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Pedestrian killed on Highway 41
A Cartersvilled pedestrian died Thursday evening when an oncoming vehicle struck him on Joe Frank Harris Parkway, just north of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on the southbound side of the roadway. A...
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Worshippers flock to Easter sunrise services
For many worshippers, attending Easter sunrise services is the ideal way to celebrate the resurrection of their Savior, Jesus Christ. On Sunday morning at 7, Sandy Lusk will observe the religious h...
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Cass High School students Wheeler Robbins, left, and Casey Thacker look over the marigolds and geraniums that will be sold at the school’s upcoming plant sale. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Cass High ag students dig the dirty work
For Cass High School seniors Casey Thacker and Wheeler Robbins, being pathway completers in the school’s agriculture program not only has allowed them to pursue personal interests, but also has bee...
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$62 million bond formalized with voestalpine
As the first building goes up at Highland 75, so has interest in the 707-acre master-planned industrial park. Industrial prospects and site-selection consultants have expressed increased interest i...
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Jury finds man guilty of murder
A jury Wednesday returned a verdict following two days of testimony in the trial of Ted Robinson. Robinson faced charges in the death of Timothy Buck, 46, of Marietta, who was found shot once in th...
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SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News “Covering America: The Saturday Evening Post in the 1950’s and early 1960’s” exhibit will be at the Booth Western Art Museum Saturday through Sept. 29. Centered in this photo is John Clymer’s “Autumn on the Mountain” that was painted in 1958. Other artists included in the exhibit are Norman Rockwell, Stevan Dohanos, John Falter, George Hughes, Amos Sewell, Richard Sargent, Mead Schaeffer and Thornton Utz.
‘Covering America: The Saturday Evening Post’ debuts Saturday at Booth
Partnering with The Saturday Evening Post Society, the Booth Western Art Museum will highlight some of the artists who lent their talents to the magazine’s covers in the 1950s and early 1960s. Open...
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Amanda Payne and her daughter Avery complete an obstacle in the Great Amazing Race. SPECIAL
Team Payne advances to nat’l Great Amazing Race contest
Emphasizing teamwork and healthy living, the Great Amazing Race provided an ideal opportunity for Amanda Payne to connect with her 4-year-old daughter, Avery. On March 9 in Lithia Springs, Team Pay...
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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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USACE Natural Resource Specialist Jonathan Wise moves one of the Osprey platforms created by recycling two Army cots and old walkways to courtesy docks. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
USACE has eyes to the skies in habitat rehabilitation
Weather delays osprey nest project
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Rhianna Jones gets her eyebrows waxed by Galina Salloum at the Northwest Georgia Women’s Expo Saturday at the Clarence Brown Conference Center. Salloum operates Galina’s Day Spa in Cartersville. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Women’s expo provides one-of-a-kind event
The fifth annual Northwest Georgia Women’s Expo brought “something for every woman” to the Clarence Brown Conference Center on Saturday. Health, fashion, beauty, finance, fitness, food and lifestyl...
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Bartow readies grant application for Allatoona community
County gov’t, Ga. Public Health and Shorter University partner on efforts
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Adairsville High School student Jared Meadows is shown by Ripley Conner, Bartow County solid waste director, the 1,560 tons of demolition material that came from the Adairsville area as result of the recent tornado. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
High-schoolers engage in community service
During Thursday’s 57th annual Civic Youth Day, students from five local high schools spent the morning shadowing leaders of community service, such as local officials, law enforcement and those who...
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June Denham shops for family members at last year’s Dixie Highway Yard Sale. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, file
Magazine ranks Dixie Highway Yard Sale among nation’s best
For thrifters, pickers and crafty decorators, Flea Market Style magazine is a go-to publication currently highlighting northwest Georgia’s Dixie Highway 90-Mile Yard Sale. Flea Market Style’s sprin...
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Madi Cornett, left, and Chantell Matthews, Cass High School FFA officers, make their way with Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor to the steps of the county Agriculture Center where the county was recognized for its support of FFA on the 40th Anniversary of National Agriculture Day. Cornett and Matthews also visited area businesses and presented them plaques for their support. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Students recognize farming community
Tuesday, March 19, was the 40th annual National Agriculture Day, and in Bartow County, members of the Cass High School Future Farmers of America organization spent the day traveling to thank all th...
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Emerson council approves wake park plan
The Emerson City Council unanimously approved construction plans — with several variances added — for Terminus Wake Park, a nearly 20-acre wakeboarding park to be built at LakePoint Sporting Commun...
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