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Financial advisors receive Five Star recognition
Four professionals serving Cartersville and Bartow County in the financial services arena have been recognized in Atlanta magazine. Of those named among the 2011 Five Star Wealth Managers, Chuck Ni...
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Bailey retiring, will not seek re-election as tax commissioner
Bartow County Tax Commissioner VaLenda Bailey announced Friday that she will not seek re-election in 2012. Bailey, who has served in the tax office for 38 years, plans to retire at the end of her t...
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Stolen cellphone leads to the arrest of five
On Friday about 1:35 a.m. two Cartersville police officers were dispatched to a West Church Street address in reference to a reported theft. Upon their arrival they met the complainant and his frie...
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Emergency response training available for local pet lovers
Through volunteer emergency response training, Ray DeLuca aims to prepare those wanting to rescue companion animals if and when a large-scale disaster strikes. Led by DeLuca, a companion animal eme...
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Elenora Chitwood Payne
Elenora Chitwood Payne, 89, of Cartersville, died Oct. 6, 2011. Mrs. Payne was born Sept. 25, 1922, in Bartow County, a daughter of the late Gilbert and Frankie Simpson Chitwood. She was preceded ...
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Daily Tribune partners with Newspapers in Education
The Daily Tribune News has partnered with Newspapers in Education, a nationally recognized collaboration between corporate and community sponsors, local papers and schools to provide students with ...
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Two announce candidacy for commissioner seat
Businessman Mike Bearden and former manager Rev. Michael Abernathy have announced their candidacy in the 2012 election of a new Bartow County commissioner. Bearden's announcement was made in conju...
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Jacob Flowers, from left, Michael Hughes and Aden Cain join Sgt. Jeremy Ray inside the Tower 1 fire truck at the Cartersville Fire Department open house Saturday. The event included demonstrations, puppet shows and refreshments. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Firefighters open house for Fire Prevention Week
Safety during a fire is not only a responsibility of local fire departments, but also of individual residents. "This year's [Fire Prevention Week] message is kind of a general thing and this one is...
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DARE to help others: Sgt. Richey Harrell passes wisdom to children
Elementary students and many of their parents may not always remember his name, but Richey Harrell's face is recognized throughout the county as someone who has touched many lives. As a member of t...
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Summer Stone sees how many hoops she can keep going at MH Industries’ Mad Hatter Fall Festival on Saturday. Activities included face painting, craft making, games and plenty of snacks and food. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Mad Hatter Fall Festival furnishes fun for families
On Saturday local business MH Industries and friends hosted a free fall festival at their location in Cartersville. The owner of MH Industries, Will McEliece, said the goal of the event was to give...
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Cartersville schools' transportation building hits financial road bump
Cartersville City Schools Superintendent Howard Hinesley on Thursday suggested the school board reject during their regular meeting all bids for the projected transportation training building at th...
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Emerson Planning and Zoning Commission hears first reading of rezoning
Emerson's Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday night heard a first reading of a rezoning for 50-plus acres. The 56 acres located near the Department of Transportation and Optimum Technologies...
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New application procedures put in place at Tallatoona Community Action Partnership will eliminate lines like those experienced last December as applicants arrived for energy assistance registration. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, file
Tallatoona warms up to new ideas
Application changes made to assistance program
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C-Mo jumps high to snatch a disc tossed by owner Dariusz Radomski at last year’s U.S. Disc Dog National Finals at Dellinger Park. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, file
U.S. Disc Dog World Finals in Cartersville
Mona Konishi, of Shiga, Japan, and her 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, Laika, are currently visiting Cartersville for the upcoming U.S. Disc Dog World Finals to be held at Dellinger Park Oct. 15 and 1...
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Lori Jewell, education coordinator for the Pettit Environmental Preserve, explains owl behavior using a taxidermy great horned owl. On Oct. 22, a naturalist with the Chattahoochee Nature Center will bring a live owl to demonstrate the raptor’s abilities. SPECIAL
Pettit Environmental Preserve presents Owls & Spiders & Bats, Oh My! -- A Fall Hike Oct. 22
For Marina Robertson, executive director for the Pettit Environmental Preserve, a recent visit to the Chattahoochee Nature Center sparked a newfound respect for owls. Among the many interesting fac...
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