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Kingston council upholds police chief demotion
In a special called meeting Monday, the appeal of former Kingston Police Chief Walter Harrell was denied after the Kingston City Council came to a split decision with Mayor Dexter Jones casting the...
Aug 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Eight-month-old Paisley Fair gets pulled by her mother Kayla Fair at Saturday’s inaugural High Heel Parade in downtown Cartersville. Proceeds for the event benefit Relay For Life. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
High Heels Parade
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Aug 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Grand Jury issues several "no bills"
The August term of the Bartow County Grand Jury signed 26 "no bills," which frees the accused from prosecution because of what the jury considers a lack of evidence. The following cases were no bi...
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Route D-VE still target for 411 connector
The Georgia Department of Transportation met Tuesday, Aug. 16, to discuss the current steps in acquiring right-of-way access for the projected 411 Connector Route D-VE, which is proposed to go dir...
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Louisa White watches Charles Avery weigh her okra at Cartersville’s Downtown Farmers Market Saturday. The Bartow County Extension Office will be offering free seminars on gardening and food preservation beginning Saturday morning. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Bartow County Extension Office to offer seminars at Saturday's farmers market
Due to the public's renewed interest in gardening and food preservation, the Bartow County Extension Office will offer free seminars on the topics Saturday morning. "We've had such a surge in gard...
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Kellie Littrell, DVM, holds a model of an animal’s heart that has been infected with adult heartworms. Both dogs and cats are susceptible to heartworms and if left untreated, the infection can be fatal. It is important that pet owners maintain a heartworm preventive regiment. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Heartworm treatment supply runs dry
As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. For veterinarians and pet owners, these words ring truer today than ever before. Under normal circumstances, the damaging ef...
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Nicholas, left, and Alex Repp got a chance to rope a steer at the Booth Western Art Museum’s eighth birthday Saturday. They attended the event with their grandparents Debbie and Bob Barton. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Booth Western Art Museum turns 8
The American West was alive and thriving as community members invaded the Booth Western Art Museum Saturday for the museum's eighth birthday. Wagon rides under the bridge and around the block broug...
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Keith Sandlin: In the business of well-being
Serving in the Bartow County community for more than 25 years, Keith Sandlin oversees the daily operation of 600 employees caring for more than 100,000 patients annually. As CEO of Cartersville Med...
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One of Angie Alexandersen’s puppets is a talking train engine, which is featured in The Grand Theatre’s educational program titled “Tales from the Tracks.” SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Master puppeteer to lead children's workshop at The Grand
From a guitar playing camel to a talking train engine, attendees of The Grand Theatre's puppet workshop will have the opportunity to interact with Angie Alexandersen's colorful host of characters. ...
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Cartersville City Schools reports an increase in enrollment of 66 students over last school year. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
City schools see increased enrollment
Cartersville City Schools is reporting an increase in total enrollment of 66 students over the previous year — the first time in history the city schools have begun the year with a kindergarten thr...
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Exec. committee announces TSPLOST draft project list
A 2012 vote will be had on a Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax supplementing diminished Georgia Department of Transportation funds for local road projects. Before the tax comes ...
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Man killed in Sunday I-75 crash identified
A man killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 75 at Sandtown Road Sunday has been identified as Kang Chang, 61, of Acworth, according to Bartow County Coroner Joel Guyton. Guyton said that the wreck ...
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Brenda Faye Cole sacks up some fresh tomatoes at her store, Wholesale Produce Farmer’s Market, off of exit 296 on Interstate Highway 75. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Wholesale Produce aims to please public
For Brenda Faye Cole, business is a family affair. Along with her two sons, Jimmy and Peter Casey, Cole has pursued entrepreneurial aspirations by opening Wholesale Produce Farmer's Market. Getting...
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Ginny Slifcak and Mike Wasson try to persuade their characters’ daughter — played by the act’s director, Mallory Grantham — to join her wedding party in a scene from “Plaza Suite.” SPECIAL
Three directors provide fresh perspective for 'Plaza Suite'
Opening Aug. 26, Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite" will provide three thespians -- Al Calsetta, Mallory Grantham and Laurel Lowe -- the opportunity to direct their first Pumphouse Players' production. "Th...
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City of Cartersville new ward voting map changes approved
The Justice Department has approved the new voting ward/district map for the city of Cartersville. Due to the numbers obtained from the 2010 U.S. Census, the majority of wards have experienced so...
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