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Young Elvis & The Blue Suedes will perform at New Year’s Eve Rockin’ ’50s with Elvis Dec. 31 at the Clarence Brown Conference Center.
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Rock into 2011 with New Year’s Eve Rockin’ ’50s with Elvis
In addition to Elvis Presley's 1950s hit singles, New Year's Eve Rockin' '50s with Elvis will provide fans access into the late performer's private life. Produced by Cartersville resident Mike Jose...
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2010 Georgia Hospital Association Hospital Hero Phoebe Stieber is presented with her award at a reception held in Atlanta earlier this month by Chuck Adams, GHA Chairman.
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CMC employee wins statewide hero award
Only 10 individuals were chosen to rank among the 2010 Georgia Hospital Association list of Hospital Heroes. Among those honored with the distinction was Phoebe Stieber, vice president of quality ...
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Deliberation continues Monday in incest case
After two days of testimony in the Jonathan Bacchus child molestation case, both sides rested Friday afternoon. Assistant District Attorney Jana Allen said throughout the whole trial she pondered o...
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Bartow Against Narcotics secure educational materials
It only takes a blood alcohol concentration of .40 percent to kill a person, and as one drinks, alcohol enters the blood stream and reaches the brain in about 30 seconds. Posted on two "facts" card...
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Banana Boat robbed at gunpoint
An employee at Banana Boat said that two men playing with the poker games in the back of the store robbed him. A Bartow County deputy respond to 65 Maple Ridge Drive in reference to an armed robber...
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Two deputies involved in fatal shooting
Bartow County Sheriff's Office deputies executing a warrant for armed robbery Thursday at 3 Lee St., Cartersville, were involved in a fatal shooting. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, about 7 p....
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Ice wreaks havoc among motorists
Accidents piled up along roadways across the county Wednesday night as freezing precipitation created hazardous conditions throughout much of metro Atlanta. Regional estimates topped out at more th...
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Randi Winn McSwain, director of pregnancy services for the Bartow County Women’s Resource Center, holds her daughter, Lilly Kate, while talking to volunteer Bob Davidson who is installing the electrical system for the center’s storage addition. 
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Dinner for Diapers to benefit Bartow County Women's Resource Center
With the Bartow County Women's Resource Center serving more than 400 new clients in 2010, the nonprofit is facing an "ongoing battle" trying to keep pace with the demand for baby items. "The needs ...
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Bartow Blotter 12-17
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 ...
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Neal Freeman and Judy Sparks, partners with LakePoint Sports Development Group, make a presentation to the news media describing Dream Parks’ multi-use playing fields. 
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LakePoint Sports to build 'one-of-a-kind' complex
Emerson's got game -- almost $1 billion worth. LakePoint Sports Development Group announced today it will construct a mixed-use complex in southern Bartow County. Situated on 1,380 acres between In...
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Jury finds man guilty of rape
Jamie F. Evans, the 22-year-old on trial for multiple charges, including attempted rape, was found guilty Thursday in Bartow County Superior Court. Evans was indicted in February on aggravated sodo...
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Police involved in possibly fatal shooting
Emergency personnel were dispatched about 7 p.m. Thursday to 3 Lee St. in reference to shots fired. According to reports, officers were attempting to serve a warrant when a man approached them with...
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Bartow Blotter 12.16
The following information -- names, addresses, charges and other details -- was taken directly from Bartow County Sheriff's Office jail records. Not every arrest leads to a conviction, and guilt or...
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Tellus Science Museum Astronomy Program Manager David Dundee explains to the museum staff the differences between a lunar and solar eclipse. The observatory will be open Tuesday for the upcoming lunar eclipse from midnight to 5:30 a.m.  SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Tellus Science Museum opens for lunar eclipse viewing Tuesday morning
For David Dundee, the Tellus Science Museum observatory's 20-inch telescope will be an ideal instrument to view Tuesday morning's lunar eclipse. "You can actually watch the shadow creep across some...
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Man gets 13-year prison sentence
Judge David Smith remarked on a man's decision to forgo a jury trial and plead guilty Wednesday in Bartow County Superior Court. Stephen Michael Kutas, 45, appeared before Smith charged with six co...
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