Emergency crews rescued a construction worker Tuesday morning after a concrete floor collapsed at the old Taylor’s Farm Supply building on Leake Street. The incident happened at 11 West Leake Street, next to the railroad tracks across from South Museum Drive. Workers were standing on the exterior concrete loading dock — a former loading area [read more...]
A former senior leader at Advocates for Children now faces two fresh misdemeanor charges of public indecency in addition to 31 earlier charges. Prosecutor Andrew R. Chandler swore out the new warrants on Monday against 64-year-old Scott Alan Sherwin of Rome. Bartow County Magistrate Judge Freddie L. Gunn signed them. The affidavits state that Sherwin [read more...]
Cartersville police are investigating a late-night shooting outside the Waffle House at the corner of North Dixie Avenue and Martin Luther King Junior Drive that damaged two vehicles but left no one injured. The incident unfolded shortly after midnight on Sunday, around 12:03 a.m., when officers responded to reports of shots fired at the popular [read more...]
The following is an update to yesterday’s story. Authorities have arrested a 64-year-old former senior leader at Advocates for Children on 31 criminal charges. Scott Alan Sherwin of Rome now sits in the Bartow County Detention Center. Authorities arrested him at his home on Thursday, March 5th, and Bartow County deputies booked him locally on [read more...]
A 64-year-old former senior leader at Advocates for Children in Cartersville faces 31 criminal charges after his arrest by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office. Scott Alan Sherwin of Rome was taken into custody last Thursday, March 5th, at his home by Bartow County deputies. Authorities booked him into the Bartow County Detention Center on Friday, [read more...]
A crash on Interstate 75 northbound in Bartow County claimed a life Thursday night when a tractor-trailer struck a pedestrian. Georgia State Patrol troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers responded around 8:03 p.m. to mile marker 290, just north of exit 290 near Cartersville. The initial investigation shows 51-year-old Scott Wolcott attempted to cross the [read more...]
A crash claimed the life of a commercial truck driver early Thursday morning on Interstate 75 southbound in Bartow County, disrupting traffic for hours and leading to a secondary accident nearby. Georgia State Patrol troopers responded at 5:36 a.m. to the scene near mile marker 291. Investigators determined that a white Volvo commercial motor vehicle [read more...]
Tragedy struck early Sunday morning in Cartersville when a residential fire claimed one life. At 5:04 a.m., the Cartersville Fire Department, joined by Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services, rushed to a reported structure fire on Remington Drive. First-arriving crews found the home fully engulfed, with heavy flames spreading throughout the structure. Firefighters immediately launched [read more...]
A serious crash Saturday afternoon on northbound Interstate 75 near Emerson snarled traffic for hours and led to a DUI arrest. Georgia State Patrol troopers from Post 3 in Bartow County say a 2025 Chevrolet Silverado, pulling a 2024 Keystone Cougar trailer, traveled too fast for conditions as it negotiated a curve at mile marker [read more...]
The Georgia Chamber Foundation recently released the 2026 Economic Competitiveness Redbook, its most comprehensive collection of statewide economic data and the Foundation’s annual capstone project. Now in its fourth year, the Redbook serves as a key guide to Georgia’s economic achievements and forecasted trends. It helps businesses and lawmakers make informed decisions. The Foundation team [read more...]
