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County schools work to rehire employees, city fights residency
Bartow County Public Schools have been successful in the process of rehiring its riffed employees, says Executive Director of Human Resources Macy Defnall. She said, however, the rehiring rate does...
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8.15 Bartow Blotter
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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Residents question school hiring, SACS response
Two residents addressed the Bartow County Board of Education Monday, one questioning the system’s process for hiring a high school teacher and baseball coach and the other requesting the board make...
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One of Angie Alexandersen’s puppets is a talking train engine, which is featured in The Grand Theatre’s educational program. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Registration under way for The Grand's Puppet Workshop
Starting Sept. 4, students will have the opportunity to expand their imaginations as The Grand Theatre presents its second annual Puppet Workshop. The six-week program will be conducted for youth ...
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Daneise Archer, owner of Arco Ideas & Design, speaks enthusiastically to a guest Monday at the Bartow Business and Contractors Connection Business Expo. MATT SHINALL/The Daily Tribune News
Business expo draws crowd in first year
The Bartow Business and Contractors Connection teed up a beautiful day for their inaugural golf tournament and business expo Monday at the Cartersville Country Club. With moderate temperatures for ...
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Emerson council greenlights addition to police fine schedule
Emerson made short order of their first meeting since adopting a millage rate in July. The city council voted Monday night to approve a resolution adding a fine to the city’s schedule for tickets w...
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BARTOW BLOTTER — 8.14
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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Kingston delays USDA loan decision
Any decision on Kingston accepting a $1.3 million loan and $981,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will depend on the city’s water rates. To pay back the loan, City Attorney Peter Ol...
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Rob Haas: Brewing up business in Bartow
Overseeing operation at one of the county’s largest employers, Rob Haas leads the Cartersville Anheuser-Busch Brewery as it continues to lead the way in environmental standards. The Cartersville br...
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Lindsay Olsen, from left, and Corinne Scott fine-tune their characters’ lines in rehearsal for “Radio T.B.S.” MIKE HARRIS/Special
Pumphouse Players to open 37th season with 'Radio T.B.S'
Returning to her roots, Leslie McCrary is delighted to bring “Radio T.B.S.” to the Cartersville stage. Opening Thursday, the comedy will kick off The Pumphouse Players 37th season. “I haven't direc...
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Revenues up in state, business creation varying in Bartow
Gov. Nathan Deal announced this week that Georgia’s net tax collections for the month of July totaled $1.32 billion for an increase of $91 million, or 7.4 percent, compared to the same period last ...
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Guests at the St. Luke A.M.E. Educate 2 Motivate program received advice Saturday from Donald Morgan on mortgage modification and refinancing. MATT SHINALL/The Daily Tribune News
St. Luke A.M.E holds three-day outreach program
For the first time St. Luke A.M.E combined its many social outreach programs into one three-day Educate 2 Motivate event that culminates today with a 10 a.m. outdoor service and church picnic. Past...
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The Audacity of Trope
So often these days, we hear complaints about the divisive nature of partisan politics and a longing for a time when candidates were more genial and our politics more civil. Alas, in doing so we se...
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The Adairsville Development Authority approved Friday a proposal for remediation of mold found at The Jackson House on Main Street in Adairsville. MATT SHINALL/The Daily Tribune News
Adairsville's Jackson House battles mold
The Adairsville Development Authority took action Friday to remediate a mold infestation at The Jackson House The Jackson House is a historic home on Main Street in Adairsville, built in the 1840s,...
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Euharlee Elementary fifth graders Kody Bishop, left, and McKenna Trapheagen, were on hand Saturday at the Cartersville Big Lots to receive a check from Big Lots District Tom Nichols and Cartersville Big Lots Manager Garson Cornwell. Euharlee Elementary School Principal Sharon Collum, far right. MATT SHINALL/The Daily Tribune News
Euharlee Elementary gets $2,000 grant from Big Lots
Euharlee Elementary School saw a $2,000 donation Saturday through the Big Lots Lots2Give campaign. They were the only school in the state to receive the scholarship based on a video submission. “A ...
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