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Adairsville approves water dept. purchases
The Adairsville Water Department will soon have new control software and water pump as it continues to repair or replace its equipment. As approved by the Adairsville City Council during its Thurs...
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Squatter flees house via carport roof
A Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded Wednesday afternoon to a burglary report at 102 E. Valley Road, Rydal. A home overseer was at the unoccupied residence to check on it for his empl...
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Phoenix Air Chief Operating Officer Dent Thompson leads a tour Wednesday for members of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Bartow class during Business and Industry Day. SPECIAL
Leadership Bartow explores impact of business, industry
Leadership Bartow strives each year to introduce local leaders to previously unknown aspects of the Bartow County community. Tackling a new subject each month, participants in the annual program st...
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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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Commissioner approves energy excise tax
Bartow County, and any participating municipalities, will enact an excise tax on all energy used for manufacturing and mining on Jan. 1, 2013. The tax, as approved by Bartow County Commissioner Cla...
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GSP recruits troopers Oct. 19
Are you a trooper? The Georgia State Patrol hopes so. The agency will host a career day and recruiting event Friday, Oct. 19, at the Clarence Brown Conference Center. Trooper Shaun Sutherland, who ...
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Woodland High School sophomore Mark Brand was one of three students to share a testimony during Wednesday’s Fields of Faith event. MARK ANDREWS/The Daily Tribune News
Students share faith on the field
Cass High School’s Doug Cochran Stadium on Wednesday was packed with excited students, parents and staff — but they weren’t there to cheer for a football game. Rather, they were setting aside rival...
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Footprints on the Heart to raise awareness for pregnancy and infant loss
In honor of October being National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Bartow County residents Lori Cantrell Dowdy and Khristie Massey Staines are organizing a candle lighting ceremony in Eu...
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Students, and several guests, in Mindy Reeves’ pre-K class at Allatoona Elementary School enjoy hearing State School Superintendent John Barge read aloud as part of Pre-K Week. To the right of Barge sits 2013 Georgia Teacher of the Year Lauren Eckman. MARK ANDREWS/The Daily Tribune News
Barge visits Allatoona Elementary for Pre-K Week
On Tuesday, State School Superintendent John Barge made a visit to the pre-K classroom of Mindy Reeves at Allatoona Elementary School in celebration of Pre-K Week. This year is the 20th anniversary...
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Craig Cochran looks through clothing for his 9-month-old son, Markayden, at the Bartow County Women’s Resource Center Monday. MARIE NESMITH/The Daily Tribune News
Women’s Resource Center presents Night of Life at Tellus
To help the Bartow County Women’s Resource Center assist a growing client-base, the nonprofit is organizing its annual fundraising banquet at Tellus Science Museum on Oct. 18. Starting at 6:30 p.m....
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Registration under way for Advocates' Texas Hold 'em poker tournament
To help prevent child abuse in Bartow County, Advocates for Children is encouraging adults to register for the fourth annual Texas Hold ’em poker tournament. Presented and hosted by America’s Auto ...
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Downtown Cartersville invites guests to 'Sample Your City'
Cartersville foodies may notice the absence of the annual downtown food festival this fall, but in its place is a new event born from the critiques of downtown restaurants giving guests a chance to...
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Charles Pecchio stands with one of the animatronics in his haunted house, the Kingston Krypt. The Krypt is one of three new operations in Kingston’s downtown, and will run each weekend and Halloween. JASON LOWREY/The Daily Tribune News
Pecchio making strides to revitalize Kingston
Name: Charlie Pecchio Age: 65 Occupation: Business Executive and Dealmaker City of Residence: Kingston Family: My sister, Carolann, in Kingston; my son, Chip, in Atlanta and my daughter, Pamela, a...
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At a glance: Cartersville academics on par with state counterparts
Cartersville City Schools released their FY 2012 academic assessment report Thursday, which shows the schools staying on par with the state in most areas, along with slight increases and drops. The...
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From left, Associate Sports Editor Andrew Adler, Business Reporter Matt Shinall, Features Editor Marie Nesmith and Copy Editor and Designer Chike Nwakamma work in the newsroom of The Daily Tribune News on Thursday evening. TONY ROSS STUDIOS/Staff
With daily deadline, DTN staff produces paper focusing on people, community
We tell stories for a living — 10 people putting words and photographs together to capture a community one day at a time. In the simplest form, the role of a newspaper is to record the history of a...
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