Cartersville Man Killed In Officer Involved Shooting in Cherokee County
Canton, GA (November 23, 2024) – At the request of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Cherokee County, GA. Charles H. Woodall, age 52, of Cartersville, GA, was [read more...]
Euharlee Festival of Trees And Christmas Parade Kicks Off Holiday Season
Euharlee, GA – The holiday season is officially here, and Euharlee is ready to spread cheer with two beloved community events: the 2024 Euharlee Festival of Trees and the annual Euharlee Christmas Parade. Presented by [read more...]
Man Jailed In Bartow After Leading Police On A Chase in a Semi-Truck
A Massachusetts man is arrested in Bartow and charged with fleeing from police in a semi-truck. Thirty-one-year-old, Joshua Michael Rocha was jailed Wednesday and charged with willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, fleeing or attempting [read more...]
BARTOW COUNTY CELEBRATES EXCELLENCE IN MATH AND LITERACY
BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (November 20, 2024) – Twelve Bartow County schools have garnered attention for being recognized as Literacy and/or Math Leader Schools by the Georgia Department of Education, celebrating their remarkable growth and achievements [read more...]
Cartersville Celebrates 20 Years of Leading-Edge Cancer Treatment Close to Home
Cartersville, Ga. (Nov. 14, 2024) – The Hope Center, radiation oncology services at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center, celebrated 20 years with cancer survivors in the community on Thursday, November 14. Over 100 guests, including patients, [read more...]
Owen Brothers Enter Guilty Plea for 2023 Murder of Demond Thomas
BROTHERS PLEAD GUILTY, SENTENCED FOR THE MAY 16, 2023 MURDER AND ARMED ROBBERY OF 19-YEAR-OLD CALEB DEMOND THOMAS Today, Dayton Bryan Owen of Smyrna pleaded guilty in the Superior Court of Bartow County to Armed Robbery [read more...]
Cartersville High Cheerleading Wins State Title
In the GHSA Cheerleading State Championships at the Macon Coliseum this past weekend, Cartersville won the Class 4A competition to secure the team’s fourth championship and first since 2018. The Lady Canes beat Cambridge, Union [read more...]
Two Arrested In Cartersville After Car and Foot Chase
Cartersville Police arrested 32-year-old Eric Lavon Cole Junior of Cartersville and 35-year-old Tyberius Leshawn Morris of Carrollton after a wild sequence of events that led to damage to a restaurant and two tazings [read more...]
Cartersville Cruises to Playoff Victory, Sets Sights on Starr’s Mill
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes dominated the Westminster Wildcats 37-22 Friday night in the opening round of the AAAA GHSA football playoffs. Cartersville struck first in the opening quarter when Nate Russell hit A'darrian Taylor-Wilson with [read more...]
Cartersville Poised To Name A New Director of Parks and Recreation
A candidate for the top job at the City of Cartersville’s Parks and Recreation Department has been announced. The city released a statement Friday naming David Archer, Jr. as the recommended candidate for the post. [read more...]
Bartow History Museum Annual Collectible Christmas Ornament
Bartow History Museum Unveils 2024 Annual Collectible Christmas Ornament Featuring Cooper’s Furnace November 13, 2024 Bartow History Museum Unveils 2024 Annual Collectible Christmas Ornament Featuring Cooper’s Furnace Cartersville, GA – The Bartow History Museum proudly [read more...]
Local American Legion Hosts Veterans Day Program
The American Legion Carl Boyd Post 42 in Cartersville hosted its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Monday morning. The guest speaker was retired U.S. Army Major and psychologist Dr. Bob Poston, who served 19 years [read more...]
GDOT Awards 23 Contracts For Statewide Transportation Projects
One percent of funding is allotted for a bridge rehabilitation project at various locations on I-75/SR 402 and SR I-575/SE 417 in Bartow and Cherokee counties. This project is valued at approximately $1.4 million. ATLANTA – The Georgia [read more...]
2024 Election Night Coverage
Here are the preliminary numbers we have. Keep in mind, our numbers are not official, only a manual counting from each of the polling locations. We are grateful, as always, for the support and cooperation from [read more...]
Shooting Incidentally Hits Townhome – BCSO Investigating
Bartow County deputies responded to a shots fired call at a townhome on Point Place Drive near Cartersville at 1:36 Thursday morning. Once on scene, the complainant said he was in his residence when he [read more...]
Over 60 Georgia Colleges and Universities Waive College Application Fees
No Fee November Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) has partnered with the University System of Georgia (USG), the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), and over a dozen private colleges and universities [read more...]
Local Motorcyclist Killed in Cobb
The Cobb County Police Department's Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, or S.T.E.P. Unit, is assisting Acworth Police in investigating a motorcycle collision that killed a Bartow County man on Cobb Parkway near Lake Acworth Drive at [read more...]
Buckle Up for Deer Season: Stay Alert And Drive Safe This Fall
Thursday, October 24, 2024 Whenever you're behind the wheel, staying alert is essential. In the fall, however, heightened alertness is crucial due to peak deer activity season, as noted by the Georgia Department of Natural [read more...]
A Man Charged With Possession Of An Explosive Enters A Guilty Plea
The Cartersville man was also charged with driving under the influence, and drug possession. Forty-seven-year-old Richard Kenneth Bailey appeared before Judge Scott Smith Tuesday with his attorney, Jana Willingham. Bailey received a 10-year sentence with [read more...]
Veteran’s Day Ceremony and other related events November 11, 2024
Cartersville November, 11th, 2024 -- American Legion Post 42 (Carl Boyd) will host our annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony at 11 am on Monday, 11 November 2024 at 525 Martin Luther King Drive (American Legion Grounds) [read more...]
Bond Denied For A Man Charged with Murder.
Fifty-two-year-old Antonious Pete Kostopoulos appeared before Judge Samir Patel Tuesday for a bond hearing. Kostopoulos is charged with the murder of 42-year-old, Karina Moreno. His attorney, public defender, Jana Willingham asked Judge Patel for a reasonable [read more...]
Bartow County School System Releases Statement Regarding Districtwide Internet Outage
Bartow County, GA - The Bartow County School System has released an official statement regarding their almost week-long districtwide internet outage. WBHF has the full statement below: "We are diligently working to restore full [read more...]
Georgia’s Unemployment Rate 3.6% in September
Georgia's Job Market Hits New Highs as Unemployment Holds Steady at 3.6% in September Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's September unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.6 percent in [read more...]
Local American Legion Seeks Donations For Hurricane Relief
The American Legion Carl Boyd Post 42 on Martin Luther King Junior Drive and Roosevelt Street in Cartersville will send a relief truck to North Carolina to support the victims of Hurricane Helene. They will [read more...]
