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Gene Camp, superintendent of the Bartow County Water & Sewer Department, visits the Georgia Highlands’ Cartersville campus, where he is overseeing the expansion of water and sewage facilities to accommodate the school’s recently announced new student center. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Camp receives American Water Works Association award
In honor of his professional contributions, Bartow County Water & Sewer Department Superintendent Gene Camp is the 2011 recipient of the American Water Works Association's George Warren Fuller Awar...
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Preliminary report: Victim in human remains case was shot
The deceased in the case of human remains found earlier this month in Cartersville suffered a gunshot wound to the head. According to Bartow County Sheriff's Office Investigator Sgt. Jonathan Roger...
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Building inspections department offers Ga. Energy Code class
The 2009 International Energy Conservation Code was adopted by the state of Georgia and became effective Jan. 1, 2011. This code, with the Georgia amendments, requires all residential buildings per...
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Local songwriters to host concert under the stars
Acting primarily as a resource tool for aspiring local songwriters, the Cartersville Songwriters Exchange is finding the organization's talent is in high demand. Their next concert will land them a...
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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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At noon Saturday the new craze called planking made its way to Cartersville near the train depot where about 25 people performed the act of lying face-down, stiff and expressionless. Cartersville resident Shai Jenkins organized the event and said locally there is even a Facebook page for the craze. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
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BCSO deputy arrested in domestic dispute
An off-duty Bartow County Sheriff's Office lieutenant was arrested early Monday morning following a domestic dispute. According to the Bartow County Sheriff's Office incident report, deputies arriv...
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'Potter' finale casts a spell on local businesses
Breaking box office records at home and abroad, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2" made its mark locally at the theater and with at least one other Bartow business. The series finale br...
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Travis Young, from left, Kip Henderson and Dave Lauby rehearse a scene from The Pumphouse Players’ production of “Glengarry Glen Ross.” SPECIAL/File
Cartersville theater community garners 10 MAT nominations
With 10 nominations, the Cartersville theater community has a good shot of receiving multiple Metropolitan Atlanta Theater awards in September. The Pumphouse Players' received numerous nods from tw...
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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 ...
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Danielle Ivanov, far right, poses with her mother, Heather and grandparents, Kim and Gary Hankins, after being selected as Tellus Science Museum’s 500,000th visitor Friday. The museum opened in 2009. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Tellus sees 500,000th visitor
Tellus Science Museum saw its 500,000th visitor Friday, and as the number of visitors has grown, so has the need for more student- and youth-based programs. That visitor was Danielle Ivanov, 11, wh...
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Thomason Automotive mechanic Jeremy Morris performs a timing belt and water pump job on an Acura. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Thomason Automotive brings work home to Bartow County
After 23 years in the automotive repair field, Ronny Thomason has opened up shop a little closer to home. Thomason Automotive opened its doors on May 2 providing full service repairs, maintenance a...
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Hal Womack participates in a prayer walk through a hallway at the Red Carpet Inn, where his SPLASH Bartow group was ministering to children whose parents live in the Inn’s apartments. In its fourth year, SPLASH — Show People Love and Share Him — featured 400 teenagers, 340 adult volunteers and about 40 churches of various sizes and denominations. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
SPLASH Bartow promotes a lifetime of service
As a young bicyclist curiously looked on, members of SPLASH Bartow participated in a prayer walk through the halls of the Red Carpet Inn’s apartments. After conducting a Backyard Bible Club for the...
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Archer overseeing Bartow's unified tourism program
As the executive director for the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Ellen Archer's top priority is strengthening the area's tourism base. Along with popular entities like Car...
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Adairsville commends retiring police chief
A special agenda item was added to Thursday's regular meeting of the Adairsville City Council by Councilman Buddy Bagley to commemorate the service of retiring Police Chief Charles Stafford. Staffo...
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