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Child abandoned at Wal-Mart during shoplifting attempt
A 5-year-old boy was left behind in Wal-Mart Thursday afternoon when his custodian fled the store during a shoplifting attempt. When dispatched to the scene, the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office depu...
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Suspect in White pot operation faces 45 felony counts
A Kennesaw man with a checkered past is in custody after White police say he was behind marijuana plants and stolen credit cards found at a home in the city limits. White Police Chief David King sa...
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Bartow schools to vote on budget, increase meal prices
Late Friday afternoon, the Bartow County Board of Education added to its Monday, May 20, business session agenda an item regarding the approval of the Fiscal Year 2014 agenda. Calls to Superintende...
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Chasing December competes in Battle of the Bands
Describing themselves as “the definitive modern rock band,” Chasing December is the only Bartow County musical act competing in the fourth annual State Mutual Insurance Battle of the Bands. Along w...
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Edward Jones Financial Advisor Olen Suire. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Suire award to go toward charities
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Olen Suire recently received the Edward Jones Trust Company Community Service Impact Award, based on his fundraising efforts with the Bartow Education Foundation and ...
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Cartersville council OKs spending measures
After shaking wings with Cartersville Mayor Matt Santini and members of the Cartersville City Council, “Quacky,” the super-sized mascot of the 12th annual Duck Derby, ended its tour of Bartow Count...
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Alleged arsonist arrested; suspect has history of violence
A man allegedly sent over the edge by his neighbor’s grass has a history of violent behavior. Phillip Rodger Bennett, 58, is accused of torching his neighbor’s home on Boatner Avenue on Wednesday a...
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Taylor authorizes $30 million bond issuance
When it comes to financial stability, Bartow County is in elite company, County Commissioner Steve Taylor told those attending the monthly county commission meeting Wednesday. “As many of our neigh...
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The Dixie Highway 90-Mile Yard Sale will be held through Emerson, Cartersville, Cassville and Adairsville June 7 to 9. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Dixie Highway Yard Sale sellers to promote wares online
As the Dixie Highway 90-Mile Yard Sale approaches, prospective sellers are encouraged to promote their wares on two online sites. “We have a new website. It is olddixiehighwayyardsale.com,” said Re...
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17-year cicadas not to be seen locally
The song of countless cicadas are already beginning to pop up in the millions throughout East Coast states, but Bartow County, along with most of Georgia, will likely not see any of the swarming in...
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A fire on Boatner Avenue on Wednesday afternoon is being investigated as an arson. Cartersville police said Wednesday that an ongoing dispute between the homeowner and a neighbor led the suspect to pour gasoline into the house and set the blaze. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Alleged arsonist arrested; suspect has history of violence
A man allegedly sent over the edge by his neighbor’s grass has a history of violent behavior. Phillip Rodger Bennett, 58, is accused of torching his neighbor’s home on Boatner Avenue on Wednesday a...
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Woman found guilty in robbery, kidnapping case
After exonerating her sister, Joni Mae Earwood was found guilty in the robbery and kidnapping of an elderly man in June 2011. Assistant District Attorney Mickey Thacker said Wednesday that Earwood ...
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Elizabeth Shadburn watches her 1952 wedding that was broadcast on national television and is now part of an exhibit at the Bartow History Museum. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
BHM exhibit highlights Cartersville resident's 1952 televised wedding
With a video of their wedding featured in the Bartow History Museum’s newest exhibit, Minor and Elizabeth Shadburn’s marriage ceremony is gaining a new set of viewers. Airing on the television prog...
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Friday's SBDC seminar to focus on common business mistakes
Grab a brown bag, pack a lunch and join the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce as the Small Business Council hosts experts from the University of Georgia Small Business Development Cent...
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White PD confiscates pot, stolen credit cards
A White residence was the target of a drug bust over the weekend. According to a news release from White Police Chief David King, an officer with the department located almost 40 marijuana plants a...
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