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...]
Tragedy struck early Sunday morning in Cartersville when a residential fire claimed one life. At 5:04 a.m., the Cartersville Fire Department, joined by Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services, rushed to a reported structure fire on Remington Drive. First-arriving crews found the home fully engulfed, with heavy flames spreading throughout the structure. Firefighters immediately launched [read more...]
A serious crash Saturday afternoon on northbound Interstate 75 near Emerson snarled traffic for hours and led to a DUI arrest. Georgia State Patrol troopers from Post 3 in Bartow County say a 2025 Chevrolet Silverado, pulling a 2024 Keystone Cougar trailer, traveled too fast for conditions as it negotiated a curve at mile marker [read more...]
The Georgia Chamber Foundation recently released the 2026 Economic Competitiveness Redbook, its most comprehensive collection of statewide economic data and the Foundation’s annual capstone project. Now in its fourth year, the Redbook serves as a key guide to Georgia’s economic achievements and forecasted trends. It helps businesses and lawmakers make informed decisions. The Foundation team [read more...]
Jaiden Andrew Walraven Bartow County deputies arrested 21-year-old Jaiden Andrew Walraven of Bartow County on Monday evening after he allegedly assaulted a woman at Massage Time Body and Foot on South Gilmer Street between East Cherokee Street and East Main Street in Cartersville. Around 4:55 PM, Cartersville police officers responded to a report [read more...]
A dramatic crash unfolded at around 5:53 PM on Saturday in Cartersville when a white 2014 Cadillac ATS smashed into the Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance building on North Tennessee Street and Felton Walk. Cartersville Police say 70-year-old Roosevelt Winfrey of Cartersville drove the vehicle south on North Tennessee Street. Winfrey told officers [read more...]
