Weather permitting, Georgia Department of Transportation crews will shift traffic on State Route 140 between Old Highway 140 and Big Ditch Road just west of Adairsville today through Friday from nine a.m. to five p.m. each day. Along with the traffic shift, crews will resurface and stripe the route. Please slow down and watch for [read more...]
A series of crashes led to the shutdown of I-75 before the SR 140 exit in Adairsville for about five hours and two fatalities on Monday morning. At 5:55, officers from the Calhoun Police Department and Deputies from the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office were pursuing a white Chevrolet Silverado that originated near mile marker 310 [read more...]
Cartersville Police booked 17-year-old Donaven James Payne of Cartersville into the county jail on Thursday afternoon for cruelty to a child in the first degree, sodomy, and aggravated child molestation. There is no further information at this time.
Cartersville Police arrested three people last week in connection to an alleged armed robbery in the parking area of the Mountain Chase townhomes off North Tennessee Street on February 8th. The complainant said he had been communicating via Snapchat messages with an old high school classmate about purchasing Air Jordan sneakers from him. [read more...]
A complainant stated that a stranger robbed him of 500 dollars and his SIM card at gunpoint at the Red Top Mountain Visitor's Center on Thursday night while he was trying to buy a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra from the subject. The alleged victim said he observed the seller driving a black Nissan Sentra that [read more...]
Former Woodland High wrestler and current Virginia Tech sophomore Caleb Henson earned a 15-7 bonus-point win over Michigan’s Austin Gomez to win the 149-pound NCAA championship Saturday night in Kansas City. Penn State won the team national championship, while Henson’s Virginia Tech Hokies finished 7th. Henson became the second wrestler in Virginia Tech history to [read more...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA – March 22, 2024 The City of Cartersville is proud to announce a significant milestone in its visual identity journey with the approval of the revision to the City Corporate Seal by the City Council. This decision, made during Thursday night's council meeting, marks the official launch of a [read more...]
Low to moderate income workers may be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit The Earned Income Tax Credit is the federal government’s largest refundable tax credit for low to moderate income workers. Almost a third of those who qualify for the EITC became eligible for the first time this year due to changes in [read more...]
Sixty-five-year-old David Ignacio Rodriguez was arrested on March 11th and charged with two counts of child molestation, two counts of first-degree child cruelty, and sexual battery. WBHF learned that Rodriguez was employed as a bus driver with the Cartersville School System. Cartersville School officials released the following statement regarding Rodriguez’s employment with the system. [read more...]
The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning for north and much of central Georgia, including Bartow County, from midnight to ten a.m. The NWS expects the area to experience sub-freezing temperatures from the mid-20s to the lower 30s. Gusty winds, especially before sunrise, will make it feel even colder. Frost and freeze conditions will [read more...]
