A man convicted of child molestation receives a life sentence, 30 years to serve incarcerated and the remainder on probation. In December, a Bartow County jury found Forty-four-year-old Sean Robert Grooms of Cartersville guilty of aggravated sexual battery and child molestation. He appeared before Judge Rosemary Green Tuesday for sentencing. Meanwhile, Grooms’s attorney said he [read more...]
Baby girl born at 12:56 p.m. on Jan. 1 was first baby delivered at hospital in 2024 Cartersville (Jan. 1, 2024) — Rowan Kaye Henson, 7 lbs., 9 oz., and 19 inches long, was the first baby of the year born at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center. Proud parents Dakota Blalock and Colby Henson [read more...]
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that all of Georgia’s Regional Commissions saw a decrease in unemployment in November. “As we prepare to ring in a new year, Georgia’s future is bright, said Commissioner Bruce Thompson. “With holiday shopping and retail kicking back up, Georgia’s unemployment rates are dropping faster than holiday deals. Coupled [read more...]
DEADLINE TO FILE: APRIL 1, 2024 All new homeowners are eligible to apply for Homestead Exemption if they own their home and occupy it on January 1. You can not receive homestead exemption at any other home. If you have moved or recorded a new deed, you will need to re-apply. Disabled Veterans who are [read more...]
December 21, 2023 (ATLANTA, GA) –As the Christmas and New Year’s holidays rapidly approach, Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers and Motor Carrier Compliance (MCCD) Officers across the state are preparing for the back-to-back holiday weekends and will conduct high visibility patrols on the heaviest travel days to remind motorists to drive safely. This year’s Christmas [read more...]
December 21, 2023 Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's November unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.4 percent for the third consecutive month. The unemployment rate was three-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. “This holiday season, the greatest gift we can give Georgians is a future [read more...]
A Floyd County man involved in a custody dispute threatens to jump from a Bartow bridge. Law enforcement officers were dispatched to an area of Joe Frank Harris Parkway Wednesday, December 13th, just before 9 p.m. for a welfare check. According to the report, while driving on Highway 41 over the Cloverleaf Bridge, the officer [read more...]
According to a press release, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced five appointments to Superior Courts across the state, including Jephson Bendinger to the Coweta County Judicial Circuit vacancy created by HB 243, Joseph Dent to the Dougherty Judicial Circuit vacancy created by HB 77, Alice Benton to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit created by the retirement of [read more...]
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – The Allatoona Lake Operations Project Management Office will begin accepting unwanted, live Christmas trees for recycling from Dec. 26, 2023 until Jan. 3, 2024, at six drop-off sites around the lake. Artificial trees will not be accepted. Drop-off locations are: 1. Allatoona Operations Project Management Office 2. Victoria Day-Use Parking Area 3. [read more...]
A woman charged with murder receives a 30-year sentence. 30-year-old Cheyenne Denise Snopek of Cartersville was arrested on New Year’s Day 2023. While in the jail, she reportedly gave a female inmate heroin to hold. The woman ingested the drug, which was actually fentanyl. Tiffany Gail Kimbrell later died. Snopek received a 30-year sentence with [read more...]
