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Cagle in support of charter amendment
While State School Superintendent John Barge last week announced he is not in support of a charter school constitutional amendment, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle defended the option, which residents will ha...
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Loudermilk prepares for Republican convention
As the Republican National Convention, and Hurricane Isaac, nears, State Senator Barry Loudermilk is preparing for his trip to Tampa as one of Georgia’s 84 delegates and alternates. Loudermilk is t...
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Instructor Brian Fredricks plays along with advanced Suzuki student Stephanie Lashley in one of the Great Southern Music studios. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Great Southern brings Suzuki violin program to young students
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Jan Hill, payroll clerk, from left; Marla Coggins, assistant HR director; Sam Southern, HR director; Diane Geisen, benefits clerk; and Karon Mauney, administrative assistant, meet in the HR conference room to review upcoming events. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Purchasing, human resources keep county rolling
* Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series looking at Bartow County’s budget by department. While every county employee understands the importance of human resources — they are responsible ...
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More than $25K in tools, vehicle stolen from business
A Joe Frank Harris Parkway business was the target of a burglar Monday night. According to the Cartersville police report, Crest Auto had the chains on the electric gates cut and the gates pushed o...
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Student Jordan Bryan works out in the weight room in the new GHC student center. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
GHC celebrates new student center
Leaders in the University System of Georgia as well as Georgia Highlands College Administration, students and community members gathered at the GHC Cartersville campus Wednesday morning to celebrat...
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@White=[C] GHC celebrates new student center
@White=[C] Leaders in the University System of Georgia as well as Georgia Highlands College Administration, students and community members gathered at the GHC Cartersville campus Wednesday morning...
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Voter turnout betters some expectations
By matt shinall matt.shinall@daily-tribune.com With more than 50,000 registered voters in Bartow County, only 8,617 cast votes Tuesday to decide the county’s next sole commissioner and even fewer d...
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@White=[C] BHM presents History of Oak Hill Cemetery Aug. 30
@White=[C] A fixture of Cartersville for more than 170 years, Oak Hill Cemetery will be highlighted during Bartow History Museum’s evening lecture Aug. 30. “It’s significant in that it’s one of ou...
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]Man pleads guilty to 2011 murder
Bartow County District Attorney Joseph Campbell on Tuesday announced a man charged in the 2011 death of Cartersville woman pleaded guilty in Superior Court. According to a press release, Timothy Ja...
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Bartow County’s newly elected County Commissioner Steve Taylor and new Tax Comissioner Steve Stewart watch last night’s votes come in. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
The 'Steves' win decisive run-off victories
Taylor takes run-off victory to become commissioner-elect By Matt Shinall matt.shinall@daily-tribune.com Carrying 60 percent of Tuesday’s runoff vote, Steve Taylor will take office Jan. 1 as Bart...
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West Nile fears spread again, no cases seen in northwest Georgia
Following a mild winter across much of the nation, confirmed cases of West Nile Virus have reached record numbers since the disease entered America more than a decade ago. While cases have, for unk...
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Artist Mort Kunstler shows a group one of his Civil War paintings that depicts the burning of Atlanta. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Civil War tourism gaining steam
Containing about 40 paintings and 10 sculptures, the Booth Western Art Museum’s Civil War Gallery will take center stage during the upcoming Atlanta Campaign Bus Tour. With the overnight attendees ...
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Euharlee approves Sunday sales amendment, contracts
Euharlee businesses will be able to sell alcohol starting this Sunday as approved by the Euharlee City Council in a called meeting Tuesday night. The measure, approved in the July 31 primary, saw i...
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Kip Henderson won a Metropolitan Atlanta Award for his portrayal of Raul in “Extremities.” SPECIAL
Henderson wins MAT Award
On Sunday, Kip Henderson captured The Pumphouse Players’ first Metropolitan Atlanta Theater Award. A member of the PHP for more than 20 years, the Cartersville resident won the leading actor award ...
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