Nutrition Changes to Bartow BOE Policy
The Bartow County Board of Education recently approved two changes to board regulation EEE-R which is part of the school’s wellness program. The first of these items was wording being changed in the school’s wellness [read more...]
Adairsville Unified Zoning Board Hears Amendment
The Adairsville Unified Zoning Board met for their monthly meeting this week where they only heard one case. This case was a text amendment submitted by the city of Adairsville to section 47-134 (d)(1) of [read more...]
Portrait Unveiling of Former Chief Justice Robert Benham
Atlanta, March 20, 2023 – The portrait of the Honorable Robert Benham, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, will be presented in a special ceremony on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 2 p.m. [read more...]
Qcells Supplier to Invest $147 Million in Cartersville Manufacturing Facility
Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Hanwha Advanced Materials Georgia, Inc. (HAGA), a manufacturer of lightweight advanced materials for sustainable technology, will create more than 160 new jobs in the City of Cartersville. The [read more...]
Bartow BOE Purchases Tops 3 Million
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 [read more...]
Press Release for Line of Duty Death – Firefighter Matthew Smith
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 [read more...]
Bartow Firefighters Battle A Commercial Fire in Taylorsville
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 [read more...]
Cartersville Parks & Recreation Director Candidates
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 [read more...]
Over 40 Georgia Colleges and Universities to Waive College Application Fees in March
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 [read more...]
Cartersville City Council Preview 3/16
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 [read more...]
Information for White City Mayor Election
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 [read more...]
Cartersville BOE Purchases From 3/13
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 [read more...]
Georgia DOT partners with Indeed to host virtual job fair for White, GA, Tuesday, 03/21/2023
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 [read more...]
Bond is Set for Corey Slaughter – Charged with 2021 Murder of 25 Year Old Woman
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 [read more...]
Teens Accused of Stealing Baby Formula Valued at $26,000 Arrested in Cartersville
On Thursday, March 9, 2023, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office issued a BOLO on a vehicle involved in shoplifting of baby formula from area Publix Supermarkets. Cartersville Police Officers located the vehicle at the Publix [read more...]
Cassville White Road Bridge Closed This Weekend
Weather permitting, the Cassville White Road bridge over I-75 will be closed from Friday evening at 7:30 until Monday morning at 5:30. The closure will allow Georgia Department of Transportation crews to continue constructing two [read more...]
Georgia Enters the New Year with All-Time High Job Numbers and A Steady Unemployment Rate
Atlanta, GA – Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's January unemployment rate was 3.1 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.1 percent in December. Job numbers reached another all-time high, increasing by [read more...]
Rome Man Arrested For Bartow County Teen’s Murder 15 Years Ago
Bartow County deputies booked 43-year-old Shannon Vashawn Tapley of Rome into the jail early Sunday morning on a warrant from March 15th, 2008, for murder. A warrant from the Magistrate Court of Bartow County states [read more...]
Cassville White Road Bridge Closure
GDOT announced on Tuesday that the Cassville White Road Bridge will be closed, weather permitting, this weekend. The closure will allow crews to continue working on the construction of two roundabouts at the interchanges at [read more...]
BARTOW COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS NAMED AP HONOR SCHOOLS
BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (March 7, 2023) – All three Bartow County high schools have the distinct honor of being named Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools by the Georgia Department of Education for their commitment to [read more...]
Local Accused of Dangerously Injuring Girlfriend
Bartow County deputies booked 17-year-old Benjamin Ray Hyde into the jail on Sunday morning for aggravated battery. His girlfriend stated that while lying in bed at their residence on Catherine Way near Cartersville on Saturday [read more...]
Cartersville Man Receives 40 Year Sentence for Sexually Abusing Elderly Relative
A man charged with sexually abusing an elderly relative is sentenced in Bartow Superior Court. Forty-six-year-old Clyde Andrew Atkinson was arrested on November 18, 2022, and charged with rape strong arm, incest, sodomy, aggravated sexual [read more...]
Accidential Fire Destroys Adairsville Camper
3/2/2023– At approximately 7:04 p.m., Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services were dispatched to 151 Pine Valley Drive NW, Adairsville to a report of a fire with no structure endangerment. BCFES crews arrived on scene [read more...]
Police Report Confirms Presence of Bomb in Car Involved in an Accident
A Cartersville Police report confirms the presence of an explosive device in a car involved in a crash last month. The narrative does not explain Kenneth Baily had the suspected bomb in his car. According [read more...]