Forty-six-year-old Troy Wayne Tanner was found guilty of two counts of rape, two counts of aggravated child molestation, and two counts of incest. He was found not guilty of one count of rape, one count of aggravated child molestation, and one count of incest. During a hearing before Judge Scott Smith Monday, Tanner received two [read more...]
Cartersville (July 26, 2023) – Piedmont’s community benefit program, which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities that Piedmont serves, has made investments for 21 community clinics, totaling $200,000. Those organizations serve the local communities where each of Piedmont’s 22 hospitals are located. The grants range between $5,000 and $10,000 per organization. Tonsmeire [read more...]
An Acworth man convicted of child molestation receives two life sentences. Last month, a local jury found 56-year-old Kevin Ricardo McQueen of Acworth guilty of two counts of aggravated child and six counts of child molestation. According to the warrant, the acts occurred between 2011 and 2019. McQueen performed illegal and immoral acts on a [read more...]
According to reports, At 11:58 p.m. Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services were dispatched to 61A Shaw Street NW, Kingston to a report of a residential structure fire with possible entrapment. BCFES crews arrived on scene to find a single-story wood-framed structure with heavy fire showing from the front of the residence. Fire crews began [read more...]
On Wednesday, July 19th, 2023, an officer with the Adairsville Police Department was performing routine patrol in the area of Hwy 140 and Hall Station Road. The officer observed a female driver holding her phone while operating the motor vehicle. The officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and spoke to the driver, later [read more...]
Major Insurer Reverses Course After Commissioner King's Involvement ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Farmers Insurance has rescinded tens of thousands of nonrenewal notices to Georgia consumers initially scheduled to go into effect in August. “It was brought to our attention this week that Farmers Insurance had alerted [read more...]
The Bartow County Commissioner is pleased to announce a decrease in the millage rates for 2023. The Commissioner will adopt the reduced millage rates at his August 9th Public Meeting, which will reduce the rate for incorporated areas from 8.99 mills to 7.49 mills and for unincorporated areas from 7.96 mills to 6.97 mills. The [read more...]
This fall I will once again be asking the citizens of Cartersville for your vote as I seek to serve another term as Mayor. It has been a tremendous honor to serve in that capacity, and there is not a single day that I am not grateful for the opportunity to help keep our community [read more...]
Newsweek® ranking affirms Shaw’s commitment to an enhanced associate experience. Dalton, Ga. – July 20, 2023 – Shaw Industries Group Inc. (Shaw) has been named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 by Newsweek. The company is the only flooring company to be named to the list– a testament to Shaw’s differentiated associate experience. A safe [read more...]
The Bartow County Board of Education today announces its intention to increase the 2023 property taxes it will levy this year by 15.40 percentage over the rollback millage rate. The Bartow County Board of Education has proposed to maintain the current millage rate of 17.43 for 2023. State law requires this to be advertised as [read more...]
