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Woodland High graduates Devin Wheeler, left, and Wes Sherwin won the 2012 Savannah Film Festival for their short film “Hysteria,” filmed in Cartersville. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Local graduates' film receives international award
Celebrity filmmakers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck provided aspiring cinematographers, writers and directors an opportunity to shine through their early 2000s TV series “Project Greenlight.” Ten years...
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Bartow County unemployment rate drops again
State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced Thursday that the preliminary unemployment rate in Bartow County declined three-tenths of a percentage point in April to 8.9 percent. Bartow showed an...
May 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Joseph Kirk, county elections supervisor, says his department is constantly preparing for the upcoming election. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Elections office prepping for busy July, Nov.
* Editor's Note: This is part of an ongoing series that will look at Bartow County's budget by department. Upcoming elections are weighing on the minds of Bartow residents as the race begins for lo...
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Bartow resident named state elector
Come November, if Mitt Romney wins the state of Georgia in his bid for president, Cartersville resident Bob Mayzes will be called upon to cast his vote toward the state's Electoral College. Mayzes ...
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Several qualify for July primary
Candidates vying for office made their bids official Wednesday as qualifying began for the July 31 primary election. Hopefuls may qualify today and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those who qualified...
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Teresa Northrop laughs with her daughter Elaina who picked a jar of glow-in-the-dark slime as her prize in the summer reading program for reading for 200 minutes. Participants earn prizes as they reach reading milestones. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Bartow library heating up for summer reading
The Bartow County Library System has begun registration for its youth summer reading programs that begin in June, but Youth Services Coordinator Thomas Shalin says that's no reason for young people...
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Frank Moore Administration and Judicial Center workers and visitors wait across the street from the building as it is searched for the possibility of a bomb Tuesday morning. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Bomb threat temporarily closes courthouse
A lone dark cloud loomed overhead as people stood along West Cherokee Avenue Tuesday morning. A call had been received by Bartow 911 dispatchers saying a bomb was at the Frank Moore Administration ...
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Attendees at last year’s Memorial Day ceremony at American Legion’s Carl Boyd Post 42 salute the U.S. Flag as it passes. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Military organizations coordinate Memorial Day observances
Normally lending his drumming talents to Memorial Day services, this year Dan Knowles will be voicing his thoughts on patriotism at the American Legion's Carl Boyd Post 42 program. To be held on Me...
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Small businesses highlighted across nation
Corporate giants, such as Facebook and JP Morgan, may be commanding attention on Wall Street but small businesses continue to be the driving force on Main Street. To recognize the impact of small b...
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Cartersville City pools opened Saturday to good crowds and these four aspiring jumpers at Dellinger Park, Korina Killgore, from left, Jordan Calbert, Katana Killgore and Katrina Reagh. With temperatures on the rise toward the end of the week, this should be a popular spot. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
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Organizations choose sides in T-SPLOST vote
On July 31, voters will have a chance to voice their opinions on a proposed 1 cent transportation tax -- the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Although voting is more than two ...
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Elizabeth Vickery
Article highlights Cass High graduate's journey with arthrogryposis
Not letting her physical limitations define her, Elizabeth Vickery continues to live life to the fullest in spite of being diagnosed with a rare condition, known as arthrogryposis. Highlighting the...
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Rusty and April Echols help their children, Hunter, from left, Maddox and Caiden, learn to reassemble broken artifacts at Saturday’s Archaeology Day at Etowah Indian Mounds. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Kids and parents learn archaeology
Children and their parents were able to get a taste of how archaeologists uncover artifacts during the Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site's Archaeology Day Saturday afternoon. The site had th...
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Friends, colleagues mourn passing of George Willis
Prominent businessman George Willis, 70, is remembered by friends and colleagues after his unexpected death Friday morning. Owner/Broker of George F. Willis Realty, Willis represented Bartow County...
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Saturday was busy at the reopened People’s Livestock Market on Burnt Hickory Road in Cartersville. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Cattle sale barn reopens with eyes on the future
With roots stretching back to the 1950s, the Bartow County cattle barn has operated under several owners and names. Earlier this month, the auction barn reopened as People's Livestock Market. Owned...
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