The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office released a report on Friday regarding a barricade situation at a Pine Ridge Townhome on Iron Belt Court, located off East Iron Belt Road near Cartersville, on Thursday morning. While assisting the U.S. Marshals with a warrant service, deputies made contact with the wanted individual, 28-year-old Amos Kipkorir Chumba, who [read more...]
Cartersville Police responded to Victory Fuels at 118 North Tennessee Street on Friday, at approximately 11:11 p.m., to what turned out to be a fatal shooting. The complainant reported that 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Morgan made threatening remarks and gestures toward him near the parking lot, so he drove away. About 18 seconds after that call, [read more...]
Over three days of hearings at the Public Service Commission last week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Georgia Power executives discussed various topics, including those related to Plant Bowen. Just three years ago, Georgia Power referred to its coal plants as "uneconomical." However, coal has become central to the company's strategy for meeting future energy [read more...]
Time is running out for you to share your input! Bartow County is conducting a Community Development Needs Assessment as part of the County’s application process for the 2026 Community Development Block Grant. The feedback gathered through this assessment will shape current and future grant applications, including those for Community Development Block Grants. Completing the [read more...]
Last week, at the Georgia Emergency Communications Conference in Columbus, the Georgia chapters of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials and the National Emergency Number Association honored Major Jessica Pruett, the E-911 director of Bartow County Sheriff's Office, as their 2024 Communications Director of the Year. On Tuesday morning, an informal gathering and breakfast took [read more...]
We have additional details regarding our earlier on-air report this month about the booking of 20-year-old James Robert Duke of Rome into the Bartow County Jail on February 28th. He faces charges of homicide by vehicle, hit and run, and failure to yield the right of way. On Tuesday, September 10th, at approximately 6:56 a.m., [read more...]
A suspect reportedly shot a man at his home on Hickory Lane, north of Cartersville, on Sunday morning. A deputy responded to the residence and found the victim with a bloody towel wrapped around his right forearm. Blood was reportedly throughout the house. The deputy applied a tourniquet to the victim’s arm before EMS personnel [read more...]
A 14-year-old male juvenile has died following a shooting at a friend's home in Cartersville on Monday afternoon. The Cartersville Police have stated that, out of respect for the family and the sensitive nature of the incident, they will not be releasing any further details or granting interviews at this time. Initially, the victim was [read more...]
Rockmart Police arrested a Marietta man on Friday night for allegedly shooting at another man during a road rage incident at the intersection of Rockmart Highway and Euharlee Road in Cartersville. Earlier that afternoon, a suspect fired a shot that shattered the victim's window, causing minor facial cuts from the broken glass. According to WSB, [read more...]
The Georgia Department of Education has announced the students selected as Georgia’s delegates and alternates for the 2025 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Vivian Reyes Martinez, a junior at Adairsville High School, is one of the two students who will join Senator Jon Ossoff and Senator Raphael Warnock in representing Georgia during the 63rd [read more...]
