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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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Bartow Blotter -- 8.12
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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Bartow County Schools Police Resource Officer Randall Burch talks with a parent Friday afternoon in front of Cloverleaf Elementary on State Route 20 Spur. Burch was directing traffic during dismissal after the campus opened for the new school year. JESSICA LOEDING/The Daily Tribune News
Students see new facilities, improvements
Students and teachers across the city and county went back to school this week, with the city heading back Wednesday and the county heading back Friday. “I think [back to school] has gone pretty we...
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Tosha Smith, left, with Green Acres Pool and Spa, goes over a water sampling report Thursday afternoon with Cartersville Country Club pool manger Tina Jackson. DAYTON P. STRICKLAND/The Daily Tribune News
Green Acres Pools continues tradition of service
Owned and operated by Bartow County natives since 1975, Green Acres Pools & Spas continues to serve their hometown with a range of services, products and advice. As the dog days of summer drag out,...
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DTF arrests 50 since July 30
Nine Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force agents Friday morning looked a little worse for wear — but the atmosphere was one of satisfaction. The 12-person agency arrested 50 people from July 30, wra...
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William Roberts joins White City Council
William Roberts, husband of the late Lavonda Roberts, took his wife’s place on the White City Council Monday, Aug. 6. Mayor Chris Allen nominated him for the position and had encouraged him to acce...
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The following information — names
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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Local man missing in South Carolina
Staff Report Johnny Lamar Brown, a Cartersville resident, has gone missing in Myrtle Beach, S.C., according to his family and Myrtle Beach police. According to Myrtle Beach police he was last seen...
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