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Filing open records and BOE drama
Amidst the ongoing disputes with the Bartow County Board of Education and taxpayers present during the public participation portion of meetings for the last several months, The Daily Tribune News w...
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Hilton Garden Inn ranks again in corporate awards
Of the 550 properties in an international hotel brand, Hilton Garden Inn Cartersville ranks among the top performing and highest rated, bringing home awards from a recent ceremony for service and p...
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Zanett Ellington, administrative assistant and child advocate for Christian League for Battered Women/Tranquility House, arranges toys in the nonprofit’s playroom. MARIE NESMITH/The Daily Tribune News
Registration under way for Tranquility House golf benefit
With Christian League for Battered Women’s literature estimating “the number of women who are battered each year in the U.S. ranges from 1.8 million to 6 million,” the Bartow County nonprofit is co...
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More than 250 Cartersville Middle School students arrived at school early Wednesday to join in prayer during the annual See You at the Pole event. MARK ANDREWS/The Daily Tribune News
Students' faith drives events
Thousands of students across Bartow County joined with students across the nation Wednesday during the annual See You at the Pole, a student-led prayer event held before school hours near the flag ...
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Quest trucking makes strides in business, employee relations
Celebrating last week as National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Cartersville-based Quest Global rolled out the red carpet for its drivers just days after discovering the company had broken into t...
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Metal stolen from Bartow County facility
Staff Report A Bartow County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was dispatched Monday afternoon to the Bartow County Solid Waste Facility at 4782 Joe Frank Harris Parkway in response to stolen metal and prope...
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Georgia Power volunteers continue lake cleanup
In the wake of Saturday’s Great Lake Allatoona Cleanup, which saw a record 4,100 volunteers comb the beaches and banks of Lake Allatoona, the herculean task of collecting trash left in remote areas...
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Superintendent: “We are Bartow County”
The Bartow County Board of Education central office boardroom was full of community members Monday, several of which were present for the public participation portion of business meeting. A number ...
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Adairsville High School students on Friday participated in a mock election, during which the Bartow County Elections Office provided voting machines so students would become more comfortable in the process. MARK ANDREWS/The Daily Tribune News
AHS students learn rules of voting
Students at Adairsville High School went to the polls for the first time Friday as the Bartow County Elections Office provided voting machines to the school for a mock election. “Basically, we just...
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Cartersville author tackles growing genre
Leah Sherwin, a native of Cartersville as well as a 2006 graduate of Woodland High School and 2010 graduate of Berry College, has pursued a lifelong dream to publish a fantasy/science-fiction novel...
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Bartow County Sheriff’s Office employees load magazines with ammunition prior to this week’s woodland operations training, which had officers shooting in a low-light situation after nightfall. JESSICA LOEDING/The Daily Tribune News
Nighttime training pushes deputies to be prepared for low-light scenarios
* Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series on training for local law enforcement. As night falls, 16 deputies and I walk in a military-style formation for almost a mile, the only sound our ...
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Tom Shinall is the recently named marketing director for Booth Western Art Museum and also co-founder of The Tom & Chad Show. JESSICA LOEDING/The Daily Tribune News
In the Booth: Shinall moves to marketing for museum, grows small business
When you meet Tom Shinall, you smile. His personality is infectious. Quick to laugh, Shinall exudes a warm kindness even to those meeting him for the first time. A native of Bartow County, Shinall ...
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Alpaca Farm Days invites public to local farms
In a region more accustomed to cattle and equine, two Bartow County farms hope to share some agricultural diversity with local residents in coordination with National Alpaca Farm Days. Next weekend...
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James B. Castleberry
James B. Castleberry, 79, of Cartersville, passed away Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. Mr. Castleberry was born May 6, 1933 in Gainesville, the son of the late Mark and Verdell (Conner) Castleberry, was ...
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Bartow History Museum Director Trey Gaines examines a T-shirt promoting the election of Joe Frank Harris. The item will be among the campaign memorabilia that will be featured in the temporary exhibit, “We Did This Ourselves: The Community’s Effort to Elect a Governor.” MARIE NESMITH/The Daily Tribune News
'We Did This Ourselves: The Community's Effort to Elect a Governor' to open Thursday
Although his gubernatorial campaign was 30 years ago, Joe Frank Harris still treasures the unwavering commitment of his hometown supporters. Along with providing financial support, Bartow residents...
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