The Cartersville School Board of Education has earned the highest honor a Georgia school board can receive. The Georgia School Boards Association just named Cartersville’s board a 2025 Exemplary Board, the top level in GSBA’s statewide recognition program. This prestigious award highlights the board’s strong focus on effective governance, continuous improvement, transparency, and teamwork, all [read more...]
Cartersville High School Future Business Leaders of America launches community shoe drive to support global micro entrepreneurs. Cartersville High School FBLA is proud to announce the launch of its community wide shoe drive fundraiser, partnering with Funds2Orgs to collect gently worn, used, and new shoes. The fundraiser will run from November 3rd to December 15th, with [read more...]
CARTERSVILLE, Ga., December 4, 2025, - Cartersville City Schools Superintendent Dr. Marc Feuerbach has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) and Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA). Dr. Feuerbach, who received the award on Thursday, Dec. 4, at the GSBA annual conference held in Atlanta, has been leading Cartersville [read more...]
Federal safety investigators say an engineering and construction company exposed workers to deadly hazards at the Hanwha Q Cells solar panel plant in Cartersville. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Hyoungwon E&C America Incorporated following the death of 33-year-old Marion Jose Rugama of Norcross. On Monday, May 19th, around [read more...]
December 2, 2025 Cartersville, GA- Sheriff Clark Millsap stated on Monday, December 1, 2025 Bartow County Criminal Investigation Division was assisting the State Fire Marshal’s Office investigate a suspicious fire with a fatality that occurred on Thanksgiving night at 5754 Highway 20 Cartersville, GA. After interviewing multiple individuals throughout the day, a person of [read more...]
Bartow County, GA (December 2, 2025) - At the request of the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, GBI Agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Bartow County, GA. One man was shot and killed. No deputies were injured during the incident. Preliminary information indicates that around 4:50 p.m. on December 1, 2025, Bartow County Sheriff’s [read more...]
A person was found deceased in a house on Highway 20, Thursday November November 27. According to a press release, at 12:52 a.m., firefighters with the Bartow Fire and Emergency Services were called to a home at 5754 Highway 20, Cartersville for a report of a residential structure fire. BCFES crews arrived on scene to [read more...]
The Cartersville Police Department has earned national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) for the first time in its history—an honor held by only about 4% of U.S. law enforcement agencies. The accreditation, presented on November 15, 2025, recognizes the department’s adherence to more than 180 industry best-practice standards in [read more...]
Georgia State Patrol Troopers were called to a fatal accident Wednesday, November 20, 2025, at 11:30 p.m. According to GSP reports, a Ram Truck was traveling north on Highway 41 at the intersection with East Felton Road when 81 year old, Ruby Haney of Calhoun, who was crossing east across the highway outside of a [read more...]
November 24, 2025 (ATLANTA, GA) – Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Officers will increase their presence on interstates and state roads during the Thanksgiving holiday period to help reduce crashes and keep travelers safe. The 102-hour travel period begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 26, and ends 11:59 p.m. Sunday, [read more...]
