(ATLANTA, GA) – The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) are urging motorists to prioritize safety and responsibility during the upcoming 78-hour Independence Day holiday travel period. The holiday travel period begins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, and concludes at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 5. During last year’s 102-hour Independence [read more...]
Crews with Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services responded to a mobile home Friday at 10:30 p.m. According to BCFES reports, the fire occurred Friday at a mobile home at 933 Euharlee Road. Fire fighters arrived on scene to find heavy damage to the structure. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Two family [read more...]
Emerson Police Department giving back to the community with Red Cross Blood Drive Emerson, Ga. June 24, 2026 – Emerson Police Department with American Red Cross will host its 3rd annual memorial blood drive for Al and Millie Pallone on July 7, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 700 Highway 293 Emerson, Ga. [read more...]
A Cartersville man was jailed on murder charges for an event that reportedly occurred almost a year ago. A Bartow County Sheriff’s Office report states that 51-year-old Brian Todd Barron was booked into the Bartow County Jail June 19, 2026, on one charge of felony murder. According to the warrant, on July 30, 2025, Barron [read more...]
What: “Cut the Pressure” Community Screening Event When: Friday, June 26 | 1-3 p.m. Where: The Fade Club Barber Shop, Cartersville Cartersville, Ga. (June 22, 2026) — Piedmont Cartersville is bringing healthcare into the community with the launch of “Cut the Pressure,” a new initiative focused on raising awareness of high blood pressure and improving early detection in the Black community. The [read more...]
According to the Georgia State Patrol, 36-year-old Esbalm Abdelkerim of Dalton died in a crash on Interstate 75 in Bartow County late Thursday night, June 18, 2026. Troopers were dispatched at 11:49 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash on northbound I-75, about two miles south of Exit 306. The preliminary investigation found that a white Dodge [read more...]
Cartersville’s annual Fourth of July celebration returns in 2026 with events on Saturday, July 4th. The events are presented by the Rotary Club of Etowah with WBHF FM 100.3 and AM 1450 coordinating the parade with the Rotary Club. The presenting sponsor for the parade is Shottenkirk Honda. The parade down Main Street in downtown [read more...]
Cartersville, Ga. (June 8, 2026) - At 75, Elaine Stanton has faced her share of life’s challenges—but nothing quite like a cancer diagnosis. A retired educator living in Acworth, Stanton built a full and joyful life centered on family. Married to her husband, Mike, for nearly 29 years, she spends her days surrounded by children, grandchildren and the [read more...]
A man arrested on numerous drug charges in Bartow County in 2024 receives a nine year sentence. ROME, Ga. – Sincere M. Billingslea, a three-time convicted felon and armed fentanyl dealer who operated in northwest Georgia, was sentenced to nine years in prison after his conviction on federal drug and weapons charges. “The successful prosecution [read more...]
Cartersville, Ga. (June 5, 2026) — Piedmont Cartersville has named Mary Owens, RN, as its 2026 Nurse of the Year, recognizing her exceptional leadership, compassion and commitment to patient care. Owens, a full-time charge nurse on 3 North, joined Piedmont Cartersville in July 2024 as a nurse resident after previously serving as an LPN at [read more...]
