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Cartersville Ducks Unlimited brings home fundraising award; information meeting set for June 27
The Cartersville Ducks Unlimited Chapter found itself in the spotlight earlier this month with chapter-wide recognition for fundraising and an individual award going to Co-Chair Sarah Tonsmeire for...
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Checkpoints target safe driving habits
Flashing lights and orange cones, deputies and a transport van. The scene at Waterside Drive near Red Top Mountain State Park was repeated across the county Friday night as authorities worked safet...
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@White=[C] Federal agency calls for 411 alternatives
@White=[C] Gov. Nathan Deal this week received a letter from the Federal Highway Administration requesting the state begin an analysis to determine reasonable alternatives to the proposed route D-...
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Traffic on Interstate 75 north moves at a snail's pace due to a series of accidents that occurred between the Red Top Mountain State Park exit and the Main Street exit. Most of the accidents were the result of a fast-moving storm that blew through Bartow County between 7 and 8 p.m. Wednesday. Neil B. McGahee/The Daily Tribune News
Stormy weather blamed in house fire, traffic crashes
Stormy weather that swept through Thursday evening was blamed for a house fire and a traffic mess. The line of strong storms moved through about 7:30 p.m., bringing hail, lightning, rain and heavy ...
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The victim of a shooting is wheeled from 9 Stokely St., Apt. 3, in Cartersville on Wednesday afternoon by fire and EMS personnel. The woman, whose name has not been released, was shot once in the leg by her sister’s boyfriend, according to Cartersville police. JESSICA LOEDING/The Daily Tribune News
Suspect who shot woman in leg remains at large
Alert and talking, the victim of a shooting Wednesday told bystanders to call her mother while being loaded into a waiting ambulance. Helped onto the stretcher by emergency personnel, the Stokely S...
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Participants at The Grand Theatre’s Middle School Camp rehearse one of the scenes in the musical comedy “Kamp KAOS,” which will have performances open to the public Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
‘Kamp KAOS’ first of three offerings from The Grand’s Summer Music Theatre Camps
In her fifth year assisting The Grand Theatre’s Summer Music Theatre Camps, Morgan Brooks is enjoying the opportunity to foster young thespians. As the stage director for the Middle School Camp, sh...
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USPS: 'behind-the-scenes' changes set for White, Rydal
Distribution changes within the United States Postal Service will result in the consolidation of operational procedures for two Bartow County post offices, but will not affect retail post office lo...
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DTN garners four GPA awards
Taking home four awards, The Daily Tribune News walked away with honors over the weekend during the Georgia Press Association 2013 Better Newspaper Contest. Announced during the group’s 127th annua...
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Emerson Council approves budgets, personnel policies
At its June 10 meeting, the Emerson City Council approved all FY 2014 budgets — general, water, solid waste, confiscated assets and capital funds — submitted by City Manager Kevin McBurnett and ado...
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Insurance requirements to affect substitute teachers
Cartersville City Schools Superintendent Howard Hinesley reported during Monday’s business session that the federal Affordable Care Act will drastically change how the system hires substitute teach...
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Bartow Co. Resource Directory available online
In their mission to support the nonprofit community, Bartow Collaborative Inc. — in partnership with the United Way of Bartow County — has released the Bartow County Resource Directory 2013-2014. P...
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Duo: Men robbed us at gunpoint
Beware your co-worker’s spouse. One pair found themselves robbed after one’s colleague’s husband pulled a gun and demanded money. Cartersville police responded to Akron Street just before midnight ...
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Kristin Strickland is the aquatics coordinator for the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Strickland finds fulfilling career at CPRD
With the summer swimming season underway, Kristin Strickland’s job is a continuous adventure. As the aquatics coordinator for Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department, the Euharlee resident is ...
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Man enters guilty plea in case of wife's death
A man facing murder charges after a reported suicide pact left his wife dead entered this week a plea on a lesser count. William Franklin Crabbs on Tuesday pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter ...
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DNR Ranger First Class Bart Hendrix works on an incident report in his patrol truck at Lake Allatoona. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Public comment open on DNR creation of law enforcement division
A move that would transition personnel into a new law enforcement division in the coming years will go before Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials this month. Under the proposed change...
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