A man was left in critical condition after he was stabbed while assaulting a woman and child. On Tuesday May 9th. Cartersville Police officers responded to an active domestic violence situation at 163 Etowah Drive in Cartersville around 8:04. Police had received a call from David Lowe stating that his wife Andrea Lowe was being [read more...]
The Cartersville City Council will meet today where they will hear two ordinance readings in addition to a handful of contracts and purchases. There will also be appointments proposed to the Board of zoning appeals. There are currently four terms that are set to expire in June. All four of these appointments are proposed to [read more...]
The City of Cartersville presented a proposed 2023-2024 budget Tuesday afternoon showing a $36,740,020 increase from last year’s budget. The total budget that is proposed totals $216,266,535. The Finance Director Tom Rhinehart stated that this is the single largest budget increase in his 15 years with the city. Two of the largest increases from last [read more...]
The Bartow County Board of Education announced the new principal of Adairsville Elementary school during their meeting held last night. The following is a press release that was provided at the meeting: Adairsville High School Associate Principal Amber Benefield is moving back "home" to serve as Adairsville Elementary School's new principal! "My twenty-plus-year career started [read more...]
ATLANTA – State Representatives Mitchell Scoggins (R-Cartersville) and Matthew Gambill (R-Cartersville) today announced that Governor Brian Kemp recently signed House Bill 118 and House Bill 622 into law to triple Bartow County’s homestead tax exemption programs for school and county ad valorem taxes. Next spring, residents will have an opportunity to approve these local homestead [read more...]
The Cartersville City Council will meet tonight for the second hearings of attendance ordinances, and the first reading of changes to the natural gas rates. The changes to the gas rates are to introduce some new rates for the new Hyundai and Qcells customers which will use higher loads of gas than any existing customers. [read more...]
The following is a press release issued by the Georgia Senate: Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Senate Bill 56 into law. Sponsored by Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome), this measure would require the State Revenue Commissioner to contract with the board of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to offer certain county tax [read more...]
On Monday May 1st the Georgia EPD announced its summer burn ban for 54 counties including Bartow. The EPD website states that in Atlanta, during the summer months, the ozone in the air we breathe can reach unhealthy levels. Ozone is formed when volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides react in the presence of sunlight. [read more...]
The United States Army Corps of Engineers has announced some changes for the hunting program for the 2023/2024 season. The announcement states for the 23/24 season USACE hunting permits will increase to $25 and will have an increased number of permits available at 500. Permits are required for all hunters that are over the age [read more...]
The Cartersville Board of Education approved the purchase of ten items for a total amount of $651,097.03 during their recent meeting. The largest purchase was for three AV systems that will be used in the New Cartersville Primary School. One will be used in the media center, on at the cafeteria stage, and one in [read more...]
