SEMIFINALISTS NAMED IN GEORGIA GOVERNOR’S HONORS PROGRAM
BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (February 13, 2024) – Seventeen Bartow County School System students advance in the highly competitive and prestigious Georgia Governor’s Honors Program – the highest number ever recorded in BCSS history. The semifinalists [read more...]
Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Bus Was Fleeing Law Enforcement
A motorcyclist who died in a collision with a school bus last week was fleeing law enforcement. On January 29th, at around four p.m., two Bartow County deputies patrolled Clubview Drive at Country Club Drive [read more...]
LOCAL TEEN INVOLVED IN HIGH SPEED CHASE IN FLOYD COUNTY
According to Coosa Valley News Elian Carlos Saucedo, 17, of Cartersville, was arrested this week after reports said he led police on a high-speed chase on Ga 1, East 2nd Avenue, and again on GA [read more...]
Motorcyclist Dies In Collision With Bus
Bartow County Coroner Joel Guyton confirmed that 26-year-old Demario Calhoun of Canton died in an accident between his motorcycle and a Bartow County school bus carrying five high school students on Monday afternoon. According to [read more...]
Raffensperger Recognized Bartow County Elections
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger presented an “Eagle Award for Election Excellence” to Bartow County Elections at their office on Joe Frank Harris Parkway and Oak Hill Circle near Cartersville this morning. Election Supervisor [read more...]
IRS Free File is Now Available for the 2024 Filing Season
IRS Free File is now available for the 2024 filing season. With this program, eligible taxpayers can prepare and file their federal tax returns using free tax software from trusted IRS Free File partners. Who's [read more...]
BCFES Crews Respond to Two Residental Structure Fires
One home received extensive damage, while another was destroyed by fire. According to a press release from Bartow Fire and Emergency Services, crews were called out just before 10 Sunday morning for a fire at [read more...]
A Local Couple Recognized by the Georgia Association of Museums
Patty and Steve Ward were Honored with Volunteer of the Year Award from the Georgia Association of Museums Over 200 museum professionals recently descended upon Athens, Georgia, for the annual meeting of the Georgia Association [read more...]
Cartersville-native Marine Officer promoted to Brigadier General in Okinawa, Japan
OKINAWA, Japan – The 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade Commanding Officer, Trevor Hall, a native of Cartersville, Georgia, promoted to Brigadier General aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Dec. 28, 2023. Hall was joined by his family for [read more...]
DPH Confirms Measles Case in Metro Atlanta
MMR Vaccine is Safe and Effective in Preventing Measles ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated resident of the metro Atlanta area. The individual [read more...]
New Grant Funding Dedicated to Teen Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program
GA Department of Driver Services (DDS) Receives New Grant Funding Dedicated to Teen Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program (ADAP) Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) Commissioner Spencer R. Moore recently announced the receipt of a [read more...]
Update On Armed Robbery Attempt at Taylor and Sons
We have learned that 21-year-old Simon Anthony Carter is the suspect in last week's crime. Bartow County deputies responded to Taylor and Son's neighborhood store on U.S. 411 and Pine Log Road in the Rydal [read more...]
Tellus Science Museum Announces Expansion
Executive Director, Adam Wade (left) and Director of Development, Amanda Tadajewski (right), survey the expansion area on the front lawn of Tellus Tellus Science Museum is happy to announce an expansion project for [read more...]
Update On Man Facing 79 Counts of Theft, Forgery, & Fraud
Recently, we reported on the booking of 66-year-old Terry Ray McMahan of Dallas into the Bartow County Jail on December 22nd for 79 warrants from July 2nd, 2021, to August 4th, 2023 - one for [read more...]
Information on Tuesday’s Bartow County School Bus Accident
A Bartow County School bus driver was traveling on Cass Pine Log Road on Tuesday morning when she observed a fallen tree obstructing the roadway. The driver reacted, attempted to steer around the obstruction, and [read more...]
Armed Robbery Attempt At Store on U.S. 411
Bartow County deputies responded to Taylor and Son's neighborhood store on U.S. 411 and Pine Log Road in the Rydal area on Friday morning about an armed robbery in progress. Dispatch advised that the suspect [read more...]
Severe Accident Friday Morning Led To A Life Flight
A person was seriously hurt in an accident in Bartow County early Friday morning. Georgia State Troopers responded to a crash on I-75 southbound just past the Allatoona Gateway exit near Acworth that shut down [read more...]
Cartersville Vehicle Chase Ends With Arrest in Gordon County
A high-speed chase that started in Cartersville Saturday afternoon ended in Gordon County. The manager of Academy Sports off East Main Street near Joe Frank Harris Parkway had eyes on a black male with dreads [read more...]
A Man Convicted of Child Molestation is Sentenced in Bartow Superior Court
A man convicted of child molestation receives a life sentence, 30 years to serve incarcerated and the remainder on probation. In December, a Bartow County jury found Forty-four-year-old Sean Robert Grooms of Cartersville guilty of [read more...]
First Baby of New Year Welcomed at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
Baby girl born at 12:56 p.m. on Jan. 1 was first baby delivered at hospital in 2024 Cartersville (Jan. 1, 2024) — Rowan Kaye Henson, 7 lbs., 9 oz., and 19 inches long, was [read more...]
Unemployment Drops Heading into the New Year Across All of Georgia’s Regional Commissions
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that all of Georgia’s Regional Commissions saw a decrease in unemployment in November. “As we prepare to ring in a new year, Georgia’s future is bright, said Commissioner [read more...]
Window Opens To Apply For Homestead Tax Exemption
DEADLINE TO FILE: APRIL 1, 2024 All new homeowners are eligible to apply for Homestead Exemption if they own their home and occupy it on January 1. You can not receive homestead exemption at any [read more...]
DPS Urges Motorists to Drive Safely this Christmas and New Year’s Holidays
December 21, 2023 (ATLANTA, GA) –As the Christmas and New Year’s holidays rapidly approach, Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers and Motor Carrier Compliance (MCCD) Officers across the state are preparing for the back-to-back holiday weekends [read more...]
Georgia’s Unemployment Holds Steady for the Holidays
December 21, 2023 Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's November unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.4 percent for the third consecutive month. The unemployment rate was three-tenths [read more...]
