Bartow County News

Five men - four of them related - pleaded not guilty in a federal sex trafficking case in which prosecutors contend they brought at least 10 young Mexican women to the U.S. illegally and forced them to work as ...

Police said Friday, July 4, 2008 that they are looking for a robber who has targeted Publix grocery stores in three counties.

It's always a good idea to make sure you have a used car checked out before you buy, but in the case of a Cartersville man, he didn't need a mechanic -- he needed a drug dog.

Authorities have arrested a Cass High School teacher and coach on a sexual assault charge.

Cartersville police and federal agents seized drugs and assault weapons during an arrest Tuesday.

Authorities arrested two teenagers and charged them with dozens of burglaries and thefts in Cartersville and Bartow County.

Loftin said the transportation committee of the Northwest Georgia Regional EMS System will meet Monday at 10 a.m. in Cartersville at Bartow County EMS to examine the issue.

If you're driving on I-75 today, be aware; rolling thunder is coming. "A task force of about 100 patrol cars will run a rolling roadblock," Jim Shuler, with the governor's Office of Highway Safety tells WSB, ...

Year-in and year-out, Paulding and Bartow counties are in the state's top-ten counties for traffic fatalities.

State authorities Monday plan to temporarily block all northbound lanes of I-75 in Bartow County as part of a "rolling roadblock" to crack down on speeders and intoxicated motorists.

Posted By: Travis Maurer Law enforcement officials in Euharlee are searching for a 35-year-old mentally challenged woman who goes by the name of Wendy.

Memorial Day, officially Monday, May 26 this year, is a day of remembrance for those who died in our nation's service.

A Rome man was beaten up and robbed by three suspects late Tuesday night behind a local elementary school, Rome police reports stated.

“The district court was presented with evidence that Baran has been violent in the presence of his son, has made threats to the child's safety, and due to injury and alcohol abuse is unable to care properly for himself or his child”

Grady Memorial Hospital's nonprofit board has been granted tax-exempt status by the IRS. via Augusta Chronicle Online

“They went and got me and got me in class, they didn't say [anything] until my mom got there”

Two teens, 8-year-old Jose Roberto Martinez and 15-year-old Eduardo Avalos drowned while swimming at Lake Allatoona in Bartow County Friday, May 9, 2008. via MyFOX Atlanta

The bodies of 15-year-old Edwardo Avalos of Kennesaw and 18-year-old Jose Roberto Martinez of Acworth were recovered at around 2 p.m. Both were students at North Cobb High School and were apparently on a senior ... via Rome News - Tribune

“Gas, as far as we're concerned, has reached astronomical proportions, and it takes up a great deal of our budget. We have to find a middle ground in there somewhere. I don't know what that would be.”

Three juveniles were charged with Felony Reckless Endangerment and Vandalism after three vehicles driving on Waterlevel Highway last Tuesday sustained damage from rocks that were thrown from the side of the ... via Bradley News Weekly

Body of missing Kingston man found in Kennesaw From The Cartersville Daily Tribune News Brande Poulnot The skeletal remains of Josh Aldwin Demott, of 341 Hardin Bridge Road, Kingston, were found March 20 in ... via Rome News - Tribune

“I have grown up in law enforcement”

James Garmon, 54, of Cartersville. Garmon was a longtime special agent with the GBI until he resigned in March 2006 and later pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a pawn shop for arranging the sale of firearms ... via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Four men were arrested this week after an investigation into stolen property led police to a suspected chop shop located at 490 Sewell Road , in Bartow County near Aragon. via Rome News - Tribune