Georgia Lottery Player in Cartersville Wins Fantasy 5 Jackpot for $857,788
ATLANTA (March 28, 2025) – A Georgia Lottery player hit the jackpot for $857,788 in the March 27 drawing of Fantasy 5. The lucky ticket was purchased at QuikTrip at 105 Old Allatoona Road in [read more...]
Last Chance For Public Input
Time is running out for you to share your input! Bartow County is conducting a Community Development Needs Assessment as part of the County’s application process for the 2026 Community Development Block Grant. The feedback [read more...]
DON KORDECKI’S MEMORY HONORED WITH BRONZE STATUE
March 7, 2025 Family and friends of Don Kordecki, the beloved Cartersville resident and promoter of the arts, are honoring his memory by having a life-size bronzed statue placed in the Shakespeare Garden between Ross [read more...]
TROUT ARE ON THE WAY TO YOUR FAVORITE NORTH GEORGIA WATERWAYS
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (Mar. 27, 2025) – Trout stocking trucks are rolling right now to stock your favorite North Georgia waterways. When is your next fishing trip? It has been a long winter, but spring is [read more...]
Project Updates: Bartow, Pickens, Gordon and Cherokee Counties
March 2025 Project Updates BARTOW COUNTY Reconstruction of Highway 41 bridges over State Route 293 - Current Completion Date: 12/25. Crews are installing a retaining wall on the northbound side to prepare to remove the northbound bridge. [read more...]
Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.6% as State Adds 7,200 Jobs in February
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia's February unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.6 percent in January. The unemployment rate was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. "Georgia continues to drive [read more...]
Two Vehicle Crash Near Adairsville Causes Serious Injuries
A pregnant woman involved in a two-vehicle crash Sunday was airlifted to an area hospital for medical treatment. On Sunday, March 23, 2025, Georgia State Patrol Troopers investigated a two-vehicle collision on Highway 41 at [read more...]
Shanika Wright-Turner Receives Regents’ Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award
The award recognizes Excellence in Teaching and Leadership. Georgia Highlands College (GHC) proudly announces that Shanika Wright-Turner, Associate Professor of Business Administration, has been recognized with the prestigious Regents’ Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame [read more...]
Legislature passes two tax relief bills
by Ty Tagami | Mar 20, 2025 | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Georgia taxpayers will pay a little less after Gov. Brian Kemp signs two tax relief measures following their approval Thursday by the state Senate. “The final [read more...]
Gov. Kemp Appoints State DOL Commissioner
ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced his appointment of Bárbara Rivera Holmes as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor. Joined by her family and supporters, she will be sworn into office on April 4th and [read more...]
Man Steps Into The Path of Eighteen Wheeler Truck
It appears that a man intentionally stepped into the path of an eighteen-wheeler truck on Highway 41 Wednesday evening. According to reports from the Georgia State Patrol, the accident occurred just before 7 p.m. in [read more...]
Local 911 Director Honored
Last week, at the Georgia Emergency Communications Conference in Columbus, the Georgia chapters of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials and the National Emergency Number Association honored Major Jessica Pruett, the E-911 director of Bartow [read more...]
Georgia Power prepared for severe weather over weekend
Company encourages customers to take steps now to prepare, keep safety first Atlanta – March 14, 2025 – Georgia Power is tracking predictions for severe weather, including high winds, heavy rain, and the potential for [read more...]
EARLY TURKEY HUNT OPPORUTNITY FOR YOUTH AND MOBILITY-IMPAIRED HUNTERS
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (March 13, 2025) – Before the statewide turkey season opens, youth and mobility-impaired hunters get an early chance to harvest a gobbler on private lands during a special opportunity turkey season on [read more...]
January 2025 Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.6%
March 13, 2025 The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia's January unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.6 percent in December. The unemployment rate was four-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. "Georgia's [read more...]
Suspect Charged With Vehicular Homicide in Bartow County
We have additional details regarding our earlier on-air report this month about the booking of 20-year-old James Robert Duke of Rome into the Bartow County Jail on February 28th. He faces charges of homicide by [read more...]
SUPREME COURT TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION IN CARTERSVILLE
Atlanta, March 10, 2025 – The Supreme Court of Georgia will hold its second day of March oral arguments at the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Ga., on Wednesday, March 19. It is [read more...]
An Adairsville Home Receives Heavy Fire Damage Over The Weekend
Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services Responds 3/8/2025 – At approximately 2:41 p.m. Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services were dispatched to 56 Howell Bend Road N.W., Adairsville to a report of a residential structure [read more...]
Chattahoochee Tech Students Win Gold, Top Honors at 2025 SkillsUSA Georgia Competition
(Acworth, Ga. – March 5, 2025) Chattahoochee Tech students competed at the 2025 SkillsUSA Georgia competition held recently in Atlanta, with a gold medal winner advancing to the national competition. Maria Luiza Morais Macedo da [read more...]
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: What to Know
Piedmont Oncology highlights risk factors, symptoms, prevention, and treatment. Cartersville, GA (March 5, 2025)— March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Piedmont Cartersville wants to educate people about the disease and what you can do [read more...]
Passenger Truck Collides With A Fire Truck Responding To An Emergency
A fire truck was involved in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday. According to Georgia State Patrol reports, the accident occurred on March 5, 2025, at approximately 6:10 a.m. A firetruck was traveling north on Highway 61 [read more...]
Man Shot At Home Sunday – Suspect Arrested
A suspect reportedly shot a man at his home on Hickory Lane, north of Cartersville, on Sunday morning. A deputy responded to the residence and found the victim with a bloody towel wrapped around his [read more...]
14-Year-Old Dies After Shot In Cartersville
A 14-year-old male juvenile has died following a shooting at a friend's home in Cartersville on Monday afternoon. The Cartersville Police have stated that, out of respect for the family and the sensitive nature of [read more...]
Suspect Arrested After Road Rage Shooting In Cartersville
Rockmart Police arrested a Marietta man on Friday night for allegedly shooting at another man during a road rage incident at the intersection of Rockmart Highway and Euharlee Road in Cartersville. Earlier that afternoon, a [read more...]
