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Fatal Shooting in Cartersville Friday Night

Cartersville Police responded to Victory Fuels at 118 North Tennessee Street on Friday, at approximately 11:11 p.m., to what turned out to be a fatal shooting. The complainant reported that 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Morgan made [read more...]

April 7th, 2025|

Update on Plant Bowen’s Future

Over three days of hearings at the Public Service Commission last week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Georgia Power executives discussed various topics, including those related to Plant Bowen. Just three years ago, Georgia Power [read more...]

March 31st, 2025|

Last Chance For Public Input

Time is running out for you to share your input! Bartow County is conducting a Community Development Needs Assessment as part of the County’s application process for the 2026 Community Development Block Grant. The feedback [read more...]

March 28th, 2025|

Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.6% as State Adds 7,200 Jobs in February

 The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia's February unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.6 percent in January. The unemployment rate was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.   "Georgia continues to drive [read more...]

March 27th, 2025|

Shanika Wright-Turner Receives Regents’ Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award

The award recognizes Excellence in Teaching and Leadership.  Georgia Highlands College (GHC) proudly announces that Shanika Wright-Turner, Associate Professor of Business Administration, has been recognized with the prestigious Regents’ Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame [read more...]

March 24th, 2025|

Legislature passes two tax relief bills

by Ty Tagami | Mar 20, 2025 | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Georgia taxpayers will pay a little less after Gov. Brian Kemp signs two tax relief measures following their approval Thursday by the state Senate. “The final [read more...]

March 23rd, 2025|

Local 911 Director Honored

Last week, at the Georgia Emergency Communications Conference in Columbus, the Georgia chapters of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials and the National Emergency Number Association honored Major Jessica Pruett, the E-911 director of Bartow [read more...]

March 20th, 2025|

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...]

March 13th, 2025|