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17-year-old receives 'special' probation rules
"Live by the rules that your mother and father placed for you or live by the rules of the Bartow County jail," Judge Carey Nelson told a 17-year-old who stood before him Tuesday morning in Bartow C...
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Cass Middle sixth-grader advances to second round of 'America's Got Talent'
Currently a featured karaoke singer at Tarascos Mexican Restaurant in Cartersville, Andrew Sanford is setting his sights on Hollywood. To broaden his vocal opportunities, Sanford -- a sixth-grader ...
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Man arrested for terroristic threats
A man who told his girlfriend if she called law enforcement she'd be dead before officers arrived was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with terroristic threats under the Family Violence Act al...
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Bartow Blotter 2-8
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 ...
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Chattahoochee Technical College announces GOAL finalists
Chattahoochee Technical College announced Monday the four finalists competing for the 2011 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). These four students will compete again Friday during an i...
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AIDS Alliance of Northwest Georgia kicks off street outreach campaign
On Monday, the AIDS Alliance of Northwest Georgia commemorated National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with the launch of its street outreach campaign. Funded by a $50,000 grant from the Georgia Depa...
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Bridge named for late restaurant owner
He put Emerson on the map, and now he's got a name on the map. Doug Ferguson, the late owner of Doug's Place in Emerson, was remembered Monday in a ceremony designating the Old Alabama Road bypass ...
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Cartersville officer injured during fight
It took Bartow County deputies and Cartersville police to break up an out-of-control fight early Sunday morning at Cafe Sol, located at 118 South Morningside Drive. Upon arriving on the scene to as...
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Personnel matters again take center stage in Kingston
Dominated by closed session discussion, Monday's Kingston City Council work session left the agenda blank for February's regular meeting. Mayor Dexter Jones said that items may be added before nex...
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CTC named sixth-largest college in Georgia
Chattahoochee Technical College has been named the sixth-largest college or university in Georgia. The new status comes after the Atlanta Business Chronicle revised its list for 2011. Moving up a s...
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Booth museum fosters 4-year-old's interest in U.S. presidents
At 4, Eli Ford is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to U.S. presidents. "George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin ...
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Distinguished Young Women of Bartow County
Inspiring its participants to "Be Your Best Self," the Distinguished Young Women of Bartow County program has become a staple for high school juniors over the past 50 years. Formerly known as Barto...
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Bartow Blotter 2-6
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 ...
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Village Porch Café finds new owner, operator
After seven years of dutiful operation under the helm of Mike and Dorothy Phillips, downtown Cartersville's Village Porch Café has changed hands to Jeff and Faith Chisolm. The new owners, once Bart...
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Deputies experience TASERS first hand
Some say it's a little more intense than childbirth, while others compare it to being hit in the back with a bat. But one thing is for sure, Sheriff Clark Millsap never wants to do it again. "It wa...
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