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...]
A Georgia Administrative Court Judge has recommended that District 52 State Senate candidate Jeff Lewis be disqualified from the race. Incumbent Senator Chuck Hufstetler filed the challenge to Lewis’s candidacy earlier this year, and on Thursday afternoon Georgia Administrative Court Judge Charles R Beaudrot ruled that Lewis had not made the correct filings with [read more...]
Health officials say free COVID-19 tests could become more difficult to find. The free drive-up COVID-19 test site at Lakepoint in Emerson will close after next week. Public Information Officer for the Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District Logan Boss cited lower demand for these tests as a driving force behind the [read more...]
Earlier this month, 13 students were charged by Bartow County Campus Police for reported involvement in fights on school grounds. Videos surfaced the week of February 7, portraying violent altercations between students. WBHF reached out to school officials the same day about the fights and was told the incidents were being investigated. [read more...]
The company’s transition will affect the local community’s economy and environment. Georgia Power aims to close nearly all of its coal fleet in a shift toward natural gas and renewable energy. On Monday, the company filed its 2022 Integrated Resource Plan, which sets Georgia Power’s agenda for the next 20 years. This plan calls [read more...]
Several Cartersville pharmacies are distributing free N95 masks to help prevent further spread of COVID-19. The masks are free to the public, though each location appears to have different guidelines on the amount available to each person or household. At the end of last month, the Biden administration announced these face coverings would be [read more...]
If you missed this morning's interview between Matt Santini and Dr. Tim Lin, a pulomonologist with Respiratory Consultants of Georgia, you can click hear and list to the whole thing. Feel free to share the link with family and friends as we continue to work our way through the Covid-19 pandemic.
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...]
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