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...]
Piedmont Receives Gold Level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation
Atlanta (Feb. 12, 2025) – Cigna Healthcare has selected Piedmont as a recipient of its 2024 gold level Healthy Workforce Designation for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health and vitality of its employees [read more...]
A Cartersville Resident Wins Thousands In Georgia Lottery Game
ATLANTA (Feb. 10, 2025) – Georgia Lottery players took home big wins this week from Diggi Games. Here’s a look at the latest winners, who all played on the Georgia Lottery mobile app: A player [read more...]
Florida Man Jailed In Bartow On 15 Counts Of Forgery Of A Financial Card
A Florida man is jailed in Bartow on numerous counts of forgery of a financial card. Just before noon Tuesday, Cartersville police officers were called to the Ingles Gas Station on West Avenue. According to [read more...]
Bartow County 2025 Operating Budget Hearing Tuesday, Feb. 11th, 10AM
Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor will conduct a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 to discuss the County’s proposed operating budget for Fiscal Year 2025. The hearing will be held in [read more...]
Tax Tip 2025-13 File for free with IRS Free File
Issue Number: Tax Tip 2025-13 File for free with IRS Free File IRS Free File lets qualified taxpayers get free tax preparation, free electronic filing and free direct deposit of their federal tax refund, if they’re [read more...]
Blood Assurance Highlights Critical Need for African American Donors During Black History Month
Cartersville, GA (February 3, 2025) In honor of Black History Month, Blood Assurance is calling on African American donors to help meet a life-saving need, especially for individuals battling sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease, [read more...]
FIRST POSITIVE CASE OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CONFIRMED IN GEORGIA
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (January 23, 2025) – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has confirmed through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories that a hunter-harvested deer [read more...]
BCFES Responds To Numerous Fires Over The Weekend
Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services Responds 1/24/2025 – At approximately 6:44 p.m. Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services were dispatched to 27 Etowah Lane S.W., Cartersville to a report of a residential structure fire. [read more...]
Adairsville Student Selected to U.S. Senate Youth Program
The Georgia Department of Education has announced the students selected as Georgia’s delegates and alternates for the 2025 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Vivian Reyes Martinez, a junior at Adairsville High School, is one [read more...]
Winter Weather Advisory/School Cancellations
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Bartow, Cherokee, and Polk Counties from 10 a.m. today to 7 a.m. tomorrow. They expect snow accumulation to reach up to two inches, with [read more...]
Rep. Mitchell Scoggins Named Chairman of the House Special Rules Committee
ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments named State Representative Mitchell Scoggins (R-Cartersville) as the Chairman of the House Special Rules Committee. “I’m honored and humbled to serve as Chairman of [read more...]
Winter Storm Warning
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for northern and central Georgia, effective from 5 a.m. on Friday to 7 a.m. on Saturday. Various types of winter precipitation are expected, with total [read more...]
