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Four-year-old Eli Ford, who can recite more information about U.S. Presidents than most adults, pauses at the Rossin painting, “A Meeting in Time,” that is just outside the Presidential Gallery at the Booth Western Art Museum. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
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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Owner Jeff Chisolm takes down customer Cidie Wertz's order during a busy lunch hour. Wertz, from Marietta, was visiting the Booth Museum to view the Ansel Adams exhibit. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
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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Deputy J.L. Duncan, center, expresses the pain of the TASER as it hits him in the back. He is held up by Capt. Derek Cochran, left, and Deputy Tony Ross. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
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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Ex-boyfriend charged with kidnapping
Staff Report A North Carolina man was arrested Thursday night and charged with kidnapping after attempting to force his girlfriend into his car to take her to North Carolina. Cartersville police ...
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Chamber of Commerce accepts resignation of Kay Read
The Board of Directors of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce announced Friday the resignation of President and CEO Kay Read. Read, who began at the chamber in April 2007, said in he...
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Emergency personnel enter the wooded area around where a man was struck and killed by a train Thursday afternoon. The man, who was not identified, was walking along train tracks in the area of Pine Street #2 and Old Allatoona Road in Emerson. MATT SHINALL/The Daily Tribune News
Man hit, killed by train
A man was struck and killed late Thursday afternoon while walking along train tracks in southern Bartow County. The unidentified white male was walking along the rail lines in the area of Pine Stre...
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City to refund speeding tickets
Good news if you received a speeding ticket in the city within the past month: You don't have to pay it, and if you've already paid, the city will refund your money. According to Cartersville Polic...
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Members of the Attention Deficit Players rehearse for a Saturday night performance at The City Loft in Cartersville, from left, Meghann Humphreys, Erin Brown and Joel Coady. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Attention Deficit Players kick off monthly performances at The City Loft Saturday
As a founding member of the Attention Deficit Players, Alan J. Sanders finds that flexing one's improvisational skills can lead to the wonderful sound of laughter. Formed about four months ago, the...
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Pregnant woman loses toes in car accident
A pregnant Acworth woman involved in an early morning accident Thursday that shut down Interstate 75 south remains in Grady Memorial Hospital after losing the toes on her right foot. "She is very ...
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Kingston city clerk reinstated by council
After being terminated by Kingston Mayor Dexter Jones earlier this week, City Clerk Michele Jones appealed to the city council at Thursday's special called meeting, which ended in her reinstatement...
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Bartow Blotter 2.4
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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Bartow Blotter 2.3
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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LakePoint Sports Partner David Branch gives those attending last week’s Emerson town hall meeting a presentation about its Sporting Community & Town Center. The complex’s DRI study received approval from the state. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
LakePoint gains approval from state assessment
Infrastructure recommendations made
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