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Scott Barkley prepares for the Etowah Road Race wearing a T-shirt that runners can purchase to help support his family’s adoption journey. T-shirts may be purchased at www.adoptionbug.com/barkleyfamily. Runners are asked to wear their T-shirts at the July 4 event. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Etowah Road Race to benefit Cartersville family's adoption journey
As the Fourth of July nears, Jon England is encouraging area runners to partake in the second annual Etowah Road Race. A fun, informal offering for those wanting to forgo the hectic nature of the A...
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mulch pile combusts
A massive mulch pile began burning Tuesday about 2:45 p.m. in Cartersville after building up heat. According to Bartow County Fire Department Capt. Darrell Abernathy, the 75-by-75-foot pile off Smi...
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Cartersville police investigate the scene of a Tuesday afternoon shooting at 110 Maple Drive. The victim was being treated at Grady Memorial Hospital Tuesday evening, but his condition was unknown at press time. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
One shot after confrontation
One person was airlifted and later transported to an Atlanta hospital after being shot at least twice Tuesday afternoon. According to a news release from the Cartersville Police Department, the sho...
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Cartersville property owner John Lewis, left, receives the Georgia Cities Foundation’s Renaissance Award from foundation president, Mike Starr, during the GMA Annual Convention in Savannah on June 24. The award recognizes significant contributions to the revitalization of one or more of Georgia’s cities. Special
John Lewis receives state recognition for efforts in preservation
Recognized for his dedication to the revitalization of downtown Cartersville, John Lewis recently was awarded a coveted state title. Lewis, a developer and retired lawyer, has spent more than 20 ye...
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Jamie Potts, bookkeeper and program assistant with AIDS Alliance of Northwest Georgia, checks supplies and materials for National HIV Testing Day on Wednesday when the organization will be administering free tests at its office at 1 Friendship Plaza, on the third floor of Cartersville’s Train Depot. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
AIDS Alliance promotes National HIV Testing Day
Even though an individual is infected with HIV every 9.5 minutes in the United States, one in five is unaware of their positive status. In light of these statistics and in honor of Wednesday's Nati...
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Wendy Stephenson, left, adjusts the full dive mask worn by Ronnie Owens, center, during Bartow County dive team training last week as the head of the team, Bartow County Fire Department Capt. Rob Tanner, looks on. JESSICA LOEDING/The Daily Tribune News
Dive team prepares for July 4 holiday, summer season
The water at Dive Haven is clear and a balmy 82 degrees at the surface. At 20 feet -- the deepest a try SCUBA, or a person's first dive, can go -- the water is cold with limited visibility and a bo...
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Cartersville Medical Center CEO Keith Sandlin celebrates this year his 35th anniversary with Hospital Corporation of America and 29 years with CMC. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, file
CMC celebrates Sandlin's 35th anniversary
Among healthcare professionals, leadership and stability are revered traits. Cartersville Medical Center CEO Keith Sandlin has displayed both in his 35 years with the Hospital Corporation of Americ...
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Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force Commander Capt. Mark Mayton, left, talks with Cpl. Terrance Roopchan of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service’s Criminal Gang Intelligence Unit on Thursday. The two met during the 2011 Operation Tradewinds in Antigua where Mayton was an instructor in gangs, drugs and intelligence. TONY ROSS/Special
'Unofficial visit' highlights area, int'l law enforcement cooperation
An "unofficial visit" to the U.S. -- with a side trip to Cartersville -- still meant work for Cpl. Terrance Roopchan of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service's Criminal Gang Intelligence Unit. Roo...
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SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News Above, Ansley Brinson was the first young woman at the MAGIC Camp to drive the telescopic forklift provided by the Yancey Brothers Caterpillar dealership. Below, Georgia Power engineer Randy Todd helps Starla Parker line up her materials for her welding project.
Camp shows young women a world of opportunities
No one pulled rabbits from a hat or sawed an assistant in half at MAGIC Camp last week, but young women from nearly every high school in the county were exposed to new skills and experiences in the...
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Supporters of the Booth Western Art Museum march in last year’s Fourth of July parade in downtown Cartersville. Dayton P. Strickland/The Daily Tribune News, file
Stars, Stripes and Cartersville to benefit Optimist Club's outreach projects
Through Stars, Stripes and Cartersville on July 4, area residents will have the ability to celebrate America's birthday as well as supporting the community's youth. The daylong offering, consisting...
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Blood Assurance issues appeal due to summer shortage
Blood Assurance is issuing a public appeal for O positive, O negative, A negative and B negative donations. The regional blood center donations are down due to the normal summer shortages. The Fo...
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India Jefferson, left, and Boys & Girls Club member Zhonna Caraballo spend time looking at art created by the Cartersville Unit’s youth. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Cartersville Century seeks cyclists for Boys & Girls Clubs benefit
With the Cartersville Century set for June 30, supporters of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bartow County are busy organizing the nonprofit's largest single fundraiser of the year. Started in 2000, the ...
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Isaiah John was among the 76 Bartow County students improving their reading skills this summer at the Bartow County Learning Center. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Learning Center aids with summer reading
In between swimming, sports and summer camps, about 76 Bartow County students have spent the last few weeks at the Bartow County Learning Center brushing up on reading skills in order to be on leve...
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Bartow County firefighters extinguish a fire on Clark Circle in Acworth around noon Thursday. BCFD Battalion Chief Sandy Turner, foreground, said the fire began in a bathroom after an electrical malfunction. Stations 1, 4, 6 and 9 responded to the blaze to find the double-wide mobile home fully involved. The homeowners were not home at the time and no one was injured.
Acworth Residence Lost in Fire
Bartow County firefighters extinguish a fire on Clark Circle in Acworth around noon Thursday. BCFD Battalion Chief Sandy Turner, foreground, said the fire began in a bathroom after an electrical ma...
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Kingston resident and historian Nelly Applin holds an advance copy of “American Tapestry” a book about the ancestry of First Lady Michelle Obama who has roots to Kingston. Applin assisted the book’s author, Rachel Swarns, when she did research for the book in Kingston. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Kingston resident recognized for help with book research
Enjoying a national release this week, "American Tapestry" looks at the ancestry of First Lady Michelle Obama and traces her roots to Kingston. In her research for "American Tapestry: The Story of ...
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