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...]
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...]
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.
With the American Red Cross experiencing a national blood shortage, local blood drives are coming up. Hurricane Idalia further strained the blood supply with blood drive cancellations and reduced blood and platelet donations in affected areas. Currently, hospital blood product distributions are outpacing the number of blood donations. Donors of all blood types are urgently [read more...]
For nearly ten years, students, faculty, and staff at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) have placed 2,977 American flags at the Cartersville site to remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Veterans Affairs Coordinator Amy Wise organizes the event. On September 7, Professor of English Rachel Wall brought her American Literature II students [read more...]
Switch Limited, a technology infrastructure ecosystem corporation based in Las Vegas, Nevada, filed a Development of Regional Impact application with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs on Tuesday for a proposed 126-acre facility south of the intersection of Old Alabama Rd and Bates Rd to the Paulding County line within the City of Cartersville. The [read more...]
Bartow County deputies responded to an armed robbery at Budgetel Inn on Carson Loop off Cassville White Road on Wednesday afternoon. The complainant advised that a black female who cleans at a few of his company's business locations called him asking him to meet her at a room at Budgetel to pay her. He agreed [read more...]
We have more information about the arrest of 71-year-old Robert Edward Dillen. Bartow County deputies went to his residence on the northeast corner of Sugar Valley Road and Laurel Drive west of Cartersville on Tuesday morning to serve two arrest warrants for the sexual exploitation of children. One of the warrants said that between August [read more...]
Georgia State Patrol troopers from Post 3 in Cartersville and Post 43 in Calhoun went to I-75 southbound near mile marker 308 on Thursday morning around 7:30 to a multiple-vehicle crash. They found 21-year-old Brandon Johnson of Dallas deceased and 68-year-old Charlene Ann Kail in critical condition in a 2016 KIA Sorento. First responders transported [read more...]
The Capitol Beat News Service reports that the Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday removed suspended Judge Christian Coomer from the state Court of Appeals. In a unanimous decision, the justices upheld the recommendation of a state Judicial Qualifications Commission (or JQC) hearing panel, which found Coomer’s misuse of campaign funds and dealings with a client before [read more...]
