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Marching bands to perform Monday
On Monday evening all four local high school marching bands will perform on the Adairsville High School football field for the second annual Bartow County Marching Exhibition. “We kind of just talk...
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Bobbie Kincannon, a founding member of the Cartersville Medical Center’s Auxiliary, reviews the volunteer hours of some of the group’s 90 members. In honor of the auxiliary’s 50th anniversary, the public is encouraged to help celebrate their milestone at a reception Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at CMC’s classroom No. 2. MARIE NESMITH/The Daily Tribune News
CMC Auxiliary celebrates 50 years
Whether they were experiencing their greatest joy or most devastating moment, thousands of people have received a helping hand from Bobbie Kincannon over the past 50 years. As a founding member of ...
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Attempted kidnapping and battery reported
On Friday at about 9:36 p.m., a Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to 470 Old Highway 41, Adairsville, in reference to criminal attempt kidnapping, burglary and simple battery. U...
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Ron Newcomb seeks growing classes, growing industries
By Mark Andrews mark.andrews@daily-tribune.com Chattahoochee Technical College President Ron Newcomb has been serving higher education in the state since the early 1980s. Leading the largest techni...
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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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Civil War re-enactors commemorate the Battle of Allatoona Pass last year. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Battle of Allatoona Pass observance set for Oct. 6, 7
For Etowah Valley Historical Society member Guy Parmenter, the Allatoona Pass Battlefield’s compact nature provides visitors a rare glimpse into the warfare that unfolded on Oct. 5, 1864. “You get ...
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Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce President Joe Frank Harris Jr., left, and Euharlee City Manager Trish Sullivan listen to Georgia Municipal Association Director of Governmental Affairs Tom Gehl, center, talk about the energy excise tax during Cartersville’s Hometown Connection event. JASON LOWREY/The Daily Tribune News
State, federal legislators connect with local government
State and federal legislators, and candidates running for office, gathered at Cartersville City Hall Friday morning for a Hometown Connection meeting sponsored by Cartersville and the Georgia Munic...
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Authorities recover stolen A'ville vehicles
Adairsville police on Friday were notified that two stolen commercial vehicles had been recovered in Tennessee. According to Adairsville Chief of Detectives Mike Fitz, the first vehicle — an Intern...
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October is Let's Talk month
For parents everywhere, talking about the birds and the bees and the ongoing changes with teenagers and young people can be just as difficult as those going through the changes. In an effort to hel...
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Burn ban lifts Monday
The annual burn ban imposed on 54 Georgia counties will officially lift Monday, but a continuing drought may lead to unsafe conditions for outdoor burning. Officials remind residents of affected co...
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Elements of meth lab found after house fire
Bartow County Fire Department units working a structure fire off Rolling Hills Drive in Cartersville early Thursday morning found the remnants of a possible meth lab. BCFD Battalion Chief David Lev...
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Woodstock and Cobb County firemen and first responders build a support structure under a trailer in order to stabilize it before rescue operations can begin. JASON LOWREY/The Daily Tribune News
Wrecks, training held at Martins
Fire, rescue and highway clearance teams from the metro Atlanta area to northwest Georgia gathered at the Martin family’s property for two days of training focused on clearing large, commercial veh...
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Peer Support, Wellness and Respite Center’s director James Guffey and assistant director Colleen Stephens discuss the organization’s Recovery Rally. MARIE NESMITH/The Daily Tribune News
Peer Support, Wellness and Respite Center to present Recovery Rally Saturday
On Saturday, mental health advocate Cynthia Wainscott will deliver a message of hope during the Peer Support, Wellness and Respite Center’s Recovery Rally. With the National Institute of Mental Hea...
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Filing open records and BOE drama
Amidst the ongoing disputes with the Bartow County Board of Education and taxpayers present during the public participation portion of meetings for the last several months, The Daily Tribune News w...
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Hilton Garden Inn ranks again in corporate awards
Of the 550 properties in an international hotel brand, Hilton Garden Inn Cartersville ranks among the top performing and highest rated, bringing home awards from a recent ceremony for service and p...
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