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Former chief magistrate candidate arrested for threats against judge
An alleged threat to commit a “crime of violence” against a Cobb County judge landed a Rydal man behind bars Wednesday. Paul Nally, 67, who ran for chief magistrate in 2012, sent an email the morni...
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Projectile points, tools and other items formed through flint knapping. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Flint Knappers festival begins April 25
From April 25-28, Gatewood Park on Lake Allatoona will host the 14th Annual North Georgia Flint Knappers and Primitive Arts Festival. “This is a primitive arts festival and it’s kind of like an art...
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Four minor injuries were reported this afternoon after an explosion in unit 2 rocked the plant. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News.
Explosion reported at Plant Bowen
An explosion at Georgia Power Plant Bowen rocked Euharlee Thursday just before 4 p.m. as coal unit 2 was being brought down for a maintenance outage. Georgia Power is reporting that all employees a...
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Bob Barr, seeking the Republican nomination for the 11th Congressional District, brought his campaign to downtown Cartersville Wednesday. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Barr visits Cartersville on congressional campaign
After announcing his candidacy last week, former Congressman Bob Barr made his first campaign visit to Cartersville Wednesday for his bid to return to Washington, D.C., as Congressman Phil Gingrey ...
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Tellus to host Lunch and Learn with astronaut
Astronaut Shane Kimbrough will make a visit to Tellus Science Museum on Monday, April 15, for a Lunch and Learn event open to the public beginning at 12:15 p.m. A graduate of West Point and the Ge...
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Crew members for “Hamlet and Hutch” begin moving their lighting equipment inside The Grand Theatre in Cartersville. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Cartersville actor selected to join Reynolds in 'Hamlet and Hutch'
After being instrumental in bringing various William Shakespeare productions to the local stage, Alan J. Sanders will portray one of the playwright’s most famous characters on the big screen. The C...
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Taylor OKs zoning for north Bartow business park
An expected fight over a controversial rezoning proposal in north Bartow County never materialized and was approved by County Commissioner Steve Taylor at Wednesday’s meeting. Conspicuously missing...
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Preacher charged with child molestation
Months after a complaint was filed with Cartersville Police Department, officers Tuesday arrested a local minister on child molestation charges. On Dec. 15 a Cartersville officer was contacted by a...
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Cartersville High School students Noah Harper, from left, Tommy Morrison and Jake Andersen hook up a trailer of mattresses from Flowering Branch Children’s Shelter to deliver to the Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter. Flowering Branch received a donation of 13 mattresses as part of the bed makeovers. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Alternative Spring Breakers plant seeds of service
Beginning Monday, eight Cartersville High School students opted to delay the spring break traditions of hitting the beach or sleeping late in order to volunteer their time at the Flowering Branch C...
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Woman threatened with knife after hanging curtain
On Saturday, March 30, at approximately 9:46 p.m., a Cartersville Police Department officer was dispatched to a Roosevelt Street residence in reference to a death threat. According to the officer’s...
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Mandy Wilson volunteers at the AIDS Alliance of Northwest Georgia’s AIDS Walk Cartersville last year. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
AIDS Walk Cartersville stresses education, prevention
Encouraging the community to “paint the town red for AIDS education,” the AIDS Alliance of Northwest Georgia is seeking participants for its annual AIDS Walk Cartersville. “We have a real focus on ...
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Kingston council tackles housekeeping
Kingston City Council tackled a long list of housekeeping chores at its Monday night work session. John Sweitzer, president of Sweitzer Engineering in Acworth, updated the council on work at the Da...
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Chatt Tech event to address child abuse and exploitation
On Friday, April 19, Chattahoochee Technical College’s North Metro Campus in Acworth will present its Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation information program. Presented by the Center for Service Le...
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Threats and DUI lead to firefighter’s arrest
A Bartow County Fire Department employee on Sunday night was arrested after showing up at the department to confront another firefighter. About 8:30 p.m., a BCFD firefighter at station 1 on Highway...
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David Treadwell, left, and Jim Bledsoe look at cars during one of last year’s Tom Clayton Memorial Car Cruizes in downtown Cartersville. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
First downtown car show set for Saturday
Hundreds of classic cars are set to line the streets of downtown Cartersville this weekend as the Tom Clayton Memorial Car Cruize makes its 2013 debut. This year, however, the regular downtown car...
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