A fatal accident occurred in Bartow County over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon just before 4:00, a 2000 Jeep Cherokee, driven by 54-year-old Tanya Wigand of Grayson, was traveling in the left lane of I-75 southbound, just south of MM 298. The driver lost control of the vehicle and left the east side of the [...]
Amazon Logistics has signed various leases in an effort to open four new delivery stations in metro Atlanta in 2021, one of which will be in Bartow County. The new stations will power Amazon’s last-mile delivery capabilities to speed up deliveries for customers in the Metro Atlanta area. Each delivery station will create hundreds of [...]
The WBHF sports team will be back in action to bring you local basketball and baseball in 2021. WBHF begins its basketball broadcasts tonight with games featuring intercounty rivals Cass and Woodland. Game time is set for 6:00 as the girls' teams will tip off with the boys' games to follow the conclusion of the [...]
An accident on Friday morning around 6:30 caused major traffic delays for those traveling southbound on I-75. According to GSP reports, a small passenger truck was attempting to enter I-75 southbound on the on-ramp from Cassville White Road. The driver of the small passenger truck, lost control causing it to spin out of control as [...]
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes fell short of their fifth state championship on Wednesday, as they fell to the Warner Robins Demons 62-28. Everything started off better than what many could envision for the Canes when Sam Phillips took the opening kickoff 94 yards into the end zone for an early 7-0 lead just 14 seconds [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services reports with a heavy heart that crews were called to the area of Clark Circle near Glade Rd. at 11:50 Saturday to a reported mobile home fire with a possible child inside. An off duty Firefighter attempted to rescue the child but was unsuccessful. BCFES crews [...]
The Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services and Cartersville Fire Department responded to a fatal fire on Saturday evening. According to information sent by Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services, the department responded to 41 Highland Way in reference to a structure fire with possible entrapment. The Cartersville Fire Department responded with automatic aid to [...]
According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, Bryan Ray Moodie (38) of Woodstock, Georgia has been taken into custody and charged with the Murder and Aggravated Assault of his mother, Katrina Kay Garrity (62) also of Woodstock. At approximately 1900 hours, on Sunday, December 20, 2020, Bartow County Deputies and Investigators responded to 79 Greatwood Drive NE, [...]
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes defeated the Coffee Trojans 24-17 on Friday night to advance to the Class 5A state championship on December 30th. Cartersville scored first as it marched 75 yards down the field in just over seven minutes on its opening drive. Quarterback Carlos Del Rio-Wilson scored on the 2-yard plunge to put the [...]
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes rallied from 14 points down in the first quarter to defeat the Ware County Gators 34-31 on Friday night to advance in the semi-finals of the GHSA Class 5A playoffs. Thomas Castellanos proved to be a tough quarterback to contain for the Cartersville defense. The dual-threat quarterback scored the game’s first [...]