Crash On I-75 Northbound Caused Major Delays on Thursday
Troopers with the Georgia State Patrol responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-75 northbound in Bartow County early this morning. The crash happened at 4:26 a.m. near mile marker 300. Investigators say a maroon commercial [read more...]
Euharlee Food Truck Friday Concert Series Returns
Euharlee is bringing back its popular Food Truck Friday concert series for the 2026 season. The City of Euharlee kicks off the free, family-friendly events on Friday, May 8th, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at [read more...]
CenterPoint Acquires Local Industrial Warehouse
CenterPoint Properties has acquired a 250,874-square-foot Class A warehouse in Bartow County, marking its fourth investment in the Atlanta metro area in less than a year. The company purchased the fully leased facility at 934 [read more...]
Couple Arrested for Animal Cruelty
Bartow County authorities have arrested a local couple on multiple counts of animal cruelty after discovering dogs living in horrific conditions at their home. On April 24, 2026, a Bartow County Sheriff's Office [read more...]
Lake Allatoona Fire & Emergency Burn Ban
Bartow County fire crews are on high alert today after a wildfire ignited near Lake Allatoona. Firefighters spent the morning battling a six-acre blaze on Brandy Lane Southeast. The Georgia Forestry Commission confirmed just after [read more...]
UPDATE: Adairsville Officer Shot, Suspect Killed This Morning
An Adairsville police officer is back home with his family today after a ballistic vest likely saved his life during a deadly shootout early Thursday morning. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has taken the lead [read more...]
Bartow County Emergency Burn Ban
Bartow County is under a total outdoor burn ban, effective immediately. Severe drought conditions have pushed local fire risks to a breaking point. Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services issued the emergency order today, April [read more...]
Adairsville Police Officer Shot, Suspect Killed This Morning
An Adairsville police officer is recovering after being shot in the line of duty early this morning, and a suspect is dead following an exchange of gunfire. According to the Adairsville Police Department, the incident [read more...]
Anheuser-Busch Investment in Cartersville
Anheuser-Busch is expanding its investment in Cartersville as part of a new $600 million nationwide commitment to U.S. manufacturing operations. The company says the move will strengthen its local brewery, support workforce development, and create [read more...]
DNR: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU SEE A SNAKE
FORSYTH, Ga. (April 21, 2026) – Spring’s rising temperatures have snakes moving and Daniel Sollenberger’s phone ringing. As state herpetologist for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sollenberger is a go-to for answers about snakes. [read more...]
IRS Launches New Online Tool to Help Taxpayers Resolve Tax Debt
IR-2026-53, April 16, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced a new online tool to help taxpayers understand and resolve tax debt. The Tax Debt Help tool provides individuals and businesses with a simple, accessible [read more...]
Shooting Death Believed to Be Self Defense
BCSO Responds to Person Shot On April 8th, 2026 at approximately 08:05 hours, sheriff’s office personnel were dispatched to 26 Kingston Hwy, Cartersville GA in reference to a reported domestic incident. Responding units arrived within [read more...]
CFD Rescues Worker After Floor Collapse
Emergency crews rescued a construction worker Tuesday morning after a concrete floor collapsed at the old Taylor’s Farm Supply building on Leake Street. The incident happened at 11 West Leake Street, next to the railroad [read more...]
Georgia Lottery Player Hits Jackpot for $689,390 Playing Fantasy 5
A Georgia Lottery player won $50,000 from a ticket sold at the Cartersville Kroger Store. ATLANTA (April 6, 2026) – A Georgia Lottery player hit the jackpot for $689,390 in the April 4 Fantasy 5 [read more...]
Evening Lecture & Exhibit Opening – M.W.H “Alphabet” Collins: A Lifetime of Innovation
April 30, 2026, Cartersville, GA – The Bartow History Museum invites the public to the unveiling of its newest temporary exhibit, M.W.H “Alphabet” Collins: A Lifetime of Innovation, along with a special evening lecture on [read more...]
BE READY FOR BLACK BEAR SIGHTINGS THIS SPRING: BE BEARWISE ® AND KNOW WHAT TO DO Â
 SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (March 26, 2026) – It’s Springtime here in Georgia which brings fresh vegetation. As spring green-up spreads across Georgia, wildlife becomes more active and visible, including black bears. Being BearWise ® means knowing what [read more...]
Free options and resources for preparing and filing taxes in 2026
Important information from the IRS as April 15, Tax Day gets closer. WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers who still need to file their 2025 federal tax returns that free options and resources [read more...]
Time Is Running Out To Claim $1.2 Billion In Refunds For Tax Year 2022
Time is running out to claim $1.2 billion in refunds for tax year 2022; taxpayers face April 15 deadline IR-2026-37, March 20, 2026 WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service today announced that over 1.3 million [read more...]
New Charges for Former Advocates Leader
A former senior leader at Advocates for Children now faces two fresh misdemeanor charges of public indecency in addition to 31 earlier charges. Prosecutor Andrew R. Chandler swore out the new warrants on Monday against [read more...]
Late-Night Waffle House Shooting in Cartersville
Cartersville police are investigating a late-night shooting outside the Waffle House at the corner of North Dixie Avenue and Martin Luther King Junior Drive that damaged two vehicles but left no one injured. The incident [read more...]
CHATSWORTH WOMAN’S MURDER CHARGES DISMISSED; HUSBAND REMAINS IN JAIL
 Earlier this year, murder charges against a Chatsworth woman in connection with a 2001 killing were dismissed. In April 2025, 74-year-old Mary Ruth Fowler and her husband, 74-year-old Gary Fowler, were arrested and charged with [read more...]
Members of A Prison-Based METHAMPHETAMINE Distribution Ring Sentenced
ROME, Ga. – Thirteen members of a prison-based methamphetamine distribution ring have been convicted and sentenced. Before they were identified by federal agents, state inmates Edward Kelvin Pope, David Wilson, and Kevin Josue Campos Rivera [read more...]
Update: Children’s Advocate Jailed
The following is an update to yesterday’s story. Authorities have arrested a 64-year-old former senior leader at Advocates for Children on 31 criminal charges. Scott Alan Sherwin of Rome now sits in the Bartow County [read more...]
Children’s Advocate Jailed for Sexual Extortion, Forgery
A 64-year-old former senior leader at Advocates for Children in Cartersville faces 31 criminal charges after his arrest by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office. Scott Alan Sherwin of Rome was taken into custody last Thursday, [read more...]
