The Bartow County Health Department informed Budgetel Inn on 35 Carson Loop near Cartersville on Tuesday morning at around 11:00 that they were being shut down and that its tenants were being given 24 hours to vacate the premises. We spoke with Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor on the matter: He said that people in [...]
Carey Lee Wolfe A Bartow County firefighter has been arrested on 16 different felony charges, including arson. On October 4th at 4:40 in the afternoon, the Bartow County Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire at 111 Old Mill Road near White. An arson investigator was then summoned to the scene. A witness stated [...]
Georgia Department of Transportation maintenance crews will be repairing a one-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 411 in Bartow County on Tuesday, October 15. Motorists can expect some delays while the roadwork is underway. The project should be completed Tuesday, as long as the weather cooperates. The approximate times of the work on Tuesday will be [...]
Nicole Butler Matt Santini Here is the discussion between two of the three candidates running for Mayor of Cartersville. We made multiple attempts to speak with candidate Barbara Jackson through the contact information furnished to us by the Bartow County Elections Office, but she did not return our calls. Part One Part Two
The Cass Colonles (3-3, 2-2) fell to the Carrollton Trojans by a score of 50-14 on Friday night. Carrollton quarterback Myles Morris threw five touchdown passes on the evening, as Colonel defense was unable to stop the Trojan aerial assault. Terrell Carmichael caught two of Morris’ touchdown passes in the contest. Logan Nelson and Triston [...]
The Adairsville Tigers defeated the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors on Friday night by a score of 22-21. The Tiger defense took the first LFO blow, which came on a 52-yard touchdown run from Jevonnie Womble. The Adairsville offense knew it would have to answer, as this was a must-win game for the Tigers to stay in [...]
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (6-0, 2-0) earned another hard-fought region win on Friday night with a 16-14 victory over the Central-Carroll Lions. Cartersville held just a 3-0 lead at the half, but might have left some points on the board. Oscar Hernandez connected for a field goal with 7:19 left in the first quarter, but [...]
The Woodland Wildcats (1-5, 0-4) fell to the Rome Wolves on Friday night by a score of 41-0. EJ Burks had three of Rome’s five rushing touchdowns on the evening. Woodland will next travel to Carrollton next Friday night for a 7:30 PM kickoff.
Craig Millsap
The Adairsville Police Department is pleased to announce that they have completed a pledge they took to improve their response to those suffering from mental illness in their community. The pledge is part of an initiative called the One Mind Campaign started by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), a 30,000-member professional association [...]
