stolen. Bartow Sheriff’s Deputies became involved in the chase on Highway 293 heading towards Cartersville. Following a Pitt maneuver, the vehicle left [...]
Atlanta, Dec. 5, 2019 – Justice Robert Benham announced today that he will resign from the Supreme Court of Georgia effective March 1, 2020 – before his current six-year term ends a year from now. In making this decision, he has acknowledged that a number of candidates have announced preparations to run for his seat [...]
Four Woodland High School students were involved in a single-car crash near the high school around 7:50 Wednesday morning. According to Georgia State Patrol Reports, a Honda Accord was traveling east on Old Alabama Road and went off the roadway, striking a concrete culvert. There were four teenage occupants in the vehicle and all four [...]
Stock Photo Press Release ATLANTA –Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) contractors will implement a traffic shift in conjunction with the ongoing rehabilitation of the I-75 southbound Bridge over Barrett Parkway in Cobb County. Weather permitting, on Wednesday, December 4, crews will shift three through lanes on I-75 southbound to the right for temporary striping. [...]
Press Release: BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (December 2, 2019) – Euharlee Elementary School earns Reward School designation from the Georgia Department of Education and joins the top 5% of greatest-improving Title I schools statewide based on 2018-2019 data! The recognition comes under the leadership of former Euharlee Elementary School Principal Dr. Sharon Collum, who currently oversees [...]
Tabori Talley Jervontay Cameron One man was charged with armed robbery and the other was charged with probation violation. According to a press release from the Cartersville Police Department, the incident occurred on Tuesday morning at approximately 9:58 a.m. The alleged suspect, Tabori Talley of Mountain Chase Drive, Cartersville entered the Marathon Gas Station at [...]
