Fresh off a thrilling Thursday night victory, Bartow County faced yet another nail-biter. On Friday night, the Woodland Wildcats (1-0) staged a dramatic comeback, erasing a 14-point deficit to triumph over the Woodland Wolfpack, 38-35. The Wildcats had a rocky start, surrendering a rushing and a passing touchdown to fall behind 14-0 early on. But [read more...]
The Adairsville Tigers (1-0) edged out the Allatoona Buccaneers 28-27 in a nail-biting finish on Thursday night as a special teams mishap decided the outcome in the fourth quarter. Allatoona received the opening kickoff and started strong, with their offense making an impressive drive deep into Adairsville territory. However, the Buccaneers' momentum came to a [read more...]
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (1-0) kicked off the 2024 season with a dominant 40-0 victory over the Columbia Eagles on Thursday night. The game was rescheduled to Thursday due to a shortage of officials across the state. Nate Russell’s first pass attempt for Cartersville was intercepted after it was tipped and caught by Columbia’s secondary. [read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Hudson Pierce Ward, born at 7:56 p.m. on January 1st, was first baby delivered at hospital in 2020 Cartersville, Ga., (Jan. 2, 2020) – Hudson Pierce Ward, 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 20 inches long, was the first baby of the year born at Cartersville Medical Center. Proud parents Russell and Taylor Ward of Calhoun, Georgia [read more...]
A man from White has been charged with disrupting schools. According to BCSO reports, Dalton Nicholas Matthews was arrested Friday and charged with disrupting public schools and reckless conduct. According to a Facebook post, two additional juveniles from two separate Bartow County schools will be charged as a result of an ongoing investigation into school threats. [read more...]
Press Release According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, this Saturday the event will bring together approximately 300 local children and their families at the Clarence Brown Conference Center (5450 Highway 20, Cartersville) to kick off the day. The festivities start at 8:30AM with registration, which includes a ticket to win door prizes and two grand prize [read more...]
