Two COVID-19 Treatments No Longer Authorized for Use Limited Efficacy Against Omicron
Atlanta – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that two monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments for COVID-19 are currently not authorized for use due to their limited effectiveness against the Omicron variant. Omicron [read more...]
New Traffic Safety Program Reduces Excessive Speeding through Euharlee Elementary and Woodland Middle School Zones
Euharlee Police Department sees tremendous decrease in speeding cases due to the New Traffic Safety Program to Reduce Excessive Speeding Through Euharlee Elementary and Woodland Middle School Zones Implementation of an automated traffic enforcement safety [read more...]
New $60,000,000 Industrial Building Proposed for Emerson
A new logistics center is proposed for the city of Emerson. According to paperwork filed with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, plans for Project B include a one-story, fifty-foot tall building. The 790,500 square foot [read more...]
Fire Caused Traffic Backup On Cass White Rd Monday Morning
On Monday morning, a fire caused a significant backup on Cassville White Road west of I-75 between 6:30 and 7:30. The fire began outside Maree Tires and Diesel Truck Repair on 873 Cassville [read more...]
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center No Longer Permits Cloth Masks for Visitors, Patients; Medical Masks Required
Cartersville, Ga. (Jan. 21, 2022) – Visitors and patients at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center must now wear medical masks, as opposed to cloth masks, when at the hospital. The goal of the updated masking policy [read more...]
Cartersville community celebrates groundbreaking on new primary school
   On Friday afternoon, the Cartersville community came together under a clear sky to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Cartersville Primary School. School system employees and local leaders gathered at 200 Carter Grove Boulevard for [read more...]
Georgia Power offers resources and safety tips to help customers prepare for predicted winter weather
Company monitoring forecasts and mobilizing storm response teams and personnel to respond to potential service interruptions  ATLANTA – January 13, 2022 – As winter weather, including freezing rain, wind and snow, is predicted to [read more...]
Local Accused of Sexual Offenses
Jeffery Wade Knight Paulding County deputies handed over 50-year-old Jeffery Wade Knight of Cartersville to Bartow County deputies at Taylor’s Junkyard on 740 Dallas Highway near Cartersville on Thursday night for warrants through [read more...]
WINTER WEATHER AND OMICRON VARIANT IMPACTING BLOOD DRIVES AND SUPPLY
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (Jan. 6, 2021) – During the first week of National Blood Donor Month, Blood Assurance is experiencing a sharp increase in cancellations due to winter weather and the Covid-19 omicron variant. Since Jan. [read more...]
Mayor Pro Tem of White unveils plan to investigate city departments
This week, the White City Council held a tumultuous meeting where accusations were leveled at both current and former city employees. Newly appointed Mayor Pro Tem Gary Crisp ended the meeting by reading a resolution [read more...]
A Rome woman dies in a three-vehicle crash on I-75 in Bartow County Wednesday.Â
Twenty-four-year-old Blanca Estela Arteaga died in the three-vehicle that occurred north bound lane of I-75 near mile marker 289. According to Georgia State Patrol reports, the crash involved two tractor-trailers and a passenger car. A [read more...]
Emerson Man Accused Of Disfiguring Ex-Fiancé
Zachery Daniel Harper A Bartow County deputy arrested 31-year-old Zachery Daniel Harper of Emerson on I-75 southbound at mile marker 285 about an incident at Best Western Inn and Suites on 5663 Highway [read more...]
Cartersville Woman Accused of Shooting At Husband’s SUV
Tanya Estella Brooks Cartersville Police arrested 53-year-old Tanya Estella Brooks of Cartersville near her residence on Brookside Court on December 30th about a shooting incident. Her husband told police that she accused him [read more...]
Local Accused of Strangling Wife and Juvenile
Jeffery Calvin Wheeler Bartow County deputies booked 28-year-old Jeffery Calvin Wheeler of Adairsville into the jail on December 29th for multiple charges, including two counts of aggravated assault resulting in strangulation. They also [read more...]
One of Four Armed Robbery Suspects Jailed
Hailey Ann Noland On Wednesday afternoon, 21-year-old Hailey Ann Noland of Cartersville turned herself into the Bartow County Jail. She is a suspect in an armed robbery that happened at a room at [read more...]
Weather Advisory 4:00 a.m.
A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 9 a.m. Monday for portions of north-central and northwest Georgia, including Bartow County. The National Weather Service expects wet snow. Light snow accumulations ranging from a quarter [read more...]
Weather Advisory 9:40 p.m.
There are two weather advisories to heed. A wintry mix of rain and snow should begin after midnight for portions of northern Georgia, including Bartow County, through 9 AM. There is a winter weather advisory [read more...]
Updated Weather Advisories
There are now two weather advisories to heed. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from midnight to nine a.m. Monday for Bartow, Cherokee, Polk, Paulding, and Haralson Counties. A wintry mix leading to light [read more...]
Georgia Receives Oral Antiviral COVID-19 Treatments Molnupiravir and Paxlovid™ Available at Select Retail Pharmacies
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the allocation of Merck and Pfizer oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19 to select retail pharmacies in Georgia. Initial supply of Molnupiravir and Paxlovid™ from [read more...]
Winter Weather Advisory
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from midnight to nine a.m. Monday for Bartow, Cherokee, Polk, Paulding, and Haralson Counties. A wintry mix leading to light snow accumulations is possible. Up to one-half inch [read more...]
First Baby of New Year Welcomed at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
Bryson Shane Jenkins, 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and 20 1/4 inches long, was the first baby of the year born at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center. Proud parents Kaley Ely and Michael Jenkins welcomed their healthy [read more...]
Adairsville Boy Missing
Lavin Andrew Holloway The Adairsville Police Department would like the public to be informed about the following in regards to 12-year-old Lavin Holloway: Friday night, at about 7:45, Lavin Andrew Holloway was discovered [read more...]
Canine Arrests Cartersville Woman
Pamela Kellam Holt BCSO deputies used a canine at a residence on Holt Road near Cartersville to arrest a 63-year-old woman accused of shooting at two UPS employees on Tuesday night. The two [read more...]
Flood Watch Until 7:00 Tonight
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch throughout Georgia, including Bartow County, until 7:00 tonight. Excessive runoff may flood rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out [read more...]
