NOTS Logistics Putting Culture of Caring Mission to Work This Holiday Season
With the holiday season upon us, NOTS Logistics is putting its culture of caring mission to work by giving back to the Cartersville community in several ways. Over the last several weeks, employees participated in [read more...]
Early Saturday Voting Approved for Senate Runoffs
The Bartow Board of Elections votes to approve early Saturday voting for the Senate runoff election this Saturday November 26th. Early Saturday will be held at the county election office at 1300 Joe Frank Harris [read more...]
Suspect Wanted In Cartersville Kidnapping Arrested
Cartersville Police Officers were dispatched to The Park at 366 apartments on Old Mill Road on Monday night at 6:15 regarding a reported child abduction. Officers learned that 31-year-old Maurice Hall of Cartersville had taken [read more...]
Suspicious Device Found By Cartersville Public Works
A press release was issued by the Cartersville Police Department Monday evening that stated: On Monday, November 21, 2022, Cartersville Public Works located a suspicious device in the area of Fiber Drive and Brown Farm [read more...]
Cartersville Man Charged With Sex Crimes
Cartersville Police booked 46-year-old Clyde Andrew Atkinson of Cartersville into the county jail on Friday morning for exploitation and intimidation of a vulnerable person, rape, sodomy, incest, and aggravated sexual battery. There is no additional [read more...]
Adairsville Eliminated By Oconee County in Playoffs
The Adairsville Tigers fell to the Oconee County Warriors 45-20 on Friday night and were eliminated in the GHSA Class-3A High School Football playoffs. Oconee County received the opening kickoff, and the Warriors hit the [read more...]
Cartersville Runs Through Cambridge, Advances To Quarterfinals
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes defeated the Cambridge Bears 37-14 on Friday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Class-5A GHSA State Playoffs. Cartersville took an early lead and never looked back. Malachi Jeffries and [read more...]
Charges Filed In Officer Involved Shooting
Charges have been filed against a man accused of shooting at Cartersville Police Thursday morning. Forty-five-year-old Jose Louis Rivera of Cartersville was booked into the Bartow County Jail Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 3:38 pm. [read more...]
SUSPECT NAMED IN AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN CARTERSVILLE
Bartow County, GA (November 17, 2022) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Cartersville, GA. On Thursday, November 17, 2022, the Cartersville Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation. One [read more...]
Cartersville Board of Education Meeting Highlights, Nov. 14, 2022
 The Cartersville City Schools Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, November 14, 2022. Cartersville High School was the host for the meeting. “Better Together” Capturing Kids Hearts Word of the Month [read more...]
Bond Denied For A Woman Charged With Murder
Forty-year-old Jennifer Lee Jones of Cartersville was arrested on November 2, 2022, and charged with two counts of murder, trafficking illegal drugs, and second-degree child cruelty/causing excessive pain. According to the warrant, Jones's thirteen-year-old son [read more...]
Flu Vaccination: The Best Protection Against the Flu
Don’t Make Flu a Guest for the Holidays ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is urging Georgians to get vaccinated against flu right now. Flu activity is already widespread in Georgia – [read more...]
How To Tame A Dragon: Colonels Advance
The Cass Colonels shocked the Jefferson Dragons on Friday night with a 27-17 road playoff victory. The Colonels entered the game as 30+ point underdogs. Cass received the opening kickoff, and the Colonels wasted no [read more...]
Cartersville Advances, Awaits Cambridge
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes defeated the Clarke Central Gladiators on Saturday evening 43-10. Kendrick Price scored on a 66-yard touchdown pass from Paul Gamble on the Canes' opening possession. In an effort to control the [read more...]
Adairsville Cruises Past Douglas in First Round
The Adairsville Tigers defeated the Douglass Astros on Saturday afternoon 55-26 in the first round of the Triple-A GHSA State Playoffs. The Tigers began the game with an onside kick, which was recovered by kicker [read more...]
Injured Veteran To Receive Mortgage-Free Home: David Speights is a Cartersville Native
Building Homes for Heros has gifted 11 homes in 11 daysBYÂ MATILDA PREISENDORFNOVEMBER 10, 2022Â On November 11, an injured veteran will receive a mortgage-free home. The home was custom built by PulteGroup, from Building Homes for [read more...]
Man Allegedly Robbed Outside Vineyards Apartment Homes
A man stated that two unknown suspects pointed guns at his face at the Vineyards Apartment Homes off Grassdale Road near Cartersville early Wednesday morning. They reportedly demanded all of the money that he had. [read more...]
Euharlee Elementary Recognized
Euharlee Elementary School made the Georgia Department of Education’s list of Title 1 Distinguished Schools for the previous academic year. The designation recognizes schools ranked in the top 5% based on a combined English Language [read more...]
Midterm Elections 2022 – (Final)
This post will contain all of the numbers as we collect them throughout the evening for midterm elections 2022. The post will be updated with a new time-stamp each time we get more votes counted. [read more...]
GROUNDBREAKING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MISSION ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (November 7, 2022) – With hard hats and a ceremonial shovel turn, the Bartow County School System breaks ground on a new $30 million Mission Road Elementary School. After 37 years, a [read more...]
Local Charged With Murder By Fentanyl
Jennifer Lee Jones Bartow County deputies booked 40-year-old Jennifer Lee Jones of Cartersville into the jail on Wednesday afternoon on the following warrants: murder during the commission of a felony, murder in the [read more...]
Change Clocks, Change Batteries, Daylight Saving Ends Sun., Nov. 6th
NOVEMBER 02, 2022 ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging all Georgians to change their smoke alarm batteries this weekend when they change their clocks to mark the end of Daylight [read more...]
Adairsville Beats Bremen, Region Championship Next Friday
The Adairsville Tigers (8-1, 6-0) beat the Bremen Blue Devils (4-5, 3-3) by a score of 14-7 Friday night. This game got off to a slow start as neither team scored on its first possession. [read more...]
Cartersville Downs Dalton, Captures No. 2 Seed
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (9-1, 4-1) defeated the Dalton Catamounts (5-5, 3-2) by a score of 39-14. Cartersville dominated the game and took an early 3-0 lead off the right leg of Ryan Johnson in [read more...]
