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BARTOW BLOTTER — 6.17
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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Jeremy, left, and Ricky Matthews run their 60-year-old family business, Matthews Garage, in Cartersville.
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A father's business transcends generations
Mack Matthews opened his Cartersville automotive garage in 1955. Today, Matthews Garage operates out of three shops with 22 employees and regularly wins industry awards for service and performance....
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Cartersville resident Tim Thomas, who operates T.N.T. Southern Barbecue, was among the 35 teams competing at this year’s Euharlee Covered Bridge ’Que.
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Euharlee BBQ event was smokin' hot
The community gathered at Frankie Harris Park in Euharlee on Saturday to enjoy live entertainment, arts and craft vendors, games, a car and truck show as well as barbecue during the Euharlee Covere...
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Annie Elrod loads the trunk of a car for 86-year-old Eunice Burns, a recipient of the North Bartow Community Services’ food pantry.
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Christmas in July seeks donations of food, school supplies
With North Bartow Community Services' food pantry currently half-stocked, the Christmas in July campaign will provide a lifeline of support during the summer months. Organized by the United Way of ...
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Candidates vie for Chief Magistrate position
Republican Marlon Haney and Democrat Paul Nally are running against incumbent Republican Thomas Moseley for the position of Bartow County Chief Magistrate Judge in the July 31 primary. The chief ma...
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Trisha Murphy adjusts a necklace display at the new Glitzy Chiks at Bartow Plaza Shopping Center in Cartersville.
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Entrepreneur continues career with new enthusiasm
Trisha Murphy opened her first business shortly after graduating from Cass High School, ever since, she has grown, diversified and adapted to meet demands. Now, she continues to manage two thriving...
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Jackson Baggley, left, and Tavontai Echols learn how to save money during the Hamilton State Bank youth presentation during the Eddie Lee Wilkins Youth Association Summer Program sponsored by the City of Cartersville.
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Children learn financial lesson at basketball camp
Learning from a professional is what attracts a lot of campers to the summer programs of the Eddie Lee Wilkins Youth Association, but most are probably expecting to learn about basketball -- not co...
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Lynn Hilburn, supervisor at Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter, explains how the shelter’s conference room will be converted into a computer lab.
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Good Neighbor receives funding for computer lab
The Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter's dream of housing a computer lab is coming to fruition, courtesy of funds secured by Heritage Baptist Church and the Rotary Club of Bartow County. "In this case,...
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CVB seeks sponsors for Miss Georgia USA, Miss Georgia Teen USA pageants
With the Miss Georgia USA and Miss Georgia Teen USA pageants about five months away, the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau is busy recruiting sponsors to help cover expenses a...
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Emergency personnel work the scene of an accident Wednesday evening where a 65-year-old man was killed and a female passenger injured. The single-vehicle accident occurred after 6 p.m. around mile marker 289 on Interstate 75 northbound. AMANDA RYKER/The Daily Tribune News
One dead, one injured in I-75 crash
One person was pronounced dead at Cartersville Medical Center Wednesday after being transported by Bartow's Emergency Medical Services following a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 northboun...
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Stacey Leigh Wallace
Stacey Leigh Wallace, 37, of Kingston Road, Rome, passed away at her residence Wednesday, June 6, 2012. For the full obituary, please see the print or e-edition.
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Fowler follows dream of being a music promoter
Along with being a small business owner, a former sheriff's deputy and past Emerson chief of police, Herb Fowler is adding music promoter to his résumé. Saturday marked the Cartersville native's pr...
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Bartow County Commissioner candidates get settled before the start of Tuesday night’s debate at The Grand Theatre in Cartersville where they took questions from a local news media panel.
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Commissioner candidates vie for votes at final forum
In the third and final debate before the July 31 Republican primary for Bartow County Commissioner, candidates tried to differentiate themselves from the pack. The five qualified candidates took th...
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Mixed views on teen summer employment
By Mark Andrews mark.andrews@daily-tribune.com When performer Eddie Cochran sang about "Summertime Blues" in the late 1950s, he made light-hearted references to young people trying to make ends me...
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Community leaders to host commissioner, mayors prayer luncheon
By Matt Shinall matt.shinall@daily-tribune.com Sixteen years ago leaders from local governments, businesses and the faith community came together for a prayer meeting, beginning a lasting traditio...
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