Earlier this year, murder charges against a Chatsworth woman in connection with a 2001 killing were dismissed. In April 2025, 74-year-old Mary Ruth Fowler and her husband, 74-year-old Gary Fowler, were arrested and charged with the 2001 murder of Travis Silvers. According to the Bartow County Jail docket, Mary Fowler was granted a $50,000 bond [read more...]
ROME, Ga. – Thirteen members of a prison-based methamphetamine distribution ring have been convicted and sentenced. Before they were identified by federal agents, state inmates Edward Kelvin Pope, David Wilson, and Kevin Josue Campos Rivera coordinated with Jose Santos Isaola Cisneros, a federal inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Atlanta, to distribute methamphetamine to [read more...]
The following is an update to yesterday’s story. Authorities have arrested a 64-year-old former senior leader at Advocates for Children on 31 criminal charges. Scott Alan Sherwin of Rome now sits in the Bartow County Detention Center. Authorities arrested him at his home on Thursday, March 5th, and Bartow County deputies booked him locally on [read more...]
A 64-year-old former senior leader at Advocates for Children in Cartersville faces 31 criminal charges after his arrest by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office. Scott Alan Sherwin of Rome was taken into custody last Thursday, March 5th, at his home by Bartow County deputies. Authorities booked him into the Bartow County Detention Center on Friday, [read more...]
Sunday, March 8th, 2026 at 2:00 A.M. daylight saving time begins. The Cartersville Fire Department would like to remind everyone to take this time to change the batteries in their smoke alarms. In the event of a fire, a properly installed and maintained smoke alarm can alert you and your loved ones to the danger [read more...]
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (March 5, 2026) On Saturday, March 7, the American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia, Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services, United Way, Team Rubicon and volunteers will install around 200 free smoke alarms for families at risk of home fires as part of our Sound the Alarm event. From March 1-28, as part of the campaign, the Red Cross of Georgia aims to install [read more...]
ATLANTA, GA – The Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) has partnered with the University System of Georgia (USG), the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), and private institutions to provide application fee waivers to Georgia high school seniors in March to more than 60 Georgia colleges and universities. “We want every Georgia student to know there is a [read more...]
Upcoming Georgia Sound the Alarm installation and fire safety education opportunities March 1 – 28: Bartow County March 7: 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Cartersville Bartow County March 7: 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Cartersville American Red Cross of Georgia and Community Partners to Install Around 3,800 Free Smoke Alarms Staff and volunteers educate residents on fire safety across the state ATLANTA (March 2, 2026) - The American Red Cross of Georgia is Sounding the Alarm once again on fire safety. This March, volunteers, staff and community [read more...]
CARTERSVILLE, GA — February 20, 2026 — It is with great sadness that the family of Jon Oscher announces his passing on Thursday, February 19, 2026. A visionary entrepreneur, dedicated philanthropist, and pillar of the Cartersville community, Mr. Oscher leaves behind a legacy defined by his passion for education, the arts, and the advancement of [read more...]
A crash on Interstate 75 northbound in Bartow County claimed a life Thursday night when a tractor-trailer struck a pedestrian. Georgia State Patrol troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers responded around 8:03 p.m. to mile marker 290, just north of exit 290 near Cartersville. The initial investigation shows 51-year-old Scott Wolcott attempted to cross the [read more...]
