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Kingston suspends city clerk Jones
Kingston's Monday work session was dominated by nearly two hours of executive session to discuss personnel matters. Earlier that day, City Clerk Michele Jones was suspended with pay. She presented ...
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Chief urges fire safety as cold sets in
Cartersville Fire Chief Scott Carter said a fire set last week at the vacant Gold Kist warehouse was intentionally set and an investigation is ongoing. "It's a difficult case to follow up on becaus...
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Wilma Findley with customer Nell Brantley at The Beauty Center. Brantley has been a customer of Findley’s for 14 years. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Cartersville Beauty Center closes after 40 years
Wilma Findley began work at Cartersville Beauty Center in 1970, shortly thereafter she purchased the business and has since ran it as her own, but today the doors will remain closed. A troubled eco...
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K-Major and Team 3MG rehearse at Gold’s Gym in Cartersville for their appearance on the BET network’s Wild-Out Wednesday segment on Wednesday at 6 p.m. From left are Curtis Williams, La’KeVaun Green, Rahbi McAfee and Kendricke Brown, also known as J.R., Lil’ Folk, Y. Beezy and K-Major, respectively. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
K-Major to perform on BET's 106 & Park Wednesday
While K-Major already has made various strides in the music industry, his biggest opportunity to date will materialize Wednesday. During an audition in Tennessee over the summer, the Cartersville n...
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Cordell federal trial to begin today in Atlanta
Jury selection is set to begin this morning in the case against former Cartersville mayoral candidate Howard Gregory Cordell, according to Patrick Crosby, Public Affairs officer with the U.S. Justi...
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Bartow Blotter 12-5
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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Man arrested for illegal dumping of trash
A Bartow County Sheriff's Office deputy was traveling on Cedar Creek Road in Cartersville last Monday when he observed a large amount of garbage dumped in the driveway at the address of 632, which ...
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Helen Satcher decorates her residence on Main Street for the Christmas in Taylorsville: A Tour of Historic Homes, which is set for Dec. 12. Reflected in the mirror is her husband, Jesse. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Euharlee Historical Society presents Christmas in Taylorsville: A Tour of Historic Homes
For Wanda Cagle Gray and her fellow members of the Euharlee Historical Society, hosting Christmas in Taylorsville: A Tour of Historic Homes, is an ideal way to highlight the town's history and arch...
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Dudley Salley, Ph.D., professor of economics at Georgia Highlands College, uses a dollar bill for illustration during a monthly meeting of the GHC Advisory Council on Friday. Matt Shinall/The Daily Tribune News
Community leaders get lesson in economics
Community leaders with the Georgia Highlands College Advisory Council heard a special presentation Friday from Professor of Economics Dudley Salley, Ph.D. Taking members of the Advisory Council thr...
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Drug task force arrests four
Four men were arrested Thursday by agents with the Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force (FBI Safe Streets Task Force), Federal Bureau of Investigations, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and Calhoun P...
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The closed road signs will go down and motorists will be soon be able to travel on the new stretch of Old Alabama Road/Ga. 113 connecting to I-75 at Red Top Mountain Road. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
New section of Old Alabama to open ahead of schedule
Old Alabama Road will open a new and wider route Thursday for motorists heading to Interstate 75, three weeks ahead of the anticipated completion date. This portion of a larger project was begun in...
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Bartow Blotter 12.3
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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Council OKs request for Pettit Creek Trail grant
The Cartersville City Council approved a request for a Georgia Department of Transportation Enhancement grant during Thursday morning's meeting. The purpose of the grant will be to complete Pettit...
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Volunteer Brittney Shaw works in the Bartow Christmas Toy Store arranging gifts according to a child’s gender and age. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Bartow Christmas Coalition in 'desperate' need of toy donations
With its toy distribution starting Monday, the Bartow Christmas Coalition is experiencing a serious shortfall of donations. As with previous campaigns, the nonprofit's president, Melissa Porter, be...
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Acworth teen charged with stealing copper
An Acworth teen has been charged in connection with a theft of copper from an Acworth residence. David Ryan Henderson, 17, of 4629 Dawns Way, Acworth, was arrested Nov. 29 in reference to burglary ...
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