Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia’s unemployment rate for October decreased by 1.8 percentage points to reach 4.5 percent. Prior to the pandemic, Georgia’s unemployment rate was at an all-time low of 3.1 percent. Georgia has seen an 8.1 percentage drop in unemployment since April when the state reported a 12.6 percent unemployment rate, Georgia’s all-time high. [...]
MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Allatoona Lake Operations Project Management Office announced today that an archery-only deer hunt for disabled sportsmen will take place December 12, 2020. The use of each hunting blind will be by reservation only and will be limited to hunters permanently confined to [...]
MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Allatoona Lake Operations Project Management Office announced today that an archery-only deer hunt for youth sportsmen will take place December 5-6 and December 13, 2020 at Victoria Campground. Each hunting area will be assigned by lottery during the safety day at Wildlife [...]
Press Release: The Cartersville City Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, November 9, 2020. The Character Word for the month is Cooperation: Working together to accomplish a common goal. Stellar Performers The Matthew Hill-Michael Dean HEARTS Employee of the Month for November (Teacher) is Ms. Jenny Collier, a teacher at Cartersville High School. [...]
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (November 9, 2020) – The Cartersville-Bartow Chamber announced today a second, larger version of their extremely popular gift card matching program, which was initially launched in June of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chamber CEO Cindy Williams remarked, “It is with great excitement that we announce to the Bartow County community [...]
Press Release: CARTERSVILLE, GA; November 9, 2020 – Cartersville Medical Center announced that it exceeded last year’s total and collected 47 pounds of medications during its “Crush the Crisis” opioid take back day on October 24, 2020 to help combat the nation’s opioid crisis. Several community members participated in the event by dropping off [...]
Press Release: CARTERSVILLE, GA: The Bartow County Health Department, 100 Zena Drive, Cartersville, will offer free flu shots to individuals 19 years and older from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., each day at a series of drive-thru immunization clinics set for November 10, 17, and 24, at the Zena Senior Center, 102 Zena Drive, next [...]
Cartersville native, Candice Broce is Chief Operating Officer in the Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp. Originally from Cartersville, Broce lives in White, Georgia with her family. NOVEMBER 03, 2020 Press Release: Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced recent additions to the Kemp Administration's senior leadership team. Following the announcement of former [...]
Press Release: WHITE, GA – A slew of resurfacing projects are set to get underway in Northwest Georgia in the coming months after the Georgia Department of Transportation awarded six new contracts in the area. The half-dozen contracts represent more than $14.8 million in upcoming projects. The largest contract awarded went to C.W. Matthews Contracting [...]
Cartersville, GA, October 29, 2020– A legacy of support through three generations continues with a recent $750,000 gift to Tellus Science Museum from Michael “Mike” Mayo Macke. In honor of the gift, Tellus has named the largest space in the museum the “Michael Mayo Macke Great Hall”. “This is the largest donation we have received [...]
