O-positive Blood Donations Needed ASAP
Blood Assurance’s supply of O-positive blood is critically low. Thursday afternoon, they had only 110 units, a half-day supply. That’s 600 units short of where they need to be. O-positive is the most common blood type, accounting for nearly 40 % of the U.S. population, and is always in high demand from area hospitals. As [read more...]
Update on Sunday’s Shooting in Cartersville
Cartersville Police released the identity of a suspect involved in a shootout with officers responding to an accident. Officers responded to the area of Joe Frank Harris Parkway southbound and Market Place Boulevard at around 3:08 this afternoon. While en route, witnesses relayed that a male was walking in the roadway with a gun. When [read more...]
Cartersville Police Apprehend Suspect After Shootout
A Cartersville Police response to an accident turned into a shootout. Officers responded to the area of Joe Frank Harris Parkway southbound and Market Place Boulevard at around 3:08 this afternoon. While en route, witnesses relayed that a male was walking in the roadway with a gun. When officers arrived, the male reportedly opened fire [read more...]
Vote Local for ConventionSouth’s Reader’s Choice Awards
ConventionSouth’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards is now live, and Only in Cartersville Bartow Tourism and Barnsley Resort is on the list! The award recognizes the best destinations, Convention and Visitors Bureaus, hotels, and meeting facilities in the South, as nominated by the publication’s readers. Voting closes on Sunday, October 1st, and the winners will be [read more...]
Bartow County Schools Named Cognia System Of Distinction
The Bartow County School System has been named a 2023 Cognia System of Distinction! Bartow County School System Superintendent Phillip Page says Cognia only recognized 25 schools and eight systems in 12 states and five countries with this distinct honor. Cognia, formerly AdvancED, nationally recognizes districts that meet rigorous standards in culture, leadership, engagement, and [read more...]
Latest Child Molestation Arrest
Bartow County deputies booked 42-year-old Otavis Ulepheuis Young of Adairsville into the jail on Monday afternoon for multiple warrants – three from July 6th for child molestation and two for probation violation. There is no further information at this time.
Assault at Bartow County Gas Station Lands Two In Jail
Bartow County deputies arrested two Cartersville residents at Red Roof Inn on State Route 20 Spur near Somerset Club Drive near Cartersville that were reportedly involved in an assault at the Circle K gas station nearby on State Route 20 after a witness said they were the two white males involved that were [read more...]
Application Fees Waived For GHC Open House
Working adults seeking to grow their career options can begin earning a degree from Georgia Highlands College (GHC) this October through the GHC@Night program. To provide a closer look at the new GHC@Night Associate of Science in Business Administration (ASBA) degree option, the college will host an open house at its Cartersville Site, 5441 Hwy. [read more...]
Local Arrested Friday For Child Molestation
Emerson Police booked 85-year-old Max William Maulden of Emerson into the county jail on Friday afternoon for three counts of child molestation. There is no further information at this time.