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Yanmar America introduces new 5 kW mCHP energy system
Yanmar America recently announced the rollout of its new 5 kW mCHP (micro-Combined Heat and Power) system, CP5WN. The new 5 kW system complements the current 10 kW system, CP10WN, and is designed f...
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Former Bartow County Emergency Management Agency Director Johnny Payne is applauded by attendees of his retirement luncheon Thursday at Bartow County Fire Department Station 1. Payne retired Friday after more than 15 years as EMA director and more than 30 with the county. JESSICA LOEDING/The Daily Tribune News
After 52 years, EMA's Payne ends career in emergency services
When Johnny Payne speaks, things happen. He said in January he would retire this year. It happened Friday. He said just weeks ago he did not want “them” — his friends and family — to see him cry wh...
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Barge: charter proponents' goal to 'silence' opposition
Earlier this month State School Superintendent John Barge was advised by Attorney General Sam Olens to remove statements in opposition of the state’s charter school amendment referendum after an At...
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Bartow to form MPO along with municipalities
Bartow County and its municipalities will begin working toward forming a Metropolitan Planning Organization, which will bring local governments, county officials and Georgia Department of Transport...
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Astronomy Program Manager David Dundee peers through the 20-inch telescope in Tellus Science Museum’s observatory. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Dundee inspires future astronomers at Tellus
As the astronomy program manager, David Dundee delights in being able to share his passion for outer space with Tellus Science Museum’s visitors. “No two days are the same: I get to train part-tim...
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Jennifer Cupp, right, works with student Melina Navarrette on a mythology family tree. MARK ANDREWS/The Daily Tribune News
Cupp's goal is long-term student success
For 2012 Cartersville Teacher of the Year Jennifer Cupp, taking the role of a teacher means building relationships with students and rarely taking a day off. “It’s a daily struggle to try to bring ...
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White to consider Sunday sales in 2013
After receiving a letter from the local Shell station, the White City Council will consider putting Sunday beer and wine sales on the city’s November 2013 ballot. The letter, read at the council’s...
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Students from the Bartow County 4-H program volunteer at the eighth annual Rivers Alive Cleanup Thursday at Riverside Day Use Area. MATT SHINALL/The Daily Tribune News
Rivers Alive: 4-H students volunteer for a cleaner Etowah
Nearly 100 volunteers came together Thursday to scour 10 miles of riverbank along the Etowah River. Concentrating on heavily used public areas, the eighth annual Rivers Alive cleanup collected abou...
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Racers arrested on Highway 41
Two suspects were arrested early Friday morning after allegedly racing down U.S. Highway 41 at speeds reaching 100 mph. A Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputy was patrolling Highway 41 when he sa...
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Screening stressed during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
In the midst of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, medical professionals are stressing the importance of early detection. With the American Cancer Society estimating one in eight women will de...
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8 of 10 stores sell alcohol to minor
Adairsville police on Friday uncovered a majority of locations in the city selling packaged alcohol to minors. According to Adairsville Police Department Chief of Detectives Michael Fitz, the under...
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The following information — names
The following information — names, photos, addresses, charges and other details — was taken directly from Bartow County Sheriff’s Office jail records. Not every arrest leads to a conviction, and a ...
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Patricia Grizzle shops for her three children at the Bartow Christmas Coalition’s Toy Store last year. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Toy drive sign-ups begin Oct. 25
Even though Halloween still is more than two weeks away, Bartow toy drives already have their sights set on Christmas. To help fulfill every child’s holiday wish, the local organizations will start...
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School boards prep for insurance hikes
Bartow County Chief Financial Officer Todd Hooper addressed with concern Monday the continual increase in cost of employee health insurance and the impact this increase could have on the system nex...
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Adairsville approves water dept. purchases
The Adairsville Water Department will soon have new control software and water pump as it continues to repair or replace its equipment. As approved by the Adairsville City Council during its Thurs...
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