According to GSP reports, Gary D. Bonds of Alabama, ran a red light at the intersection of Hwy. 41 and the Cartersville Medical Center entrance. Mr. Bonds struck the side of a pickup truck making a left turn from CMC onto the highway with his motorcycle. Mr. Bonds was flown by Life Force to Grady [...]
June 4, 2019 Press Release: The second of three credits associated with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will be applied directly to Georgia Power customers' bills in June. These credits are a result of the reduction in Georgia Power's federal corporate tax rate from 35% down to 21%. Georgia Power customers will receive the [...]
Press Release: Over Memorial Day weekend, the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR), Bartow County, as well as all other counties across the state installed a new state-of-the-art system, Georgia Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System (DRIVES) to upgrade and modernize the vehicle registration and titling functions. Now that the statewide system upgrade has been [...]
Press Release: BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (June 4, 2019) – After 29 years in education, South Central Middle School Principal Tia Windsor, tearfully says goodbye to her 'second family.' "They saved the best for last," Windsor's colleagues echoed as they gave her a standing ovation last Thursday at her retirement reception. Windsor is officially the last [...]
Press Release: ROME, GA (June 4, 2019) – Coosa Valley Credit Union (Coosa Valley) will once again be replacing torn or faded American flags in the communities the credit union serves. The project will run June 4 – July 4, 2019. “This is the sixth year of this project and to date, Coosa Valley has [...]
Chelsea Megan Ellsworth Press Release: On Thursday, May 16, 2019, at approximately 3:51 a.m. the Adairsville Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a Nissan truck due to it having no tag light as well as not utilizing its turn signal. The truck finally stopped after going onto I-75 and continuing down to mile marker [...]
A former employee of the Bartow County School System, charged with numerous counts of theft receives a 10-year sentence. Cathy Elizabeth Gayton entered a guilty plea in Bartow Superior Court on March 18th, 2019. Gayton was sentenced to serve 60 days in jail and 10 years on probation. She was charged with writing more than [...]
Roger Bailey On Tuesday, May 14, 2019, just before 11:30 p.m. Adairsville Police conducted a traffic stop on Highway 140 close to the I-75 on ramp. According to a press release, the traffic stop was made due to the tag showing the vehicle was a Ford Explorer when it was, in fact, a Dodge Ram [...]
Press Release: The Beach at George Washington Carver Park opens Saturday, May 25, from 10 AM-6 PM for the 2019 Summer Season. Hours are Tuesday-Sunday 10 AM-6 PM; though Closed Mondays, the beach is open Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day. Picnic tables and grills are available; however, no other fires allowed. There is no [...]
Cartersville, GA (May 20, 2019) – Cartersville Medical Center has been awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This designation recognizes CMC’s efforts to protect patients from harm and to provide safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization committed to improving health care quality and [...]
