(ATLANTA, GA) – Thousands of Georgians are expected to travel this Labor Day weekend as summer comes to an unofficial close. The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds motorists that Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Officers will conduct high-visibility patrols on interstates and secondary roads, focusing on impaired driving, speeding, [read more...]
A man wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Floyd County is now in custody after a traffic stop in the Taylorsville area. On Tuesday evening, a Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputy was patrolling near John Kay Road and Iron Hill Road when he spotted a silver 2023 Toyota Corolla. The passenger matched the [read more...]
ATLANTA (August 20, 2026) — Chairman of the Georgia Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R–Rome), was recently named Vice-Chair to the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) State and Local Taxation Task Force.  “Serving as vice-chair of NCSL’s State and Local Taxation Task Force is an honor and a great opportunity to share [read more...]
From Spirituals to Freedom - Building America, a musical performance by Sparky and Rhonda Rucker August 29, 2026, Cartersville, GA - The Bartow History Museum will present From Spirituals to Freedom: Building America, a musical performance by Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, on August 29 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Grand Theater. This special [read more...]
A Cartersville manufacturing company owner faces federal charges accusing him of defrauding a bank of about $24 million. 48-year-old Thomas Mwangi of Atlanta, the former owner of CAMaster in Cartersville, appeared in federal court in Atlanta on August 10th. Prosecutors charged him with two counts of bank fraud and 13 counts of wire fraud. A [read more...]
ROME, Ga. - Zhu Chen, the owner of Cartersville-based flooring manufacturer Wellmade Industries; his nephew, Jiayi Chen; and Jianjun Lu, a Chinese national, face federal charges of forced labor, conspiracy to commit forced labor, and alien harboring arising from alleged illegal operations at Wellmade Industries. “The defendants allegedly threatened foreign workers with physical violence, deportation, [read more...]
Georgia State Patrol troopers have booked a South Carolina woman into the Bartow County Jail on charges of homicide by vehicle in the first degree, driving under the influence of drugs, and reckless driving following a fatal crash near Adairsville. Troopers from Post 3 in Bartow County responded just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday to a [read more...]
The accident occurred at 2:12 a.m. Monday morning. Georgia State Troopers were called to Grassdale Road and Highway 41 to investigate a serious injury Vehicle and Pedestrian crash. Upon arrival, it was determined that a 2019 Nissan Sentra, was traveling north on Highway 41, in the left turning lane. Brian McLaughlin, age 57, of Cartersville, [read more...]
ATLANTA (August 10, 2026) — Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R–Rome), was recently honored by the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) with a 2026 Legislative Service Award (see attached photo by ACCG) for his leadership and collaboration with Georgia county governments during the 2026 Legislative Session.  The ACCG Legislative [read more...]
A Cartersville man was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday in Bartow County, According to preliminary reports from the Georgia State Patrol, on August 8, 2026, at approximately 12:52 a.m., a Trooper responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 20 and Service Road. The initial investigation revealed that a Dodge Journey traveling [read more...]
