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Cartersville City pools opened Saturday to good crowds and these four aspiring jumpers at Dellinger Park, Korina Killgore, from left, Jordan Calbert, Katana Killgore and Katrina Reagh. With temperatures on the rise toward the end of the week, this should be a popular spot. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
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May 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Organizations choose sides in T-SPLOST vote
On July 31, voters will have a chance to voice their opinions on a proposed 1 cent transportation tax -- the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Although voting is more than two ...
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Article highlights Cass High graduate's journey with arthrogryposis
Not letting her physical limitations define her, Elizabeth Vickery continues to live life to the fullest in spite of being diagnosed with a rare condition, known as arthrogryposis. Highlighting the...
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Rusty and April Echols help their children, Hunter, from left, Maddox and Caiden, learn to reassemble broken artifacts at Saturday’s Archaeology Day at Etowah Indian Mounds. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Kids and parents learn archaeology
Children and their parents were able to get a taste of how archaeologists uncover artifacts during the Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site's Archaeology Day Saturday afternoon. The site had th...
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Friends, colleagues mourn passing of George Willis
Prominent businessman George Willis, 70, is remembered by friends and colleagues after his unexpected death Friday morning. Owner/Broker of George F. Willis Realty, Willis represented Bartow County...
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Saturday was busy at the reopened People’s Livestock Market on Burnt Hickory Road in Cartersville. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Cattle sale barn reopens with eyes on the future
With roots stretching back to the 1950s, the Bartow County cattle barn has operated under several owners and names. Earlier this month, the auction barn reopened as People's Livestock Market. Owned...
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BARTOW BLOTTER — 5.20
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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Vicki Jones prunes a rose bush in one area of her garden. Her Cartersville property will be featured on the 2012 Pond and Garden Tour that will be presented by Bartow Health Access June 2. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Pond and Garden Tour on June 2 to benefit Bartow Health Access
Inspired by the gardens at Williamsburg, Va., and the Barnsley Gardens Resort, Vicki Jones has transformed her yard into a radiant showpiece over the past three decades. By using evergreen plants a...
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Local man with flesh-eating bacteria in good spirits
The condition of 33-year-old Robert Vaughn of Cartersville is improving after being diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, otherwise known as flesh-eating bacteria. According to Doctors Hospital in ...
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Larmar Cline looks at Harry Teague’s painting “The Masked Pairs 2005” in the Booth Western Art Museum’s Boarderlands Gallery. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Booth displays 'The Western World of Harry Teague' through Sept. 2
More than six years after his passing, Harry Teague is continuing to inspire people through his artwork. On display at the Booth Western Art Museum, the "Saddle Up: The Western World of Harry Teagu...
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John Lewis is led to an ambulance after being treated for injuries he received in an armed robbery Friday in downtown Cartersville. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Armed robbers injure downtown businessman; one captured
A Cartersville businessman was injured in an armed robbery Friday morning about 11:30, with one suspect still at large at press time. Authorities said he was considered armed and dangerous. The Law...
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Doug Wilson, owner of Wilson Pools, looks over a few of the pool liners on display at their new Cartersville location, 101 S. Dixie Ave. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
BARTOW BUSINESS — Wilson Pools makes a splash with retail presence in Cartersville
After more than 45 years in the pool business, including nearly 40 years in northwest Georgia, Wilson Pools opened their first retail storefront in March to better serve their customers. "We should...
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A popular offering of Red Top Mountain State Park, bluegrass concerts have drawn crowds in the hundreds. This year’s concert series begins Saturday with Counterpoint. Georgia DNR/Special
Red Top's bluegrass concert series begins Saturday
The diverse sounds of bluegrass will ring out across Red Top Mountain State Park as Counterpoint performs Saturday. The 8 p.m. show will kick off the Cartersville venue's concert series that will f...
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David Carlan, GIS technician, imports a building footprint to assign addresses. The Bartow County Information Services department has an overall budget of $706,700. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Data processing operates networks, more on scarce funds
* Editor's Note: This is part of an ongoing series that will look at Bartow County's budget by department. Networking, medical billing, mapping, and business and malt beverage license evaluations a...
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Roberta Green is the new executive director of the Bartow Health Access. The nonprofit currently is moving its operations to 31 Pointe North Drive in Cartersville where it will be open for business Tuesday. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
BHA features new leadership, location
Under the guidance of its new executive director, Roberta Green, the Bartow Health Access will open its doors at 31 Pointe North Drive, Cartersville, on Tuesday. Securing the 5,000-square-foot perm...
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