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Jury finds man guilty of rape
Jamie F. Evans, the 22-year-old on trial for multiple charges, including attempted rape, was found guilty Thursday in Bartow County Superior Court. Evans was indicted in February on aggravated sodo...
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Police involved in possibly fatal shooting
Emergency personnel were dispatched about 7 p.m. Thursday to 3 Lee St. in reference to shots fired. According to reports, officers were attempting to serve a warrant when a man approached them with...
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Bartow Blotter 12.16
The following information -- names, addresses, charges and other details -- was taken directly from Bartow County Sheriff's Office jail records. Not every arrest leads to a conviction, and guilt or...
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Tellus Science Museum Astronomy Program Manager David Dundee explains to the museum staff the differences between a lunar and solar eclipse. The observatory will be open Tuesday for the upcoming lunar eclipse from midnight to 5:30 a.m. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Tellus Science Museum opens for lunar eclipse viewing Tuesday morning
For David Dundee, the Tellus Science Museum observatory's 20-inch telescope will be an ideal instrument to view Tuesday morning's lunar eclipse. "You can actually watch the shadow creep across some...
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Man gets 13-year prison sentence
Judge David Smith remarked on a man's decision to forgo a jury trial and plead guilty Wednesday in Bartow County Superior Court. Stephen Michael Kutas, 45, appeared before Smith charged with six co...
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Guilty verdict in child molestation case
In less than two hours Wednesday, a jury found a man guilty of molesting a relative. As his mother broke down in tears, Stephen Julius Toth, 33, was led away in handcuffs shortly after the guilty v...
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Anthony Gambino, left, and Alfred Reagan with City of Cartersville Public Works loads the spreader with a deicing materials that they began spreading on city streets around 5:30 p.m. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Winter weather creates hazardous conditions
Lasting effects not expected amid incoming warm front
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Icy conditions, wrecks reported
Delivery of DTN may be delayed
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Youth Leadership marks semester's end
Thirty-five students from across the county have spent a portion of their time during this first half of the academic calendar pursuing personal development through the Cartersville-Bartow County C...
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Bartow Blotter 12-15
The following information -- names, addresses, charges and other details -- was taken directly from Bartow County Sheriff's Office jail records. Not every arrest leads to a conviction, and guilt or...
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Medicare open enrollment for Plans C, D concludes Dec. 31
With the open enrollment deadline drawing near, Medicare beneficiaries have until Dec. 31 to select the prescription drug or Advantage Plan option that best suits their needs. "There are so many di...
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Both sides rest in attempted rape trial
There were lots of twists and turns Tuesday in the trial of Jamie F. Evans, the 22-year old accused of attempted rape, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy and battery. Many witnesses were ...
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Many businesses hit by burglaries
Monday morning the owner of a repair shop on Nelson Street discovered the effects of a burglary which occurred over the weekend. Cartersville police reported that cash and goods stolen were estimat...
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Warming weather brings new concerns
A warming trend expected to begin today may seem like a blessing after a record-setting deep freeze, but along with the relief comes new worries. Today's projected high of 39 may feel warmer follow...
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Euharlee resident Scott Lowery demonstrates the “SnowAtHome” machine he purchased from a Connecticut company. Lowery says the outside temperature must be 27 degrees or below to make snow. He covered an area in his backyard 100 by 20 feet with more than 18 inches of snow Tuesday. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Making It Snow

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