A Rome Man Pleads Guilty to Killing a Bartow Teen
A Rome man charged with murder receives a life sentence in Bartow Superior Court. Forty-three-year-old Shannon Vashawn Tapley pleaded guilty to malice murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and concealing the death of another. Two felony [read more...]
Bartow County Health Department Offering Flu Vaccines
CARTERSVILLE, GA: The Bartow County Health Department, 5355 Covenant Drive, Cartersville, is now offering flu vaccines on both a walk-in and appointment basis, according to Bartow County Health Department Nurse Manager Cyndi Carter. “We [read more...]
Final List of Candidates Qualifying for Municipal Elections
This is the final list of local residents qualifying for political office for local municipalities. We will speak with the candidates facing opposition as we get closer to the November 7, 2023 election. [read more...]
Advocates Moves to Consolidated Campus, 827 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy, Cartersville
Advocates for Children is opening a new center to better tackle the escalating issue of child abuse head-on. “Georgia records about 127,000 cases of child abuse a year and land at the bottom of all [read more...]
Bartow Fire & Emergency Services Respond to Two Fires Over the Weekend
According to reports from Bartow Fire and Emergency Services, 8/25/2023 – At approximately 11:56 p.m., Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services were dispatched to 937 Euharlee Road S.W. Cartersville to a report of a residential [read more...]
GSP Troopers and MCCD Officers to conduct high visibility patrols this Labor Day weekend
(ATLANTA, GA) – As summer comes to an end and thousands of Georgians hit the road to celebrate the Labor Day holiday, the Georgia Department of Public Safety reminds motorists that Georgia State Patrol (GSP) [read more...]
Cartersville Improves to 2-0 With Win Over Jonesboro
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (2-0) defeated the Jonesboro Cardinals (1-1) 24-13 on Friday night. https://twitter.com/CHSHurricaneFB/status/1695028803725332778?s=20 Cartersville opened up the game with a bang. Nate Russell connected with Kendrick Price on the first play from scrimmage [read more...]
Armed Robbery Reported At Budgetel Inn Wednesday
Bartow County deputies responded to an armed robbery at Budgetel Inn on Carson Loop off Cassville White Road on Wednesday afternoon. The complainant advised that a black female who cleans at a few of his [read more...]
Update on Dillen Arrest
We have more information about the arrest of 71-year-old Robert Edward Dillen. Bartow County deputies went to his residence on the northeast corner of Sugar Valley Road and Laurel Drive west of Cartersville on Tuesday [read more...]
High Temperatures in Georgia Raise Health Concerns
Stay Cool, Stay Hydrated, Stay Informed ATLANTA – With temperatures expected to be in the high 90’s throughout the state for the next several days, and at times feeling like more than 100 degrees with [read more...]
Local Man Accused of Child Molestation Faces New Charges
A Bartow County resident charged with numerous counts of child molestation was released on bond this year. He is now back in jail, charged with more crimes against children. According to Bartow County Sheriff’s Office [read more...]
Highland Rivers to Host Veteran Suicide Prevention Symposium September 13 in Acworth
DALTON, Georgia – August 21, 2023 – Highland Rivers Behavioral Health will host a community symposium on veteran suicide prevention Wednesday, September 13, at the Chattahoochee Technical College North Metro campus, 5198 Ross Rd., in [read more...]
Georgia Sees Uptick in COVID Cases
Vaccination is still the best protection for Georgians ATLANTA – While the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeing an uptick in new COVID cases and hospitalizations related to COVID, the numbers remain relatively [read more...]
Bartow Jury Awards Woman Historic Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
A jury awards a woman $6.5 million in a civil suit against Georgia Bone and Joint Surgeons. The jury ruled in favor of Margaret Britt Keel; Jay Sadd and Scott Slappy represented her in the [read more...]
Crash at Bartow-Gordon Border Thursday Left Two People Dead
Georgia State Patrol troopers from Post 3 in Cartersville and Post 43 in Calhoun went to I-75 southbound near mile marker 308 on Thursday morning around 7:30 to a multiple-vehicle crash. They found 21-year-old Brandon [read more...]
State Supreme Court removes Coomer from Appeals Court
The Capitol Beat News Service reports that the Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday removed suspended Judge Christian Coomer from the state Court of Appeals. In a unanimous decision, the justices upheld the recommendation of a state [read more...]
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Adairsville, GA
Adairsville, GA (August 9, 2023) – The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Adairsville, GA. The Adairsville Police Department requested the GBI conduct an independent investigation. One man was shot and is in critical condition. No officers were injured. Preliminary [read more...]
BLOOD ASSURANCE AWARDING MORE THAN $52,000 TO AREA HIGH SCHOOLS
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (Aug. 8, 2023) – As the 2023-2024 school year gets underway, many area high schools will have extra funds on hand thanks to Blood Assurance. The community blood center announced that through its [read more...]
Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson Uncovers Millions of Unremitted Funds Following Internal Audit
August 7, 2023 ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) recently concluded an internal audit, which uncovered $105,170,128.20 in unremitted funds that began accumulating in fiscal year 2014 under the leadership of former [read more...]
Three Bartow Projects on GDOT’s Monthly Project List
Bartow County Old Alabama Road Widening: The project is about 43% complete. Current Completion Date: End of 2024. Cassville-White Road Roundabout Construction: The project is approximately 62% complete. Crews continue to build the roundabouts as [read more...]
The USGS Seeks Dead Butterflies & Moths From Georgia
The U.S. Geological Survey is calling for all dead butterflies and moths in six states, including Georgia. You heard that right. The USGS is asking citizens to mail in deceased butterflies, moths, and skippers to [read more...]
Crash Between Tractor Trailer and Motorcycle Results in Fatality
Georgia State Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Georgia Highway 411/61 near I-75 in the city limits of Cartersville Monday. According to reports, the accident occurred on July 24, 2023, at 9:25 p.m. A [read more...]
Arrests From Roundup Closed I-75 Exit Wednesday
A ranger with the Corps of Engineers Office contacted the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month, saying he had a lot of homeless people living on Corps property located in the wooded area off [read more...]
A Kingston Man Receives Two Life sentences For Heinous Acts Involving A Child.
Forty-six-year-old Troy Wayne Tanner was found guilty of two counts of rape, two counts of aggravated child molestation, and two counts of incest. He was found not guilty of one count of rape, one count [read more...]
