The Euharlee City Council approved two zoning amendments Tuesday night on a 4-0 vote. Council members amended the city’s data center ordinance to require tree preservation and to protect electric franchise fee revenue. Councilmember Tim Abbott praised the process, noting six public hearings and multiple edits based on public feedback. He said the city set [read more...]
Incumbent Republican Matthew Gambill has won reelection to the Georgia House of Representatives from District 15. Unofficial results with all precincts reporting show Gambill receiving 14,720 votes, or about 66 percent. Democrat Lauren Jones received 7,685 votes, or about 34 percent. District 15 covers Cartersville, Emerson, Allatoona, and portions of unincorporated Bartow County. Gambill, who [read more...]
Republican incumbent Mitchell Scoggins won re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives from District 14. Voters in the district, which includes portions of Bartow and Cherokee counties, returned Scoggins to the state House on Tuesday. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Scoggins received 18,935 votes, or about 75.7 percent. Democratic challenger Bella Bautista received 6,076 [read more...]
The Cartersville Lady Canes finished third in the GHSA Class 5A State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament after a strong playoff run ended Saturday in Columbus. The Lady Canes opened the double-elimination tournament with two victories. Their season ended with a 4-2 loss to Central-Carroll in an elimination game. Central-Carroll took an early 2-0 lead on [read more...]
Local museums and the Grand Theatre offer several events this week. The Booth Western Art Museum hosts Art for Lunch tomorrow from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Members of the East Cobb Quilters’ Guild discuss quilting traditions and techniques tied to “Matriotism: Celebrating 250 Years of Inspiring American Women Through Quilts.” Those who would [read more...]
Bartow County deputies report several recent arrests. 49-year-old Charla Michelle Ray of Adairsville turned herself in to the Bartow County Jail on October 30th on warrants issued October 24th. Authorities charged her with failure to yield the right of way and homicide by vehicle in the second degree. Investigators say Ray failed to [read more...]
In Friday night high school football, the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes rolled past Dalton 53-14 to claim their fourth straight Region 7-5A championship. Dalton struck first just 90 seconds in for a 7-0 lead. Cartersville responded quickly. Senior running back Tyon Coe powered in from 20 yards out to make it 7-6. Moments later, Madoxx Davis [read more...]
Bartow County law enforcement officers booked several people into the county jail last week on charges ranging from kidnapping to drug trafficking and aggravated assault. On October 24th, U.S. Corrections booked 48-year-old John Amos Hurst of Cartersville into the jail on a warrant issued October 12th for kidnapping. On October 26th, Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force [read more...]
A local woman faces charges after deputies say she threatened her husband and another woman with a kitchen knife during a domestic dispute on October 28th. Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 39-year-old Sierra Elizabeth Pace at her residence on Colonial Circle that Wednesday evening after officers responded around 11:17 p.m. According to the incident [read more...]
A Cartersville man died Wednesday night after a multi-vehicle crash on Knox Bridge Highway near Canton, according to the Cherokee Tribune. Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded around 8:01 p.m. to the scene just west of Scott Hudgens Drive. A preliminary investigation shows a Dodge Charger driver lost control of the vehicle, crossed the center [read more...]
