The Bartow County Board of Education recently approved two changes to board regulation EEE-R which is part of the school’s wellness program. The first of these items was wording being changed in the school’s wellness goals including adding a wellness plan that includes specific goals for nutrition promotion and education, physical activity, and other school-based [read more...]
The Adairsville Unified Zoning Board met for their monthly meeting this week where they only heard one case. This case was a text amendment submitted by the city of Adairsville to section 47-134 (d)(1) of the Adairsville Code of ordinances. This requested change is to the regulation of uses within the Adairsville Downtown Development Authority [read more...]
During the previous Bartow Board of Education meeting the board approved four purchases for a total amount of $3,082,949.57. The largest of these purchases by a resounding amount was the purchase of Dell Latitude 3140 laptops to refresh the middle school 1:1 devices. The total amount for this one purchase was $2,327,500.00, and in addition [read more...]
The City of Cartersville under a Georgia State Statute that requires the notification of a director level positions top three candidates 14 days before a recommendation to the City Council has provided WBHF with the following announcement: The City of Cartersville recently posted a Director of Parks & Recreation job opening. City Manager, Dan Porta, [read more...]
The Cartersville City Council will meet on Thursday where they will hear the first readings of two smaller rezoning, some ordinance changes and consider some purchases and large agreements. The council will also be making the appointment of Wade Wilson as the Public Works Director for the City of Cartersville. This appointment is being made [read more...]
There are only two days left of early voting for the special election for the white city mayor seat, and less than a week until election day. Advanced voting will continue to be open on Thursday March 16th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Friday March 17th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. [read more...]
The Cartersville made just over $350,000 worth of purchases for math and science resources during their meeting on Monday. What follows are those purchases and what schools they are for: For CPS science the purchase of the following instructional resources for CPS Science in the total amount of $26,850.30. -Â Mystery Science online membership - 1 [read more...]
GDOT announced on Tuesday that the Cassville White Road Bridge will be closed, weather permitting, this weekend. The closure will allow crews to continue working on the construction of two roundabouts at the interchanges at I-75. Traffic will still be able to enter and exit the interstate, but vehicles will not be able to cross [read more...]
Only weeks after a major Georgia Power rate increase started hitting Georgians bills, the power company is asking to collect more from ratepayers to cover the cost of coal, gas and nuclear fuel in its power plants, according to an article published in the Atlanta journal constitution. The company’s request, if granted, would raise the [read more...]
As climate disasters, blood donation needs and other emergencies upend lives, local community heroes in Georgia are stepping up to care for one another. This March, the American Red Cross of Georgia is honoring those who make its mission possible during the 80th annual American Red Cross Month celebration — a national tradition that began [read more...]
