During the previous Bartow Board of Education meeting the board approved four purchases for a total amount of $3,082,949.57. The largest of these purchases by a resounding amount was the purchase of Dell Latitude 3140 laptops to refresh the middle school 1:1 devices. The total amount for this one purchase was $2,327,500.00, and in addition [read more...]
For Immediate Release 03/22/2023 On Thursday, March 16, 2023, Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services Firefighter Matthew Smith became unresponsive during a search and rescue training exercise at the Bartow-Cartersville Fire Joint Training Center. Instructors for the exercise with FF Smith immediately recognized that FF Smith was experiencing an acute medical emergency and quickly removed [read more...]
At approximately 1:26 a.m. Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services were dispatched to 585 Covered Bridge Road SW, Taylorsville to report of a commercial structure fire. BCFES crews arrived on scene to find a commercial structure and vehicle with heavy fire showing. Once crews were able to extinguish the fire, a fire investigator was called [read more...]
The City of Cartersville under a Georgia State Statute that requires the notification of a director level positions top three candidates 14 days before a recommendation to the City Council has provided WBHF with the following announcement: The City of Cartersville recently posted a Director of Parks & Recreation job opening. City Manager, Dan Porta, [read more...]
MARCH 01, 2023 ATLANTA, GA – Over 40 Georgia colleges and universities will waive college application fees for high school seniors in March. This will be the 4th time 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 promote [read more...]
The Cartersville City Council will meet on Thursday where they will hear the first readings of two smaller rezoning, some ordinance changes and consider some purchases and large agreements. The council will also be making the appointment of Wade Wilson as the Public Works Director for the City of Cartersville. This appointment is being made [read more...]
There are only two days left of early voting for the special election for the white city mayor seat, and less than a week until election day. Advanced voting will continue to be open on Thursday March 16th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Friday March 17th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. [read more...]
The Cartersville made just over $350,000 worth of purchases for math and science resources during their meeting on Monday. What follows are those purchases and what schools they are for: For CPS science the purchase of the following instructional resources for CPS Science in the total amount of $26,850.30. - Mystery Science online membership - 1 [read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E38dKONL3E WHAT: Do you or someone you know have a calling for public service where the day-to-day activities make a difference in your community? The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is partnering with Indeed.com to host a virtual job fair for Highway Maintenance Technicians with positions open across the state. Maintenance team members [read more...]
Bond is granted for a man charged with the murder of a woman in 2021. Thirty-year-old Corey James Slaughter was arrested and charged with killing Ashley Dunn with a hammer at an Acworth home two years ago. He is charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. Slaughter's attorney said his client has been in jail [read more...]
