A one-year-old Tennessee girl reported missing is safe in Bartow County after deputies stopped the vehicle carrying her Wednesday evening. Around 6:30 p.m., a deputy of the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office was in the area of Interstate 75 southbound near mile marker 290 looking for a 2017 gray Kia Sportage with a Tennessee [read more...]
A one-year-old Tennessee girl reported missing has been found safe in Bartow County. Authorities located Lilly Hill during a traffic stop in Bartow County on Wednesday evening after a license plate reader alerted deputies to the vehicle linked to the case. Deputies took the child into protective custody and arrested her non-custodial mother. The Franklin [read more...]
Cartersville firefighters quickly extinguished an equipment fire Monday at the Qcells solar manufacturing plant in Cartersville. According to 11Alive, no injuries were reported, and crews brought the blaze under control without further incident. The fire started in an area where the facility produces ingots for solar panels. Cartersville Fire Department officials responded promptly to the [read more...]
State officials have barred a Cartersville-based charity that claimed to manage over $10 billion in assets from operating in Georgia after allegations that it misused donor contributions for personal expenses. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued an emergency cease-and-desist order against the SDG Impact Fund and its CEO, Anthony “Tony” Suber. The order accuses the [read more...]
Federal immigration officers arrested a convicted sex offender right here in Cartersville over the weekend as part of a nationwide crackdown on serious criminals living in the country illegally. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, targeted what officials call the “worst of the worst” – individuals with convictions for murder, child sexual abuse, violent [read more...]
Authorities recovered the body of a 60-year-old Cartersville man from the Etowah River on Sunday afternoon. Officers responded around 1:40 p.m. on July 5th to the Etowah River Canoe and Kayak Launch Boat Ramp at 1540 West Avenue after a passerby reported finding a body in the water while walking through nearby woods. The responding [read more...]
Bartow County authorities have recovered the body of a man who disappeared in Lake Allatoona on Sunday. Georgia Department of Natural Resources game wardens, along with Bartow County Fire/Rescue, located and recovered the body of Fidel Ojwang, 28, of Lilburn, just after midnight Monday. Crews found him in about 60 feet of water near Glade [read more...]
Bartow County deputies booked 46-year-old Brian Harvey Goolsby of 381 Bells Ferry Road into the jail on June 3rd on 100 warrants from June 2nd for violation of the Computer or Electronic Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act. Bartow County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the case. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the [read more...]
A deadly multi-vehicle crash occurred on U.S. Highway 411 in Bartow County Sunday morning, claiming the life of a 24-year-old Cartersville woman. Georgia State Patrol troopers responded to the scene east of Hamilton Crossing Road at 10:31 a.m. on May 24th. According to the preliminary investigation, a black Dodge Durango traveled east in the left [read more...]
Drivers, take note: A portion of Walnut Grove Road directly in front of the Water Pollution Control Plant will close from Saturday, May 23rd, through Friday, July 31st. The city plans to keep the road open at both ends. Hence, businesses and properties remain accessible, but the section immediately adjacent to the plant will remain [read more...]
