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Cartersville police officers direct traffic away from U.S. 41 south around noon on Sunday as a flare up from the brush and grass fires from Saturday afternoon returned. AMANDA STEGALL/The Daily Tribune News
Embers rekindle weekend wildfire
Firefighters from the Bartow County Fire Department responded to the area between U.S. 41 and Ga. State Route 293 south of Cartersville for the second time over the weekend just before noon on Sund...
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Inmate caught attempting to escape county jail
An inmate at the Bartow County Jail has been charged with escape and criminal damage to government property after attempting to escape on Thursday. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, Brian Troy Ab...
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Businessman busted in major drug operation
The Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force assisted Fannin County Sheriff's Department Wednesday in a marijuana case involving local businessman David Andy Rogers, 34, of 59 Cedar Valley Road, Blue R...
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Bartow Blotter 2-20
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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The smoke and fire from Saturday's brush fire between Cartersville and Emerson as seen from the top of the hiking trail at Pine Mountain Recreation Area. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Intense wildfire controlled by Bartow Fire, other agencies
An undetermined spark ignited an out-of-control blaze between Cartersville and Emerson near the Etowah River and U.S. Highway 41 and Ga. State Route 293 Saturday afternoon at approximately 1 p.m. ...
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Brian Normandeau, Hogan Construction Group superintendent, left, talks with Clarence Brown, Bartow County commissioner, about construction progress on the new Georgia State Patrol on the Highway 20 Spur. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
New GSP post to open soon
For nearly 40 years Georgia State Patrol Troop A has called 1300 Joe Frank Harris Parkway home, but it will have a new address when they relocate to a new building under construction on Highway 20 ...
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Head Coach Katherine Gerbis observes Levi Lanham correcting a problem on the robot’s carriage. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
WHS robotics team gearing up for FIRST competition
Students at Woodland High School have been working for the last six weeks on a robot to be used during a FIRST Competition in mid-March. "We're actually in the fifth week of a six week-long competi...
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Bartow Blotter — 2-18
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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Mary-Clayton Gilbert was named the 2012 Distinguished Young Woman of Bartow County. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Gilbert begins reign as the first Distinguished Young Woman of Bartow
For Mary-Clayton Gilbert, becoming the first Distinguished Young Woman of Bartow County has helped broaden her horizons. Along with forming friendships with other contestants, the 16-year-old said ...
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Bartow County Jail visitation postponed until Monday
Staff Report Due to unforeseen circumstances, the visitation booths at the Bartow County Jail are closed and will not reopen until Feb. 21, officials said. When visitation resumes, the schedule fo...
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The new Clarence Brown Conference Center will be the location of the 2011 Winter Chautauqua in March. The 21st annual conference for north Georgia tourism professionals has never before been held in Cartersville for lack of convention space. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Cartersville to host regional tourism conference
In its 21st year, Winter Chautauqua (pronounced Shuh-TAWK-wuh) will make its first appearance in Cartersville next month. A conference for north Georgia tourism professionals, Winter Chautauqua pro...
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County approved for $12M Tax Anticipation Note
Having great credit has its advantages, Bartow County Commissioner Clarence Brown said during a called meeting Wednesday morning, as the county was approved for a $12 million Tax Anticipation Note....
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Wife makes threat to kill husband, burn down house
A man standing outside his home wearing only pants early Tuesday morning told Bartow County deputies his wife locked him out after she attacked him. According to the report, the complainant told t...
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Workers at Phoenix Air Group prepare the belly of a jet for a radar and its dome. From left are William Speed, Eric Smith and Michael Burrington. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Phoenix Air awarded 2-year, $10M NASA contract
Phoenix Air Group Inc., headquartered at the Cartersville-Bartow County Airport, has been awarded a two-year contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration valued at up to $10 millio...
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Bartow Blotter 2.17
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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