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...]
Cass Falls to Calhoun, Draws No. 4 Seed
The Cass Colonels (4-6, 2-3) fell to the Calhoun Yellow Jackets (7-3, 4-1) on Friday night by a score of 30-16. The Cass team held strong in the first half and even held an early [read more...]
Euharlee Police Department Receives Accreditation
******PRESS RELEASE 22-02***** Euharlee Police Department receives State Certification   The Euharlee Police Department has been awarded State Certification by the Georgia Police Accreditation Coalition and Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. Chief Jody Matthews stated [read more...]
Bartow County Sees Drop in September Unemployment Rate: Bartow’s Rate 2.4%
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Bartow County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.4 percent in September, down four-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 2.9 percent. [read more...]
Vehicular Assault Injures Child
Marion Shug Thomas On Saturday morning at around 5:21, Bartow County 911 told Cartersville Police that a male had knocked out a juvenile and had left the scene. 911 further advised that they [read more...]
BCFES Called to Rydal Home for Structure Fire
Bartow firefighters called to early morning house fire Saturday at approximately 1:19 a.m. According to a press release, crews were dispatched to 162 Hendricks Rd NE Rydal to report of a residential structure fire. The [read more...]
Roper’s Six Scores Help Tigers Defeat Trojans
The Adairsville Tigers (7-1, 5-0) beat the Gordon Lee Trojans (3-5, 2-3) by a score of 42-28. Adairsville received the opening kickoff, and the Tigers found the endzone quickly as Chris Roper scored a 48-yard [read more...]
Cass Upends Hiram, Clinches Postseason Berth
The Cass Colonels (4-5, 2-2) defeated the Hiram Hornets on Friday night by a score of 26-21 to remain alive in its postseason hopes. Things did not start off well for the Colonels, however. Hiram [read more...]
Lando’s Three Scores Help Cartersville Coast
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (8-1, 3-1) defeated the Woodland Wildcats on Friday night 31-6. The Hurricanes offense didn't look crisp and perhaps the Woodland defense deserves a lot of credit. The Wildcats intercepted Cartersville twice, [read more...]
Widespread Flu Activity in Georgia Protect Yourself and Prevent the Spread of Flu
ATLANTA – If you have not gotten a flu shot yet, do not wait any longer. Flu activity is already widespread in Georgia – earlier than we’ve seen in recent years. “Every individual over the [read more...]
   URGENT NEED FOR BLOOD AND PLATELETS FOLLOWING FALL BREAK
    ROME, Ga. (Oct. 17, 2022) – Blood Assurance is pleading for donors after a serious decline in donations during fall break for many area school districts. Over the course of the last week, [read more...]
