The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – The Allatoona Lake Operations Project Management Office announced today that an archery-only deer hunt for disabled sportsmen will take place December 9-10, 2023. The use of each hunting blind will be by reservation only and will be limited to hunters permanently confined to a wheelchair or [read more...]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – The Allatoona Lake Operations Project Management Office announced today that an archery-only deer hunt for youth sportsmen will take place December 9-10, 2023. To be eligible for the hunt, youths must be under 16 years of age at the time of the hunt. Each hunting area [read more...]
WBHF spoke to Congressman Barry Loudermilk at 9:30 a.m. Friday (September 29, 2023) about the government shutdown threat. He talked about a fix and a long-term solution. The interview is posted here in its entirety.
American College of Surgeons Verifies Level II Designation ROME, Ga., Sept. 25, 2023 – Trauma patients from northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama have another reason to expect continued expertise from Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, the state’s only Level II Trauma Center west of Gainesville and north of Atlanta. Floyd Medical Center, which became [read more...]
BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (September 25, 2023) – The Georgia Department of Education recognizes Emerson Elementary School, Euharlee Elementary School, and Hamilton Crossing Elementary School as Literacy Leaders! A total of 155 schools from across the state met the qualifications to be recognized in achievement and/or outstanding growth categories. Seventy schools were granted achievement awards after [read more...]
District Name SAT Test Takers Total Score Mean Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Mean Math Mean Bartow County Schools 258 1027 531 496 Cartersville City Schools 120 1087 546 541 School- and district-level scores: Click here for school-level and here for district-level scores. Notes on state- and national-level data included: These data reflect the performance of Georgia public-school students in the class [read more...]
We now know the identity of a woman who died in a three-vehicle accident on Burnt Hickory Road Wednesday morning. According to reports, 35-year-old Amber Pitner of Cartersville was killed in the crash. Officials say the evidence revealed that a Toyota Corolla was stopped and was attempting to turn left into a private driveway. The [read more...]
According to reports, the accident occurred Wednesday, September 6th, 2023, at 8:23 a.m., Georgia State Patrol Troopers were dispatched to a three-vehicle, serious injury collision on Burnt Hickory Road near Tate Way in Bartow County. The collision involved a white GMC Sierra, traveling southbound on Burnt Hickory Road; a white Toyota Corolla, stopped in the [read more...]
Defendant Caused Tax Loss in Excess of $9.5 million A Georgia man pleaded guilty today to seeking to obstruct the IRS in its efforts to collect employment taxes and related penalties. According to court documents and statements made in court, from at least 2003, Douglas K. Mittleider of Adairsville, Georgia, operated long-term care facilities throughout [read more...]
Law enforcement arrested 26 individuals, including two from Bartow County, over eleven days in a statewide child exploitation operation named “Operation Sneaky Peach.” The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit and 24 participating agencies that are all part of the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force participated in the [read more...]
