ROME, Ga. – Thirteen members of a prison-based methamphetamine distribution ring have been convicted and sentenced. Before they were identified by federal agents, state inmates Edward Kelvin Pope, David Wilson, and Kevin Josue Campos Rivera coordinated with Jose Santos Isaola Cisneros, a federal inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Atlanta, to distribute methamphetamine to [read more...]
Sunday, March 8th, 2026 at 2:00 A.M. daylight saving time begins. The Cartersville Fire Department would like to remind everyone to take this time to change the batteries in their smoke alarms. In the event of a fire, a properly installed and maintained smoke alarm can alert you and your loved ones to the danger [read more...]
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (March 5, 2026) On Saturday, March 7, the American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia, Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services, United Way, Team Rubicon and volunteers will install around 200 free smoke alarms for families at risk of home fires as part of our Sound the Alarm event. From March 1-28, as part of the campaign, the Red Cross of Georgia aims to install [read more...]
ATLANTA, GA – The Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) has partnered with the University System of Georgia (USG), the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), and private institutions to provide application fee waivers to Georgia high school seniors in March to more than 60 Georgia colleges and universities. “We want every Georgia student to know there is a [read more...]
Upcoming Georgia Sound the Alarm installation and fire safety education opportunities March 1 – 28: Bartow County March 7: 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Cartersville Bartow County March 7: 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Cartersville American Red Cross of Georgia and Community Partners to Install Around 3,800 Free Smoke Alarms Staff and volunteers educate residents on fire safety across the state ATLANTA (March 2, 2026) - The American Red Cross of Georgia is Sounding the Alarm once again on fire safety. This March, volunteers, staff and community [read more...]
CARTERSVILLE, GA — February 20, 2026 — It is with great sadness that the family of Jon Oscher announces his passing on Thursday, February 19, 2026. A visionary entrepreneur, dedicated philanthropist, and pillar of the Cartersville community, Mr. Oscher leaves behind a legacy defined by his passion for education, the arts, and the advancement of [read more...]
An Adairsville man charged with the shooting death of his mother is sentenced in Bartow Superior Court. Thirty-five-year-old, William David Fletcher of Adairsville entered a guilty plea in Bartow Superior Court Tuesday. Fletcher pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the 2022 shooting death of his mother, sixty-one-year-old Kelly Fletcher. Medical officials say the drug Kratom combined [read more...]
Bartow 2026 Budget Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor will conduct a Public Hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, to discuss the County’s proposed operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026. The hearing will be held in the Commissioner’s Conference/Hearing Room in the Frank Moore Administration Building located at 135 W. Cherokee Avenue, Cartersville, [read more...]
ROME, Ga. - William Eric Cooper has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor to produce sexually explicit images. “Cooper is a predator who deserves this significant sentence,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Through quick and excellent work, our law enforcement partners rescued an exploited child, exposed [read more...]
Rep. Loudermilk Statement on Future Plans Washington, D.C. (February 4, 2026) | Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement: “Serving the people of Northwest Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives is a tremendous honor; and throughout my six terms, I have focused on upholding the Constitution and representing the values of the Eleventh Congressional [read more...]
