As of 2:50 Tuesday afternoon, the Georgia Department of Public Health has reported 4,330 COVID-19 confirmed cases in Bartow County, 35 more than yesterday. They also reported Bartow County had 359 hospitalizations, with 99 confirmed deaths and six probable deaths. That is no deaths since November 18th. The public health department also reports 408,644 confirmed [...]
To ease Thanksgiving traffic congestion statewide, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced the suspension of construction-related lane closures on heavily traveled interstate highways and state routes. The closures will be from 6 a.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Monday. The statewide lane restrictions help to reduce traffic congestion during the Thanksgiving holiday. Similar suspensions will be [...]
As of 2:50 Monday afternoon, the Georgia Department of Public Health has reported 4,292 COVID-19 confirmed cases in Bartow County, 14 more than yesterday. They also reported Bartow County had 359 hospitalizations, with 99 confirmed deaths and six probable deaths. That is no deaths since last Wednesday. The public health department also reports 406,220 confirmed [...]
Agents and Officers of the Bartow Cartersville Drug Task Force - Special Operations Group, the Cartersville Police Department, Bartow County Sheriff's Office, Georgia Department of Pardons and Parole, and the Georgia Department of Community Supervision executed multiple search and arrest warrants at 114 and 114 1/2 Courrant Street in Cartersville on Thursday. As a result, [...]
As of 2:50 Thursday afternoon, the Georgia Department of Public Health has reported 4,183 COVID-19 confirmed cases in Bartow County, 15 more than yesterday. They also reported Bartow County had 357 hospitalizations, with 99 confirmed deaths and six probable deaths. That is no hospitalizations or confirmed deaths since yesterday. The public health department also reports [...]
Erica Leerle Taylor Bartow County deputies booked 34-year-old Erica Leerle Taylor of Fort Oglethorpe into the jail Monday afternoon for misdemeanor homicide by vehicle in the second degree, failure to maintain her lane, and driving too fast for conditions. Georgia State Patrol identified Taylor as the driver responsible for the death of 41-year-old [...]
Euharlee Mayor Steve Worthington swore in newly elected city council member Greg Free during a called City Council meeting at City Hall Tuesday night. The council readopted a city of ethics resolution before City Manager James Stephens presented them with the first reading of the fiscal year 2021 budget. We'll have more on that discussion [...]
The only Northwest Georgia regional free COVID-19 testing site available on Veteran’s Day will be the Bartow and Gordon testing site at the Senior Center at 150 Cambridge Court in Calhoun. This location is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The regional COVID-19 testing site at Liberty Square Church in Cartersville will not be [...]
The House Republican Caucus unanimously re-elected State Representative Trey Kelley to continue serving as the House Majority Whip for the 2021-2022 legislative term during caucus elections earlier today. Kelley represents District 16, which includes Polk County and portions of Bartow and Haralson counties. Majority Whip Kelley is responsible for monitoring legislation as it moves through [...]
As of 2:50 Sunday afternoon, the Georgia Department of Public Health has reported 3,854 COVID-19 confirmed cases in Bartow County, nine more than yesterday. They also reported Bartow County had 345 hospitalizations, with 96 confirmed deaths and four probable deaths. That is no hospitalizations since yesterday and no confirmed deaths since October 29th. The public [...]
