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Barnsley Gardens ranks again among the best
Sprawling in the north Georgia hills just outside of Adairsville, Barnsley Gardens Resort attracts guests from both near and far as well as awards from publications across the country. For the thir...
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Jesenia Lopez is amused by her son Yerik as he tries to lasso a steer in the children’s activity area during Saturday’s annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival and Symposium at the Booth Western Art Museum.
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Cowboy festival offers something for everyone
Throughout this weekend, the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville is hosting its ninth annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival and Symposium. "Since I've been knee high to a duck, I've loved cowboy...
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Aggressive driver pulls gun on driver
Thursday around 1:42 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the Waffle House parking lot on Glade Road in reference to an aggressive driving report. The complainant said that an unknown man pointed a g...
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Miguel Ramos, left, and Terry Godfrey remove debris from the side of a Cartersville house so its rebuilding can begin. On Oct. 15, about 30 people with OneJesus Singles for Christ participated in the community outreach project, with work ranging from installing windows to repairing flooring. The first phase of the volunteer effort will conclude Saturday, Oct. 29.
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Singles for Christ unite in faith, fellowship and mission work
For Rick Torrence, Welcome Home not only is the name of his Adairsville business, it is the feeling he wants to create for his homeowners. Through OneJesus Singles for Christ -- a singles ministry ...
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Reader takes exception to comments made by The Daily Tribune News' Sunday columnist
Dear Editor, On Sunday, October 16, 2011, I read the article by Mr. Louis DeBroux entitled, "Occupy Wall Street: The young and the clueless." I have come to the conclusion that Mr. DeBroux is the ...
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Researchers say companies using social media in their hiring practices are growing. Job seekers are being advised to be aware of what their profile shares with a prospective employer.
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Social media sites gain ground in hiring practices
With more than 800 million active members on Facebook and 350 billion tweets a day, social media has pervaded everyday life. Studies by the Pew Research Center found that half of all American adult...
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BARTOW BIO — Elections supervisor finds passion at the polls
It's easy to see Joseph Kirk is a techie. He proudly shows off a new recording device -- he also tapes the interview; a mechanism that will allow him to answer his office phone from anywhere in the...
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Processing toy requests during last year’s Toys for Tots drive at the Cartersville Physicians Center were, from left, Edna Mulkey, Richard Goodson, Berta Johnson and Dennis Haupt. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Agency to register applicants for Christmas assistance
Even though many parents still are tweaking their children's Halloween costumes, The Salvation Army's Cartersville Corps and Bartow's Toys for Tots already are planning for Christmas. With the comm...
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Frost advisory covers north Georgia
Records were nearly broken early in the week with temperatures in the mid-80s, but cooler weather has followed without delay as a cold front ushered in fall's first frost advisory Thursday. The Nat...
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Bartow County Sheriff’s Deputy Cody Satterfield asks for a driver’s license during Thursday’s safety checkpoint in Euharlee. JESSICA LOEDING/The Daily Tribune News
Euharlee Police Department hosts GOHS event Thursday
Despite the chill Thursday night, officers from Euharlee Police Department, Bartow County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia State Patrol lined up along Euharlee Road for a safety check. The checkpoi...
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Scott Swindle and Amanda Payne use their baby bucks to shop at the Bartow County Women’s Resource Center Baby Store. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Bartow County Women's Resource Center offers Baby Bucks program
To foster positive parenting skills, the Bartow County Women's Resource Center is offering a new program called Baby Bucks. Since the program was introduced Aug. 1, the nonprofit's number of client...
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Kody Holder from Rockmart High School provided much of the music at the Fields of Faith event held at Cartersville High School Wednesday night. This was the third year for the student-led Christian outreach event in Cartersville that is held annually  across the the country. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Students 'on fire' Wednesday despite cooler temps
The Storm Shelter at Cartersville High School came alive Wednesday night as students from five local high schools and students from Rockmart High School professed their faith in Jesus Christ and pr...
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Radon Week raises awareness of dangers
Local radon threat unlikely
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Cartersville Elementary fourth-grader Max Florence keeps his eye on his opponent as he makes a move during a chess match at the Cartersville Public Library. The Cartersville library chess club meets the third Tuesday of every month at 3:30 p.m.
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SPLOST to be used for library materials
The Bartow County Library system is expected to see funds gathered from the 2014 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax cycle to be used toward materials. Carmen Sims, director of the Bartow County...
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Goodwill Career Center lines up job fair Thursday
Cartersville's Goodwill Career Center will do its part to combat stubbornly high unemployment rates with a job fair Thursday looking to match employers with qualified job seekers. Representatives ...
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