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Buses line up at CCES waiting for students to board. Every day more than 10,000 Bartow County and Cartersville school students make their daily commute on a school bus. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Wheels on the bus: Take a ride with The Daily Tribune News before and after school
Every day more than 10,000 Bartow County and Cartersville school students make their daily commute on the school bus, facing early mornings and varied temperatures while gearing up and winding down...
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Retired Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox pets “Red,” being held by Etowah Valley Humane Society Kennel Technician Glynn Tidwell, during a tour Thursday morning of the facility with his wife, Pam. DAYTON P. STRICKLAND/The Daily Tribune News
Pam and Bobby Cox lend support to EVHS benefit Sept. 4
To address the ongoing problem of animal overpopulation, Pam and Bobby Cox are joining the Etowah Valley Humane Society to present South Paw Fan Fest -- Pinch Hitting for Pets on Sept. 4. Along wit...
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Airport Authority conducts business toward expansion
Members of the Cartersville-Bartow County Airport Authority met Thursday for a called meeting to discuss business regarding the construction of a new hangar at the Cartersville Airport. The hangar ...
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For the upcoming Relay for Life event, 10 year cancer survivor Benita Hill makes luminaries with her grandchildren, from left, Logan, Lyle and AnaClaire Woody. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Registration under way for Relay survivor dinner, lap
As a 10 year cancer survivor who's lost both parents to the disease, Benita Hill is thankful for Bartow County's annual Relay for Life event. Participating in the American Cancer Society fundraiser...
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Staff Sgt. Phillips Casey, center, was honored at the state Capitol Monday for his service in the U.S. Army. Pictured are Adairsville officials, left to right, City Manager Pat Crook, Interim Police Chief Robert Jones, Mayor Evan King, Councilman Buddy Bagley, Casey, Councilman Erwin Holcomb, Councilman Connie Morrow and State Rep. Christian Coomer, R-Cartersville. Special
Adairsville soldier receives state recognition
On March 9, along the banks of a river in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Phillips Barton Casey was injured during a dismounted combat patrol resulting in the loss of his right leg. Less than six...
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Steve McCarty, interpretive ranger at Etowah Indian Mounds, looks at a piece of chert and flint, the two most popular materials for flintknapping. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Popular flintknapping program returns to Etowah Indian Mounds on Saturday
For primitive artisan Randy Ballew, the Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site's upcoming flintknapping program will be the ideal opportunity to showcase the art of creating weapons like spear po...
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Secondary JDA convenes for first meeting
The newly established Cartersville-Bartow County Second Joint Development Authority convened Tuesday for organizational duties, election of officers and an intergovernmental agreement. The original...
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A group attending Tuesday night’s Georgia Department of Transportation open house in Bartow County looks at the Statewide Improvement Program that includes Bartow’s District 6. Facing the poster from the left, Norma Gross, Mable Cook, Pamela Potter, Tracy Rodger and Mary Martin. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
GDOT open house allows citizens to voice opinions
Locals opposed to the suggested U.S. Highway 411 Connector, Route D-VE gathered with officials from the Georgia Department of Transportation Tuesday evening to discuss the project. While perusing ...
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Locals report feeling quake
There was a whole lot of shaking going on along the East Coast Tuesday. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia occurred at 1:51 p.m. and had local residents -- and the eastern seaboard -- ...
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Cartersville City Council discusses sign ordinance
Following stakeholder meetings and departmental hearings, the Cartersville City Council discussed revisions to the city sign ordinance at a Monday work session. The sign ordinance has remained rela...
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Little Kijah Miller does a “shout-out” to troops in front of a 1952 Willys Jeep during a visit to Cartersville by the Kangaroo Express USO Salute Our Troops Jeep Tour Monday at Kangaroo Express stores. With her are sister Kristen Miller, Lakwayne Miller and uncle Jody Richey. Doing the taping of the shout-out is USO Jeep crew member Tim McGinn. DAYTON P. STRICKLAND/The Daily Tribune News
USO Salute Our Troops Jeep Tour
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Health department releases food inspection report
The following food service inspections were issued by the Bartow County Health Department from Aug. 14 to 20: * Adams Bar-B-Que, 140 E. Felton Road in Cartersville, inspected Aug. 16, 75/C; * Carte...
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Scotty Snow helps secure the first roof truss on Bartow Area Habitat for Humanity’s second build of the year. More than 20 volunteers worked Saturday and more are needed throughout the Johnson Street project. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Habitat recruiting volunteers for its largest construction project
With its second build of the year under way, Bartow Area Habitat for Humanity is seeking volunteers to assist in the nonprofit's largest project to date. On Saturday, construction began on the futu...
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Three charged in home invasion plead guilty
Three suspects in a Cartersville home invasion entered guilty pleas in Bartow County Superior Court. According to Deputy District Attorney Mickey Thacker, Roger Dale James, Douglas James and Ryan J...
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Bartow County Public Health, CDC stress 'Catch Up on Immunizations'
We all need immunizations (also called vaccines or shots) to help protect us from serious diseases. It's important to know which shots you need and when to get them. To help keep our local communit...
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