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Melissa Vaught from Grace Baptist Church tells meeting attendees about her experience supporting Backpack Buddies that helps feed school age children in the Bartow and Cartersville school systems. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Program helps to sack hunger
While many Bartow County and Cartersville City students will enjoy traditional Labor Day fare Monday, others won’t have a warm meal until school is back in session Tuesday. In an effort to provide ...
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Citizen's Academy returns at BCSO
Referenced during debates and question-and-answer sessions prior to the July 31 primary, Sheriff Clark Millsap plans to bring back the department’s Citizen’s Law Enforcement Academy. A fixture in t...
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Lowry works to expand Emerson through ethics, fairness
As the newest member of the Emerson City Council, Charles Lowry has worked to ensure that all of his decisions, and the council’s decisions, are as fair as possible while serving the city’s greater...
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Clyde E. Hilburn
Mr. Clyde E. Hilburn, 81, of Taylorsville, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 at his residence under the care of Heartland Hospice. Born Nov. 8, 1930, in Cartersville, he was a son of the late Walter He...
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Betty Jean Shinall Stiles
Betty Jean Shinall Stiles, 84, of Green Acre Lane, Cartersville, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Owen Funeral Home.
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Edna Kate Sutton
Mrs. Edna Kate Sutton, affectionately known as “Mama Kate,” 87, of 276 Old Highway 140, Adairsville, passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 1, 2012, at the residence. Mrs. Sutton was born in Gordon Co...
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Police officers search a suspect’s car in a Cartersville neighborhood. CPD announced this week a new online crime mapping feature available on the department’s website. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Cartersville Police Department maps out crime online
Cartersville Police Department has taken crime online. Earlier this week, the department announced a new online crime mapping feature available to residents. Any resident with Internet access can v...
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A boat comes along side a pier at Lake Allatoona to pickup a passenger. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, boating fatalities are now at their highest level since 1998. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Boaters beware: Lake levels, crowds a dangerous mix
As Labor Day approaches and a long weekend calls boaters to the water to celebrate the unofficial end of summer, water levels at Lake Allatoona will add a level of danger to what should be a fun-fi...
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@White=[C] Martha Ray Rhodes Taylor
@White=[C] Mrs. Martha Ray Rhodes Taylor, 94, of Taylorsville passed away Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Mrs. Taylor was born on June 4, 1918, in Bartow County, daughter of the late W. Ray Rhodes and th...
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@White=[C] James Stephen Jr.
@White=[C] Mr. James Stephens Jr., 60, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, in the Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Joe Nix officia...
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@White=[C] Mary Ruth Moore
@White=[C] Mary Ruth Moore, 92, of Rome, formerly of Atco, died Thursday morning, Aug. 20, 2012. Mrs. Moore was born June 17, 1920, in Fannin County, a daughter of the late Homer Baxter Stanley and...
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@White=[C] Dorsey found guilty of aggravated sodomy
@White=[C] The second half of Ferlando Dorsey’s trial continued into Thursday morning as he called four new witnesses and recalled Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputy Brison Strickland to the st...
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@White=[C] GSP increases patrols for holiday weekend
@White=[C] The Georgia State Patrol will be in full force across the state this Labor Day weekend and Sgt. Kyle Tanner says one of the best way to avoid accidents — and costly tickets — is simply ...
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@White=[C] DTF arrests 4 in 3 trafficking incidents
@White=[C] Three separate incidents of drug trafficking resulted in four arrests and the seizure of more than 140 grams of methamphetamine with a street value topping $14,000 for the Bartow-Carter...
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Classmates to reunite at Noble Hill Labor Day Picnic
By Marie Nesmith marie.nesmith@daily-tribune.com For Johnnie Mae Heard, the Noble Hill-Wheeler Memorial Center’s Labor Day Picnic and Homecoming is a can’t-miss event, filled with fun and fellowshi...
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