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County school board approves fraud, heat policies
The Bartow County Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved its consent agenda, which expanded and clarified the system’s heat policy to pertain to school band members as well as athletic o...
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Bartow County firefighters worked the scene of a fire Sunday evening at Sage Cottage restaurant on Main Street in Adairsville. ERIC PASS/North Bartow News
Popular Adairsville restaurant lost in blaze
A favorite eatery in downtown Adairsville was lost Sunday evening after a fire ravaged the building. According to Bartow County Fire Department Sgt. Lisa Hahn, crews were called to Sage Cottage on ...
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Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, left front, is led on a tour of the future Bartow County College and Career Academy by Bartow County Schools Superintendent John Harper. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Lt. Gov. Cagle shows support for Bartow academy
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle spoke to community members and educators Monday at the Bartow County College and Career Academy, touting the educational and economic successes of college and career academys t...
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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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Bartow County’s Cloverleaf Elementary School currently is awaiting on GDOT approval for school zone signs and flashers. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Cloverleaf Elementary awaiting flashers and signs
Bartow County Public Schools are reporting the system is waiting on a Georgia Department of Transportation permit in order to install school zone signs and flashers at the new Cloverleaf Elementary...
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Shalin brings ongoing passion to library
For Thomas Shalin, working as youth services coordinator for the Bartow County Library System is not simply a job, but a continuation of his life-time love for books. With two young sons, Shalin do...
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County commissioner candidates head for Tuesday runoff
Bartow County voters will choose between Mike Bearden and Steve Taylor on Tuesday, Aug 21, in the final vote for county commissioner. In the July 31 primary Bearden received 3,301 votes, which came...
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Juanita Anderson, pharmacist, from left, and technicians Lani Anderson and Caroline Kincannon-Overby fill prescriptions for customers. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Best Pharmacy returns to roots of service
After retiring after more than 30 years as a pharmacist, Juanita Anderson wasn’t looking to risk her livelihood on a new venture, but she saw a need and an opportunity to help others. Stepping out ...
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Family still looking for missing man
A Cartersville man missing while on a family vacation in Myrtle Beach, S.C., has yet to be located, according to family members Saturday. Johnny Lamar Brown, 44, has been missing since Aug. 3. At t...
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Beck, Stewart gear up for tax commissioner runoff
With the Aug. 21 runoff quickly approaching, Bartow County tax commissioner candidates Vicki Beck and Steve Stewart are actively trying to energize their base while reaching out to undecided voters...
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Constance B. (Connie) Ingram
Constance B. (Connie) Ingram, 87, of Cartersville, went home to be with Jesus Friday morning, Aug. 17, 2012. Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins Drive, is in charge of the arrangements.
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Bartow County Fire Department firefighters extinguish packaged wood products in the shipping department of Mouldings Unlimited in White. The company's U.S. Highway 411 location was burned in the early morning hours Friday. BCFD Battalion Chief Bryan Keeling said the cause of the fire remains under investigation and the state fire marshal's office has been called in to assist. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
Mouldings Unlimited burns in overnight fire
A wood trim moulding manufacturer located in White was destroyed by fire in the early morning hours Friday. Bartow County Fire Department received at 12:33 a.m. and was on the scene within minutes ...
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Dave Miskey
Mr. Dave Miskey, 50, of Cartersville, passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, at his residence. Parnick Jennings Funeral Home and Cremation Services is honored to serve the family of Dave Miskey. Ple...
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Cinema closes after corporate receives bomb threat
The scene played out at Carmike Cinema on North Tennessee Street in Cartersville much as did it across the Southeast Friday morning — theater closes, cops move in, the building is cleared of any ex...
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Bartow County’s 4-H brought home Georgia’s first National Overall Grand Championship for 4-H Consumer Decisions. Pictured here are, back row, from left, Colyn White, Mary-Clayton Gilbert and Elijah DeBroux; front row, from left, Kim Payne, 4-H program assistant, Emily Valezquez and Kathy Floyd, now-retired County Extension Agent. SPECIAL
4-H recognizes students
By Mark Andrews mark.andrews@daily-tribune.com Family members and school faculty gathered at the Beavers Drive Senior Center Thursday to celebrate the accomplishments of Bartow County 4-H’ers. Acco...
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