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Henderson’s Five Touchdowns Help Cass Down Woodland

The Cass Colonels (4-2) defeated the Woodland Wildcats (2-4) 42-12 on Friday night. Early in the first quarter, Woodland’s offense drove down the field and had a chance to kick a field to take the lead. Cass had other plans.  The Colonels blocked the kick and came away with the football. They followed up the [read more...]

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Adairsville Throttles LaFayette on Homecoming

The Adairsville Tigers (4-2) beat the LaFayette Ramblers by a score of 44-14 on Friday on Friday night. Adairsville received the opening kickoff, and it didn’t take long for the Tigers to score, as Jonathan Gough scored a 70-yard rushing touchdown to put them ahead just a minute into the game. LaFeyette failed to respond, [read more...]

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Cartersville Overcomes Early Deficit, Takes Down Calhoun

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (6-0) defeated the Calhoun Yellow Jackets on Friday night by a score of 21-17. The Canes trailed by 17 by the time the first 24 minutes expired. The Cartersville offensive attack had trouble moving the ball against the stout Calhoun defense. To make matters worse for the Canes, the Yellow Jackets [read more...]

By |2023-09-29T22:06:07-04:00September 29th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Cartersville Overcomes Early Deficit, Takes Down Calhoun

Archery Deer Hunt for Disabled Sportsmen at Allatoona Lake Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – The Allatoona Lake Operations Project Management Office announced today that an archery-only deer hunt for disabled sportsmen will take place December 9-10, 2023.   The use of each hunting blind will be by reservation only and will be limited to hunters permanently confined to a wheelchair or [read more...]

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Archery Deer Hunt for Youth Sportsmen at Allatoona Lake Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – The Allatoona Lake Operations Project Management Office announced today that an archery-only deer hunt for youth sportsmen will take place December 9-10, 2023.   To be eligible for the hunt, youths must be under 16 years of age at the time of the hunt. Each hunting area [read more...]

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Life Flight Summoned to Cartersville Accident Thursday

On Thursday afternoon, a three-vehicle accident on State Route 113 at Riverside Drive in Cartersville injured many people, causing the summoning of Life Flight. The Cartersville Police investigation states that a gray Ford F-250 Supercab was traveling east on State Route 113, a white GMC Yukon was going west on State Route 113, and a [read more...]

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Representative Barry Loudermilk Addresses Numerous Topics, Including Government Shutdown

WBHF spoke to Congressman Barry Loudermilk at 9:30 a.m. Friday (September 29, 2023)  about the government shutdown threat.  He talked about a fix and a long-term solution.  The interview is posted here in its entirety.

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Opportunity for People to Save Lives This Sunday

Zach Thompson, originally from Cartersville, is in need of a stem cell transplant. DKMS and his family are hosting a donor drive Sunday from 12-4pm at The Church at Liberty Square near Cartersville. DKMS is an international nonprofit bone marrow donor center that works in the areas of blood cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation [read more...]

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Mike Hobbs Installed as Fifth President of Georgia Highlands

On September 28, Chancellor to the University System of Georgia Sonny Perdue officially installed the fifth president of Georgia Highlands College, Dr. Mike Hobbs, Ph.D., during an investiture ceremony held in the Floyd Campus gym. Hundreds of college and local community members attended the event, and Regent Cade Joiner of the Board of Regents of [read more...]

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Atrium Health Floyd’s Trauma Program Earns National Recognition

American College of Surgeons Verifies Level II Designation ROME, Ga., Sept. 25, 2023 – Trauma patients from northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama have another reason to expect continued expertise from Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, the state’s only Level II Trauma Center west of Gainesville and north of Atlanta.   Floyd Medical Center, which became [read more...]

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