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Sheriff's candidates address issues on drugs, open communication
Hot topics soared across the stage of The Grand Theatre Tuesday night as candidates Dan Knowles and Clark Millsap politely addressed current issues of concern to Bartow citizens. Drugs and public e...
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Jim Dunham’s impression of Mark Twain will open the Booth Western Art Museum’s Summer Entertainment Series July 19.
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Booth's Summer Entertainment Series opens July 19
Impersonating Mark Twain for nearly five decades, Jim Dunham is delighted to continue providing the public a glimpse into the American author and humorist. Presenting about three shows annually, Du...
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Anna Sullivan answers the question if her appointment to the Post 5 Bartow County school board was legal. Her opponent Greg Bowen listens to her response.
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Bartow schools Post 5 candidates take on law and board distractions
Bartow County Board of Education Post 5, Adairsville, candidates Anna Sullivan and Greg Bowen answered questions from the panel Tuesday at The Grand Theater ranging from the status of the Post 5 se...
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DAVID DOSS
Senate District 52 hopefuls share stage Tuesday, tout individual records
Three candidates looking to fill the newly created Senate District 52 seat faced one another Tuesday at The Grand Theatre in an evening of debates. Hayden Collins, David Doss and Chuck Hufstetler t...
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Experts hope to ease concern over flesh-eating bacteria
Due to recent media attention and heightened public awareness, necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating bacteria, has experts advising that serious infections are rare and no cause for gen...
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The Legacy of Summer Hill to spur membership
On Saturday, the Summer Hill Heritage Group's membership drive looks to highlight and strengthen the legacy of the former African-American school. "It's sort of like a reunion/homecoming but the pu...
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Bartow County Fire Marshal Bryan Cox points to a firewall in the attic area of a Stonehaven Circle apartment that caught fire Sunday afternoon. The one-hour rated partition prevented the blaze from spreading to a neighboring unit.
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Sunday's apartment fire shows importance of construction codes
Two families have been displaced and received assistance from the American Red Cross after a fire suddenly tore through the attic of one unit at the Cartersville Stonehaven Circle apartment complex...
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David Franklin is the Associational  Missionary for Bartow Baptist Association.
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Franklin serves community through his faith
Father, missionary and community servant David Franklin has spent his time in Bartow County aiding the area through missions such as SPLASH [Show People Love and Share Him] Bartow and National Day ...
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BARTOW BLOTTER — 6.17
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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Jeremy, left, and Ricky Matthews run their 60-year-old family business, Matthews Garage, in Cartersville.
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A father's business transcends generations
Mack Matthews opened his Cartersville automotive garage in 1955. Today, Matthews Garage operates out of three shops with 22 employees and regularly wins industry awards for service and performance....
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Cartersville resident Tim Thomas, who operates T.N.T. Southern Barbecue, was among the 35 teams competing at this year’s Euharlee Covered Bridge ’Que.
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Euharlee BBQ event was smokin' hot
The community gathered at Frankie Harris Park in Euharlee on Saturday to enjoy live entertainment, arts and craft vendors, games, a car and truck show as well as barbecue during the Euharlee Covere...
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Annie Elrod loads the trunk of a car for 86-year-old Eunice Burns, a recipient of the North Bartow Community Services’ food pantry.
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Christmas in July seeks donations of food, school supplies
With North Bartow Community Services' food pantry currently half-stocked, the Christmas in July campaign will provide a lifeline of support during the summer months. Organized by the United Way of ...
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Candidates vie for Chief Magistrate position
Republican Marlon Haney and Democrat Paul Nally are running against incumbent Republican Thomas Moseley for the position of Bartow County Chief Magistrate Judge in the July 31 primary. The chief ma...
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Trisha Murphy adjusts a necklace display at the new Glitzy Chiks at Bartow Plaza Shopping Center in Cartersville.
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Entrepreneur continues career with new enthusiasm
Trisha Murphy opened her first business shortly after graduating from Cass High School, ever since, she has grown, diversified and adapted to meet demands. Now, she continues to manage two thriving...
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Jackson Baggley, left, and Tavontai Echols learn how to save money during the Hamilton State Bank youth presentation during the Eddie Lee Wilkins Youth Association Summer Program sponsored by the City of Cartersville.
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Children learn financial lesson at basketball camp
Learning from a professional is what attracts a lot of campers to the summer programs of the Eddie Lee Wilkins Youth Association, but most are probably expecting to learn about basketball -- not co...
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