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]Man pleads guilty to 2011 murder
Bartow County District Attorney Joseph Campbell on Tuesday announced a man charged in the 2011 death of Cartersville woman pleaded guilty in Superior Court. According to a press release, Timothy Ja...
Aug 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bartow County’s newly elected County Commissioner Steve Taylor and new Tax Comissioner Steve Stewart watch last night’s votes come in. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
The 'Steves' win decisive run-off victories
Taylor takes run-off victory to become commissioner-elect By Matt Shinall matt.shinall@daily-tribune.com Carrying 60 percent of Tuesday’s runoff vote, Steve Taylor will take office Jan. 1 as Bart...
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West Nile fears spread again, no cases seen in northwest Georgia
Following a mild winter across much of the nation, confirmed cases of West Nile Virus have reached record numbers since the disease entered America more than a decade ago. While cases have, for unk...
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Artist Mort Kunstler shows a group one of his Civil War paintings that depicts the burning of Atlanta. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Civil War tourism gaining steam
Containing about 40 paintings and 10 sculptures, the Booth Western Art Museum’s Civil War Gallery will take center stage during the upcoming Atlanta Campaign Bus Tour. With the overnight attendees ...
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Euharlee approves Sunday sales amendment, contracts
Euharlee businesses will be able to sell alcohol starting this Sunday as approved by the Euharlee City Council in a called meeting Tuesday night. The measure, approved in the July 31 primary, saw i...
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Kip Henderson won a Metropolitan Atlanta Award for his portrayal of Raul in “Extremities.” SPECIAL
Henderson wins MAT Award
On Sunday, Kip Henderson captured The Pumphouse Players’ first Metropolitan Atlanta Theater Award. A member of the PHP for more than 20 years, the Cartersville resident won the leading actor award ...
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Clay Patterson is currently serving as Kingston’s only law enforcement officer. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Patterson sees improvement in Kingston PD
At 23, Clay Patterson isn’t your typical police chief. He’s a full-time college student running a one-man department in a town of less than 700. Patterson, who has been serving as interim chief of...
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County school board approves fraud, heat policies
The Bartow County Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved its consent agenda, which expanded and clarified the system’s heat policy to pertain to school band members as well as athletic o...
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Bartow County firefighters worked the scene of a fire Sunday evening at Sage Cottage restaurant on Main Street in Adairsville. ERIC PASS/North Bartow News
Popular Adairsville restaurant lost in blaze
A favorite eatery in downtown Adairsville was lost Sunday evening after a fire ravaged the building. According to Bartow County Fire Department Sgt. Lisa Hahn, crews were called to Sage Cottage on ...
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Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, left front, is led on a tour of the future Bartow County College and Career Academy by Bartow County Schools Superintendent John Harper. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Lt. Gov. Cagle shows support for Bartow academy
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle spoke to community members and educators Monday at the Bartow County College and Career Academy, touting the educational and economic successes of college and career academys t...
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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 a ...
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Bartow County’s Cloverleaf Elementary School currently is awaiting on GDOT approval for school zone signs and flashers. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Cloverleaf Elementary awaiting flashers and signs
Bartow County Public Schools are reporting the system is waiting on a Georgia Department of Transportation permit in order to install school zone signs and flashers at the new Cloverleaf Elementary...
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Shalin brings ongoing passion to library
For Thomas Shalin, working as youth services coordinator for the Bartow County Library System is not simply a job, but a continuation of his life-time love for books. With two young sons, Shalin do...
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County commissioner candidates head for Tuesday runoff
Bartow County voters will choose between Mike Bearden and Steve Taylor on Tuesday, Aug 21, in the final vote for county commissioner. In the July 31 primary Bearden received 3,301 votes, which came...
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Juanita Anderson, pharmacist, from left, and technicians Lani Anderson and Caroline Kincannon-Overby fill prescriptions for customers. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Best Pharmacy returns to roots of service
After retiring after more than 30 years as a pharmacist, Juanita Anderson wasn’t looking to risk her livelihood on a new venture, but she saw a need and an opportunity to help others. Stepping out ...
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