On Thursday morning, Bartow County deputies booked 48-year-old Cecil Lynn Peek of Lindale on an August 2 warrant for felony theft by taking. That afternoon, deputies booked 56-year-old Johnny Andrew Ray of Bartow County on six October 31 warrants: two for entering a motor vehicle with the intent to commit a crime, three for theft [read more...]
Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Revenue announced Monday that the state began distributing funds to local governments under the 2026 Homeowner Tax Relief Grant program. The General Assembly and Governor approved the one-time program in the AFY2026 Budget. Eligible homeowners will receive an $18,000 reduction in the assessed value of their homestead [read more...]
Bartow County deputies arrested 36-year-old Solomon Wilson Graves of Cartersville at Walmart on Market Place Boulevard on November 1st after he pushed a shopping cart of $1,191 worth of unpaid merchandise into the garden section and began throwing it over a fence. They charged him with felony theft by shoplifting and giving a [read more...]
Art in Bartow, the public art commission for Bartow County, is expanding its work beyond public art installations. The group is building an updated registry of local artists to foster connections and create a pool of instructors for classes through Bartow County Parks and Recreation. Organizers expect most classes to take place at Hamilton Crossing [read more...]
Bartow County deputies booked 39-year-old Hillary Edwards Lewark and 38-year-old Daniel Glenn Lewark, both of Bartow County, into the county jail on October 31st on three counts each of cruelty to children in the second degree. On November 1st, deputies arrested 42-year-old Joseph Michael Pugachow at his Smiley Ingram Road residence on a [read more...]
Elite Stone Supply, WBHF Radio, and Bartow Sports Zone honor the October 2026 Elite Athletes of the Month. Local high schools select one varsity athlete each month for recognition. Jake Barszcz, senior linebacker on Adairsville’s football team, earns the honor. Through nine games, he has 64 tackles, eight tackles for loss, including six sacks, two [read more...]
Adairsville High School student Natalie Wade took first place in plumbing at the Northwest Georgia Skills Challenge in Rome. Wade competed among roughly 300 high school students from across the region in the event organized by the Associated General Contractors of Georgia. Students tested their skills in trades including plumbing, drywall, carpentry, and masonry under [read more...]
Cartersville Police made several arrests in late October on charges ranging from terroristic threats to drug possession and theft. On October 31st, officers arrested 55-year-old Rhondalyn Lynette Dickey outside her residence on Mayflower Street on a felony charge of terroristic threats and acts. Dispatch reported hearing Dickey state on a recorded line that she was [read more...]
CenterPoint Properties has acquired a second Class A industrial facility in Cartersville this year. The national investment firm purchased the 526,400-square-foot Bartow Commerce Center III at 981 Old Grassdale Road, off Busch Drive. The cross-dock warehouse was built in 2023. CenterPoint’s East Region Senior Vice President of Investments, Roy Rosenbaum, says northwest Atlanta has absorbed [read more...]
Cartersville High School’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams both finished third overall at the Class 5A Sectional 2 meet Saturday at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville and earned spots in the state championships. The teams also placed second among Region 7-5A squads. They advance to the Class 5A State Championship meet Friday in Carrollton. [read more...]
