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Adairsville homeowner John Beasley, center, speaks with experts on hand at Thursday's contractor fraud workshop hosted by The National Center for the Prevention of Home Improvement Fraud. Pictured is, left, Allstate agent Bruce Thompson, Beasley, construction law attorney Kevin Veler and NCPHIF Executive Director Phae Howard. MATT SHINALL/The Daily Tribune News
Adairsville workshop warns against contractor fraud
As reconstruction efforts begin for victims of the Jan. 30 tornado that tore through Adairsville, experts came together Thursday for a workshop warning homeowners how to avoid being ripped off by c...
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Euharlee Road victim in serious but stable condition
According to a Euharlee Police Department press release, on Wednesday at 4 p.m. the Euharlee Police Department, EMS and Bartow County Fire Department were dispatched to the Dollar General on Euharl...
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Cartersville High School teacher Linda Templeton introduces the WriteToLearn software to students Jody Andrade and Diana Perdomo in her British Literature class in one of the school’s computer labs. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Cartersville High to implement 'smart' writing software
Through its five-year, $2.4 million Striving Reader Comprehensive Literacy Grant, Cartersville High School plans to purchase and implement new software in the fall to assess, and assist, individual...
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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 a ...
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Rotary Int'l celebrates 108 years, local clubs continue service
Earlier this week, business and civic leaders gathered for a joint meeting of local Rotary clubs in honor of Rotary Day celebrating the international organization’s 108th anniversary. Formed on Feb...
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Cartersville High School sophomore Zachary Edmonds works through a simulated driver education lesson. MARK ANDREWS/The Daily Tribune News
Study: Teen fatalities up nationwide, down in Ga.
After years of a downward trend, teen driver deaths in the U.S. were up a second year, according to a national study. Released Tuesday by the Governors Highway Safety Association, research showed t...
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Pedestrian struck on Euharlee Road
An unidentified 13-year-old pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Wednesday, near Westminster Drive on Euharlee Road. He was airlifted to Childrens at Scottish Rite in Atlanta to be treated. Nothin...
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Rotary recognizes local STARs
The Cartersville Rotary Club on Wednesday recognized five students and their teachers during the annual STAR Student luncheon, held at the Cartersville Country Club. “... The program is in its 55th...
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Tara Currier, Cartersville Downtown Development Authority manager, talks about the organization’s goals for 2013. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
DDA reflects on year of change, reveals 2013 work plan
Merchants recognize volunteers, late Chairman Harry Finchum
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Liz Bates watches some of her herd eat at her farm, Southern Estate Alpacas, which she runs with her husband Jerry in Adairsville. Liz will be present Alpacas 101 at the Georgia Multicultural Sustainable Agriculture Conference. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, file
Cartersville hosts Multicultural Sustainable Ag Conference
After an inaugural success last year, an agriculture information conference will come to Cartersville next month to share resources, information and best practices with an emphasis on spreading con...
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Fred Kittle serves on the Bartow County School Board. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
New Year, New Faces: Kittle keeps eyes on future in Post 4 seat
As a father of six, Fred Kittle knows the value of education. Elected to the Bartow County Board of Education Post 4 seat in November, the Euharlee resident brings a long history of community invol...
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City of Cartersville City Manager Sam Grove. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Sam Grove's business is the city of Cartersville
Since 1996, Cartersville City Manager Sam Grove has taken an active role in helping the city to grow. A husband, father and grandfather, Grove began his career in city management in the Lone Star S...
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Ken McLeod, left, and Jason Adcock move a piece of office furniture that has been donated for the auction to benefit Adairsville tornado victims. Adcock and his family were victims when the tornado went through Adairsville on Jan. 30. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Auction set for Saturday to benefit tornado victims
As the community of Adairsville continues to rebuild from the destruction of the Jan. 30 tornado, another community effort is under way to raise funds for those affected by the storm. Ken McLeod of...
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Cartersville City Council member Lori Pruitt, Ward 6, comments on the city budget during the first day of the city’s annual visioning session. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Cartersville annual visioning session focuses on economic development
As it does every year, the Cartersville City Council met Saturday morning for its visioning session, an event that allows council members to openly exchange thoughts and opinions on what the city s...
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Criminal trials wrap up in superior court
Bartow County Superior Court wrapped up trial week Thursday, with verdicts being handed down in two drug cases in judges Scott Smith and Shepherd Howell’s courtrooms. A Bartow-Cartersville Drug Tas...
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