Temperatures stayed at or above freezing for the night in Cartersville, but the temperature at 5 AM is now 30 degrees. Below freezing temperatures are expected in the area until 1 PM. A drive around Cartersville showed not evidence of ice, but still puddles on Etowah Drive, Old Mill Road, Erwin Street, Highway 41, Tennessee [read more...]
Rain continues throughout much of Bartow County and is expected to be around until midnight. Temperatures are expected to stay above freezing until 1 AM and will remain below freezing until 1 PM on Tuesday. Icy road conditions are highly possible in many areas and especially on bridges and overpasses. Tune in to Bartow's Morning [read more...]
From the National Weather Service: BLACK ICE AND SLICK SPOTS ARE POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... AREAS OF RAIN WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT... RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD WET SURFACES. TEMPERATURES COULD DIP TO FREEZING BEFORE SUNRISE FOR MANY AREAS... GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LA GRANGE TO ATHENS LINE. THIS WILL [read more...]
The combination of today's rain and falling temperatures overnight means that there is a good possibility that some roads may have black ice in the morning. The Bartow's Morning News team of Alan Sanders and Kevin Pate will be on tomorrow morning starting at 5:30 AM with the latest weather and road conditions. Emergency Management, [read more...]
The Cartersville Police Department has arrested Antavious Linley, 24, of Kingston for the death of 24-year-old Actavious Thompson on Monday morning. Thompson was killed by a gunshot would to the left temple at a residence at 21 MLK Drive on Saturday night. Linely has been charged with one count of murder, according to Cartersville Police [read more...]
Bartow County EMA Director Paul Cuprowski sent an email to department heads on Saturday evening about possible winter weather beginning tonight. Here is what the email read: "The forecast has changed again! It's more serious now for us. They are predicting that Bartow County may get up to two to four inches of snow starting [read more...]
According to a press release from Chief Thomas Culpepper of the Cartersville Police Department, an arrest has been made regarding recent entering auto incidents in the Wellington Subdivision. Investigators with the Police Department arrested Rufus Travise Talmadge, age 17 of Cartersville, for two counts of entering autos, for thefts that occurred overnight during the period [read more...]
Chief Thomas Culpepper of the Cartersville, Georgia Police Department has advised that Mr. Scott Killion, the escapee from last week’s prisoner transport, has been arrested without incident near Ellettsville, Indiana. The agencies which were involved in the arrest were The U.S. Marshall’s Task Force, Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of Corrections, and DEA Task Force. [read more...]
Congratulations to Paulene Reece, our grand prize winner of the "Love is in the Air" contest this morning. For sharing her story about being legally blind and having to walk two miles home at 3:00 AM, Paulene wins a couple's massage from La Vida Massage, dinner for two at Angelo’s, a dozen roses from Designs [read more...]
You have the chance to win an awesome Valentine's Day package this morning on AM 1450. All you have to do is share your worst Valentine's story to win. You have only 14 seconds to do it. Grand prize is a massage from La Vida Massage, dinner for two at Angelo's, a dozen roses from [read more...]
