An ounce of prevention: Health and safety fair showcases emergency, health care agencies
Prevention is the key. For Barry Brown, the man behind Bartow County Scanner on Facebook, educating the public on health and safety matters was the driving force behind the inaugural Bartow County ...
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Hodges Mine Road landfill opponents jam hearings
More than 70 people jammed the Bartow County commissioner’s hearing room Monday to express their opposition to a construction and demolition waste landfill located near Euharlee Road and Hodges Min...
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Man arrested after refusing to leave Cassville church
A man waiting on God to tell him to leave a church will have to get the message in jail. Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a Cassville Road church Sunday afternoon where the pa...
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With a three-run double, Cartersville’s Beau Benefield (4) cracked open the game in the nightcap of the Canes’ doubleheader with St. Pius, leading to a six-run fifth inning and a Game 2 win, 9-4. Cartersville swept the series after winning the first game, 4-3, and will play the winner of today’s Blessed Trinity-North Hall game. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Canes reach state title game
The long wait is over — if four years can even be considered long. After what must have seemed like eternity for fans who became accustomed to winning state championships — five in a 10-year span —...
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SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File From the podium, Dale Cockrill, commander of American Legion’s Carl Boyd Post 42, welcomes last year’s Memorial Day guests. State Rep. Christian Coomer is slated to speak at the post’s observances next week.
Pair of Memorial Day observances set for Monday
On Memorial Day, State Rep. Christian Coomer, R-Cartersville, will speak at a pair of observances in Cartersville. Following his presentation at the American Legion’s Carl Boyd Post 42 program Mond...
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BCBOE sees ‘dismal’ FY14 tentative budget
by Matt Shinall
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According to the tentative proposed FY14 budget approved at Monday’s business meeting, Bartow County Schools will see a $6 million shortfall in the coming year — further reducing the system’s fund ...