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Canes Overwhelm Yellow Jackets

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (2-0) dominated the Rockmart Yellow Jackets 35-6 Friday night, capitalizing on five turnovers and numerous explosive plays both through the air and on the ground. While the opening quarter saw little scoring, Cartersville had opportunities to put points on the board, attempting two early field goals but missing both, which kept [read more...]

By |2024-08-23T22:51:29-04:00August 23rd, 2024|Featured, Features, General, Sports|Comments Off on Canes Overwhelm Yellow Jackets

Trojans Bounce Canes From Playoffs

The Coffee Trojans defeated the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes 33-12 in the GHSA Class 5A semifinals on Friday night. In the opening quarter, both squads showcased outstanding defense. Ryan Johnson of Cartersville executed an impressive punt, pinning Coffee at their own 2-yard line. Unable to advance, the Trojans punted from their end zone. After a 10-yard [read more...]

By |2023-12-01T22:24:30-05:00December 1st, 2023|Featured, Features, General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Trojans Bounce Canes From Playoffs

Late Field Goal Downs Colonels in Heartbreaking Loss

The Cass Colonels (3-5, 1-2) fell to the Dalton Catamounts (5-3, 3-0) on Friday night by a score of 31-28. Cass received the opening kickoff and started the game with a bang, getting inside the red zone in just a few plays before Brodie McWhorter threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to put the Colonels ahead [read more...]

By |2022-10-14T22:30:47-04:00October 14th, 2022|Featured, Features, General, General News, Sports, Stories|Comments Off on Late Field Goal Downs Colonels in Heartbreaking Loss

Back-And-Forth Game Favors Cartersville

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (7-1, 2-1) defeated the Hiram Hornets (4-4, 1-2) on Friday night by a score of 44-26. Cartersville won the kickoff and opted to start on offense. Unfortunately for the Canes, the offense did not click and punted after three plays. Hiram was ready offensively as the Hornets had a game plan [read more...]

By |2022-10-14T22:17:04-04:00October 14th, 2022|Featured, Features, General, General News, Sports, Stories|Comments Off on Back-And-Forth Game Favors Cartersville

Yellow Jackets Sting Wildcats Friday

The Calhoun Yellow Jackets (5-3, 2-1) defeated the Woodland Wildcats (1-7, 0-3) on Friday night by a score of 49-0. https://twitter.com/WHSfootball00/status/1581022098767548416?s=20&t=CWLQgSBbvGrxxFrMJrnlUg Calhoun scored on its opening possession as Andrew Purdy found the end zone on a 1-yard rush to cap a 68-yard drive. Woodland answered with an impressive drive on its own. The Wildcats started [read more...]

By |2022-10-14T21:43:31-04:00October 14th, 2022|Featured, Features, General, General News, Sports, Stories|Comments Off on Yellow Jackets Sting Wildcats Friday

BBB Scam Alert: Child tax credits are coming, and so are the scammers!

  ATLANTA —  From July 15 through Dec. 2021, if you qualify for payments through the American Rescue Plan Act, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced sending monthly payments through direct deposit, paper check, or debit cards. These payments are an advance on the child tax credit, which means eligible people will get up to half of [read more...]

By |2021-06-30T13:36:59-04:00June 23rd, 2021|Featured, General|Comments Off on BBB Scam Alert: Child tax credits are coming, and so are the scammers!