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Stephen Lawlor with the Yancey CAT training department explains the forklift controls to the students who would later drive the machine and move a pallet around the Cass High School parking lot during last year's MAGIC Camp. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Results from MAGIC camp are no illusion
Bartow County is looking for female high school students ages 14 and up to participate in this year’s Mentoring a Girl in Construction camp, to be held June 17-21 at Cass High School and July 8-12 ...
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Cartersville mother-daughter duo now schoolmates at Medtech College
Even though they are 20 years apart, Tracie Hardy-Banks and her daughter, Ebony Banks, find themselves schoolmates at Medtech College’s Marietta campus. This turn of events happened at the encourag...
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Sequestration hits home front
Phoenix Air announces reduction in force Over the past two weeks, Phoenix Air Group, headquartered at the Cartersville-Bartow County Airport, has had a reduction in force of less than 10 employees...
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Cartersville Police Investigator David Bojczuk, foreground, addresses media during a press conference Thursday afternoon. Officials with Cartersville Police Department, including Police Chief Thomas Culpepper, background, fielded questions surrounding the arrest of one man in connection with the murder of Randall Statler in December. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Arrest made in Dec. shooting
Investigator: Victim ‘at the wrong place at the wrong time’
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CMC recognizes 2013 Frist Award recipients
For their service to others in times of need, three Cartersville Medical Center team members were recognized Wednesday with the Frist Humanitarian Awards. HCA hospitals around the world honor the c...
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State and local CCRPI scores released
State School Superintendent John Barge on Tuesday released first-year results of the Georgia College and Career Ready Performance Index, the state’s new accountability system that replaces the No C...
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Guests of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Business Luncheon register at the Clarence Brown Conference Center on Monday before networking with other area professionals. MATT SHINALL/The Daily Tribune News
Santini presents State of the City at luncheon
Business leaders and community members gathered for lunch and networking Monday as the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Quarterly Business Luncheon. Cartersville Mayo...
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Leslie McMillan is vice president of Government & Community Development for the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce, as well as owner of Palooza Photo Booth. SPECIAL
McMillan approaches life and work with enthusiasm
Bartow native Leslie McMillan takes pride in her hometown and her work as vice president of Government & Community Development for the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce. She can be see...
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Rivers Alive awards Bartow clubs for continued service
Two local youth organizations were recognized recently for their efforts in protecting and maintaining Georgia’s waterways. The annual Rivers Alive awards banquet recognized Bartow County 4-H and C...
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Junior Carly Bucy and freshman Brady Henson participate in the car safety station Friday at Woodland High School’s STEM Day. MARK ANDREWS/The Daily Tribune News
Woodland High celebrates STEM Day
Schools across Bartow County and the country on Friday, May 3, took part in science, technology engineering and math activities during Gov. Nathan Deal’s first STEM Day. “In Bartow County this year...
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Hundreds of worshippers attended the local National Day of Prayer observance at the Frank Moore Administration and Judicial Center on Thursday. This year’s theme for the event was Pray for America. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Power of Prayer: National observance highlights 'unity through diversity'
Regarded as one of the top organized National Day of Prayer observances in the state, Cartersville’s offering drew up to an estimated 500 people Thursday. With the community coming together across ...
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Mary Morris unloads a picnic basket while her granddaughter Mattie Grace Griffin comes in out of the rain at the Stilesboro Improvement Club May Picnic. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Stilesboro Improvement Club says 'Thank You'
Members of the Stilesboro Improvement Club hosted the annual Stilesboro Academy May Picnic to thank the community for helping keep the historic building alive. The picnic has taken place on the fir...
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Georgia Public Health Association recognizes six Bartow residents
From mental health advocacy to implementing a Tobacco Free Campus policy, six Bartow Countians recently were recognized for their work in the public health field. The local residents were highlight...
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Cartersville Downtown Development Authority Manager Tara Currier, right, talks with vendor Cathy White about the Cartersville Farmer’s Market new fee levels for vendors. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Downtown farmers market applies vendor permit fee
For the second time in seven years, the Cartersville Farmers Market will apply a fee for vendors. Under a permit application, vendors may select three levels — season permit for $20, monthly permit...
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NorthSide Bank President Mark Swanson addresses those in attendance Thursday morning for the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce Adairsville Council Eggs & Issues. MATT SHINALL/ The Daily Tribune News
Adairsville Council outlines positive outlook over Eggs & Issues
May’s gathering of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce’s Adairsville Council Eggs & Issues, hosted by NorthSide Bank Thursday, gave a positive outlook on the Adairsville community an...
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