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Health department releases food service inspection report
The following food service inspections were issued by the Bartow County Health Department from Feb. 6 to 12: * AJ's Café, 2336 Highway 411 in Cartersville, inspected Feb. 9, 84/B; * Autumn Years, 6...
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Cartersville High career technology students ready for tomorrow today
Rows of iMac computers emit the sound of clicking by busy fingers on a PhotoShop project. A green screen in the back allows employees to transport themselves or their product to a different locatio...
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Salvation Army highlights volunteers with appreciation luncheon Tuesday
In honor of her dedication to The Salvation Army's Cartersville Corps, Edna Mulkey received the nonprofit's top award at its Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Tuesday. Formerly called the Heart to Go...
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Signs of recovery seen in JDA annual report
Sluggish as it may be, a recovery seems to be underway as seen Tuesday in an annual report presented by the Cartersville-Bartow County Department of Economic Development. Reviewing progress made i...
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Bartow Blotter 2-16
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 ...
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Bartow's Arbor Day events encourage area residents to 'Garden with Heart -- Plant a Tree'
Even though winter is not the most ideal time to plant, Venia Etta McJunkin said it is possible for trees take root if special care is applied. In honor of Georgia's Arbor Day on Friday, the Carter...
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Senator Loudermilk to host town hall meetings
During the next few weeks, Sen. Barry Loudermilk, R-Cassville, will host three Town Hall meetings around District 52. During these meetings, Loudermilk plans to update constituents on the current l...
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Bartow Blotter 2-15
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 ...
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Pit bulls attempt attack on woman after church
A Kingston resident told a Bartow County deputy she felt threatened after almost being attacked by two tan pit bulls on Sunday after returning from church. According to the report, the Tower Stree...
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Kingston mayor suspends police chief
Just hours before the city of Kingston's regular meeting Monday, Mayor Dexter Jones notified Police Chief Walter Harrell that he was placed on suspension. After a round of public comment, Harrell a...
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Around Town on Valentine's Day
Cartersville saw spring-like weather on Valentine's Day and people were out enjoying it. As the sun set things stayed hot as the Etowah Jazz Society Big Band entertained at The Grand Theatre with a...
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CPD chaplain takes part in Georgia Crisis Intervention Team Training
Deputies and officers with the Paulding County Sheriff's Office, Hiram Police Department and the Cartersville Police Department chaplain successfully completed 40 hours of additional training on Fe...
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UPS honors Georgia drivers for 25 years of safe driving
UPS announced last week 49 elite drivers from Georgia are among 1,122 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years...
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'Sensibility' is the name of game at Bartow County spelling bee
Sixteen students from Bartow County elementary and middle schools on Friday met at the Clarence Brown Conference Center to show off their spelling skills during the annual Bartow County Spelling B...
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Up, up and away
Since May, Justin Strickland and his brothers-in-law, Evan Wilkins and Patrick Hayes, have been flexing their ingenuity, producing sweeping bird's-eye views of the state's countryside. Carried by l...
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