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The Red Carpet Inn on Cassville-White Road where Tuesday residents were asked to evacuate within 48 hours because of numerous code violations citing hazardous safety and fire conditions. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Budget accommodations condemned, residents forced out
Residents of the Red Carpet Inn on Cassville-White Road were asked to evacuate within 48 hours Tuesday after the building was condemned for hazardous safety and fire conditions. Numerous code viola...
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Drainage improvements get go-ahead from city
Ongoing problems with flooding in the area of West Avenue and South Erwin Street led Cartersville City Council Thursday to take action. The majority of the problem comes in the area of a channel th...
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The following information -- names
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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Rezoning for assisted living facility meets approval
Commissioner Clarence Brown approved Wednesday a rezoning request for property at Burn Hickory Road and Cline Drive for the future purpose of an assisted living facility. The rezoning commission me...
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Local man killed in Atlanta airport accident
A Bartow County man, who worked at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, was killed Tuesday after becoming trapped for hours under a hydraulic lift in a cargo area. Fulton County medica...
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Traffic backs up along Highway 411 north in Cartersville after a tractor-trailer crashed between Cline Smith Road and Industrial Park Road about 9 a.m. Wednesday. The entire road was closed for an hour, with southbound lanes closed for hours following the wreck. The truck left the roadway, striking trees before bursting into flames. The driver was killed. Authorities are conducting DNA tests to verify the driver’s identity. MARK ANDREWS/The Daily Tribune News
Driver dies in fiery 411 crash
One person died Wednesday morning after a tractor-trailer crashed in Cartersville and burst into flames. Cartersville Police Department Lt. Mark Camp said in a release officers were dispatched abou...
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Robbie Colson Ramsey, left, and Carolyn Jones of St. Luke A.M.E. Church package schools supplies Wednesday. DAYTON P. STRICKLAND/The Daily Tribune News
St. Luke A.M.E. Church to conduct school supply drive, screen on the green Friday
As school gets under way for Bartow's youth, the congregation of St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church is striving to equip children for a successful scholastic year. On Friday, the church wi...
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Cloverleaf Elementary School kindergarten teacher Kelly Arnold gives students classroom etiquette instructions on the first day of class Wednesday. DAYTON P. STRICKLAND/The Daily Tribune News
City and county students go back to school
Getting around town took a little longer than usual Wednesday morning and afternoon as school buses lined the streets and an equally-as-bright yellow August sun heated steering wheels for commuters...
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Pettit Environmental Preserve offers Summer Evening Hike Aug. 13
Through its first Summer Evening Hike, the Pettit Environmental Preserve's staff hopes attendees will gain a greater appreciation of the world around them. On Aug. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m., the 70-acre ...
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Adairsville resident killed in Sunday crash
A 46-year-old Adairsville resident was killed Sunday evening in a three-vehicle accident in Gordon County. According to reports, Paula Kelley died when a Mitsubishi Mirage, in which she was a passe...
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Parents and their children register Saturday morning at the Cartersville Civic Center Bartow Give a Kid a Chance site. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Bartow Give A Kid A Chance
Parents and their children registered Saturday morning at the Cartersville Civic Center Bartow Give a Kid a Chance site. The event was also held at Adairsville and Woodland high schools. Bartow Giv...
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The following information -- names
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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GBI arrests second woman wanted for forgery
The Georgia Department of Revenue has arrested a second woman who was sought by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations in connection with theft and forgery. According to a GBI release, April Nicole ...
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Flapjack breakfast serves up appreciation to law enforcement
Cartersville-Bartow County Crime Stoppers wants residents to pull up a chair and dig into a stack of flapjacks during its annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Flapjack Breakfast. Scheduled for Satur...
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Distinguished Young Woman of Georgia Mary Clayton Gilbert, left, is congratulated by last year’s winner and fellow Bartow County resident, Caroline Lloyd. SPECIAL
Gilbert wins Distinguished Young Woman of Georgia title
On Saturday, Mary Clayton Gilbert -- the local 2012 Distinguished Young Woman -- became the fourth Bartow County representative to win the state title. With this achievement, she joins an elite gro...
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