According to reports, on Thursday, April 18th at 7:18 a.m., Georgia State Patrol Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 61 south of Aubrey Road. The initial investigation revealed that a silver 2001 Toyota 4Runner was traveling south on the Highway in the right lane. The driver of the Toyota failed to maintain a [read more...]
STOCKBRIDGE, GA, April 15, 2024 -- Effective April 15, Georgia residents will be able to book accommodations 14 months in advance at sites operated by Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, one month earlier than out-of-state visitors. This includes newly renovated full hookup campsites at Vogel, historic CCC cottages at F.D. Roosevelt and yurts at [read more...]
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's March unemployment rate was 3.1, unchanged from a revised 3.1 percent in February. The unemployment rate was seven-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. "When it comes to building a strong economy, Georgia means business," said Commissioner Thompson. “Being recognized as an economic powerhouse always starts with [read more...]
New Energy Industry Component Manufacturer, SUNMAX TECH, Officially Settles in Adairsville, Georgia Adairsville, Georgia - [4/18/2024]: SUNMAX TECH, INC. is pleased to announce its establishment as a new company in the production of new energy components. The company is currently in the process of establishing production and manufacturing operation base in Adairsville, Georgia. The [read more...]
Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic, the region’s two longest-serving healthcare providers, finalized a long-anticipated strategic combination on Monday, creating an integrated healthcare system. Harbin Clinic, Georgia’s most extensive, privately owned, multi-specialty physician group, and Atrium Health Floyd, one of the largest providers of health care services in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama, [read more...]
MMR Vaccine is Safe and Effective in Preventing Measles ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated individual traveling with an international group of students. The individual, who does not live in the United States, is isolated and receiving treatment at a local hospital. DPH [read more...]
Bartow County SWAT removed 37-year-old Yihua Wiseman from her residence on Wilson Street in Acworth early Saturday morning after a five-hour incident that began on Friday night in which she reportedly threatened two people at the Lake Forest Country Club on the other side of her fence, lit a toilet paper roll on fire, and [read more...]
Cartersville Police booked a woman for murder on Monday morning. Officers responded to the report of a person stabbed at the Collins Pointe Apartments off Roving Road at around 10:47 on Sunday night and reportedly found a male in an apartment with a stab wound to the neck. First responders transported him to Piedmont Cartersville [read more...]
On Thursday, March 14th, the Cartersville Police Department received a report of a possible inappropriate relationship between a Cartersville High School teacher and a student. On Tuesday, April 2nd, 53-year-old John Paul Snead of Kennesaw was taken into custody by Cartersville Police Department investigators. They have charged Snead with sexual assault by a person with [read more...]
We now know the identities of both people killed in a series of crashes that led to the shutdown of I-75 two miles from the SR 140 exit in Adairsville for about five hours on Monday morning. The driver who was fleeing law enforcement was 15-year-old Jonathan McEvers from LaFayette, and the victim from the [read more...]
