A man charged with nine counts of sexual exploitation of children enters a guilty plea in Bartow Superior Court. Fifty-five-year-old, Bryan Keith Thurman of Rydal was arrested in March 2023 and charged with failure to appear, criminal trespass pass, and sexual exploitation of children. He pleaded guilty to criminal trespass charges and nine counts of [read more...]
Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Art Instructor Dorothy Reavis recently finished another large-scale mural in Bartow County, brightening up the library at Euharlee Elementary School (EES). Building a reputation in the region for her works, such as the “Imagination Grows Wild” mural at the Cartersville Public Library, Reavis was contacted by EES Media Specialist Dr. Anne [read more...]
Superintendent Woods names 2024 AP Honor Schools Press Release February 27, 2024 – Today, State School Superintendent Richard Woods named 276 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools from 99 school districts for 2024. “I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the 2024 AP Honor Schools,” Superintendent Woods said. “I commend them for their hard work to build strong Advanced [read more...]
CENTURY BANK OF GEORGIA TO MERGE WITH SOUTHERN STATES BANK IN ITS NEXT PHASE OF SERVICE TO BARTOW COUNTY CARTERSVILLE, GA (February 28, 2024) – CBB Bancorp, the holding company for Century Bank of Georgia (“Century Bank”), announced today that it will merge with and into Southern States Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSBK) (“Southern States”), with [read more...]
CARTERSVILLE, GA, February 26, 2024 -- Samantha (Sami) Wilson has been named manager of Red Top Mountain State Park on Lake Allatoona, one of Georgia’s most popular state parks. She was previously the assistant manager of Chattahoochee Bend State Park near Newnan. Wilson began her career with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources four years ago, [read more...]
A Cartersville man charged with computer pornography enters a guilty plea in Bartow Superior Court. Sixty-five-year-old William Lanier Biggs was arrested on May 7, 2023, and charged with numerous counts of computer pornography, enticing a child for indecent purposes, and criminal attempt to commit aggravated child molestation. Biggs pleaded guilty to two counts of computer [read more...]
The School of Humanities at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) announces that registration is now open for the seventh annual Highlands Writers Conference. The event, held on the college’s Cartersville campus each spring, allows students and local writers to meet with and attend workshops given by professional writers. This year’s event will be held Saturday, March [read more...]
BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (February 13, 2024) – Seventeen Bartow County School System students advance in the highly competitive and prestigious Georgia Governor’s Honors Program – the highest number ever recorded in BCSS history. The semifinalists include Adairsville High School juniors Lilith Affolder (Agriculture), Gabriel Greenway (Engineering: Mechanical & Electrical), Skyla Rowland (Visual Arts), and Braden [read more...]
According to Coosa Valley News Elian Carlos Saucedo, 17, of Cartersville, was arrested this week after reports said he led police on a high-speed chase on Ga 1, East 2nd Avenue, and again on GA 20. Police said that they attempted to stop Saucedo for speeding when he fled away at rate rates of speed. [read more...]
IRS Free File is now available for the 2024 filing season. With this program, eligible taxpayers can prepare and file their federal tax returns using free tax software from trusted IRS Free File partners. Who's eligible for IRS Free File Each IRS Free File provider sets its own eligibility rules based on age, income and [read more...]
