Man Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash on Jones Mill Rd.
According to Georgia State Patrol reports, the crash occurred on Jones Mill Road, Saturday, May 1, at 5:17 p.m. Thirty-three-year-old, Jamie Boilard Jr. died in the crash. According to reports, Boilard was traveling too fast [...]
Dr. Dana Nichols Named Interim President at Georgia Highlands College
Home › News › Apr 2021 Thursday, April 29th, 2021 University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley has named Dr. Dana Nichols as interim president of Georgia Highlands College, effective July 7, 2021. Dr. Nichols is currently the college’s [...]
COVID Update (04/28)
As of 2:50 Wednesday afternoon, the Georgia Department of Public Health has reported 11,173 COVID-19 confirmed cases in Bartow County, 15 more than yesterday’s updated total. They also reported that Bartow County had 826 hospitalizations [...]
BLOOD ASSURANCE SUSPENDING CONVALESCENT PLASMA COLLECTIONS AND COVID-19 ANTIBODY TESTING STARTING APRIL 29 TO FOCUS ON ALL OTHER BLOOD DONATIONS IN CRITICAL NEED
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (April 27, 2021) — Blood Assurance, local non-profit blood supplier, will be suspending convalescent plasma collections and COVID-19 antibody testing starting April 29 due to increased vaccine rates, already having a healthy stockpile [...]
Two Arrested For Rash of Car Break-Ins
Dakota Simmons Cartersville Police arrested two young males on Monday suspected of conducting a rash of car break-ins on the southside of town on Sunday. Police recovered several stolen items. On Monday, investigators [...]
DPH Will Resume J&J Vaccinations in Georgia
Pending CDC Acceptance of ACIP Recommendation Atlanta – The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) today recommended that the United States should resume Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccinations. Pending the Centers for Disease Control and [...]
Rydal Man Charged With Offenses Against Minors
John Michael Bennett Bartow County deputies booked 66-year-old John Michael Bennett of Rydal into the jail on April 23rd on warrants from April 9th: four for sexual exploitation of children and five for [...]
Three-Year-Old Severely Injured In Fiery Crash
Georgia State Patrol troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash with a fire on I-75 southbound at around the Cartersville East Main Street exit on Sunday night at around 8:00. The crash involved a 2006 Nissan [...]
COVID Cases Update (04/26)
As of 2:50 Sunday afternoon, the Georgia Department of Public Health has reported 11,150 COVID-19 confirmed cases in Bartow County, ten more than yesterday’s updated total. They also reported Bartow County had 824 hospitalizations and [...]
21-Year-Old Severely Injured In SR 140 Crash
On Saturday afternoon, a Georgia State Patrol trooper responded to a one-vehicle crash involving a Mitsubishi box truck on State Route 140 near Landers Road east of Rydal. The preliminary investigation determined the box truck [...]