Bartow County is under a total outdoor burn ban, effective immediately. Severe drought conditions have pushed local fire risks to a breaking point. Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services issued the emergency order today, April 23rd, citing dangerously low humidity and a lack of recent rainfall. Fire Chief Billy Ward warns that current conditions allow [read more...]
An Adairsville police officer is recovering after being shot in the line of duty early this morning, and a suspect is dead following an exchange of gunfire. According to the Adairsville Police Department, the incident happened around 1:15 a.m. on April 23rd. Officers encountered a wanted suspect with multiple felony warrants. During that encounter, the [read more...]
Anheuser-Busch is expanding its investment in Cartersville as part of a new $600 million nationwide commitment to U.S. manufacturing operations. The company says the move will strengthen its local brewery, support workforce development, and create new opportunities for veterans and future manufacturing workers. The Cartersville brewery will become home to a new technical skills training [read more...]
Emergency crews rescued a construction worker Tuesday morning after a concrete floor collapsed at the old Taylor’s Farm Supply building on Leake Street. The incident happened at 11 West Leake Street, next to the railroad tracks across from South Museum Drive. Workers were standing on the exterior concrete loading dock — a former loading area [read more...]
A former senior leader at Advocates for Children now faces two fresh misdemeanor charges of public indecency in addition to 31 earlier charges. Prosecutor Andrew R. Chandler swore out the new warrants on Monday against 64-year-old Scott Alan Sherwin of Rome. Bartow County Magistrate Judge Freddie L. Gunn signed them. The affidavits state that Sherwin [read more...]
Cartersville police are investigating a late-night shooting outside the Waffle House at the corner of North Dixie Avenue and Martin Luther King Junior Drive that damaged two vehicles but left no one injured. The incident unfolded shortly after midnight on Sunday, around 12:03 a.m., when officers responded to reports of shots fired at the popular [read more...]
The following is an update to yesterday’s story. Authorities have arrested a 64-year-old former senior leader at Advocates for Children on 31 criminal charges. Scott Alan Sherwin of Rome now sits in the Bartow County Detention Center. Authorities arrested him at his home on Thursday, March 5th, and Bartow County deputies booked him locally on [read more...]
A 64-year-old former senior leader at Advocates for Children in Cartersville faces 31 criminal charges after his arrest by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office. Scott Alan Sherwin of Rome was taken into custody last Thursday, March 5th, at his home by Bartow County deputies. Authorities booked him into the Bartow County Detention Center on Friday, [read more...]
A crash on Interstate 75 northbound in Bartow County claimed a life Thursday night when a tractor-trailer struck a pedestrian. Georgia State Patrol troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers responded around 8:03 p.m. to mile marker 290, just north of exit 290 near Cartersville. The initial investigation shows 51-year-old Scott Wolcott attempted to cross the [read more...]
A crash claimed the life of a commercial truck driver early Thursday morning on Interstate 75 southbound in Bartow County, disrupting traffic for hours and leading to a secondary accident nearby. Georgia State Patrol troopers responded at 5:36 a.m. to the scene near mile marker 291. Investigators determined that a white Volvo commercial motor vehicle [read more...]
