Bartow County News

This rendering from Lyman, Davidson, Dooley Inc. shows the planned Bartow Civic Center.

For Regina Wheeler, deputy director of the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Dixie Highway 90-mile Yard Sale will be an opportunity to travel off the beaten path.

Several professionals from Northwest Georgia recently completed a seven-module, 30-hour recertification program at Georgia Highlands College from the Human Resources Certification Institute.

On January 28, 2007, Reginald Fennell was arrested on misdemeanor charges. He was placed into Deputy Hubbard's vehicle for transport.

A high-speed chase through three counties Thursday night led to the arrest of two juveniles in Gordon County.

North of Atlanta in Bartow County, Georgia is a stockpile of interests to fill up a day or afternoon.

Another traffic signal on U.S. 411 between Rome and Cartersville could be in the cards.

CBS Atlanta News has learned that a Cartersville restaurant has been shut down by the health department after failing three straight inspections.

All lanes of Interstate 75 north at Red Top Mountain Road in Bartow County reopened at 8 a.m. Tuesday after a fatal crash.

The Coosa-North Georgia Water Planning Council will hold its first meeting - a marathon session - on Friday in Jasper.

A storm cloud line passes over Rome High School on Friday evening. Severe thunderstorms are moving through Floyd County again tonight after a band went through the area earlier and caused power outages in Armuchee, Pinson and southeast Bartow County.

Bartow County police have arrested a man for brandishing a knife and running nude through a marina and campground.

Strong storms prompted severe thunderstorm warnings and one tornado warning Friday night, as storms moved in from central Tennessee.

A storm ended tonight's First Friday concert early. Pepperell High School's Jazz Ensemble opened the concert at BridgePoint plaza.

" The U.S. 411 Connector was among the topics of discussion Tuesday when State Transportation Board member David Doss of Rome spoke to the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce transportation committee.

The Georgia school board has approved $760 million in federal stimulus funds for special education programs and Title I schools a ' institutions in low-income rural and inner city areas.

A former law enforcement officer was arrested in Cartersville Thursday on child pornography charges.

To celebrate Earth Day, the Coosa River Basin Initiative will host a canoe/kayak paddle on the Etowah River, Saturday, April 25, allowing local residents and visitors to explore their own backyard and view centuries-old Native American fish weirs.

The body of a missing boater was recovered from the Etowah River at 7:04 p.m. The identity of the man, thought to be from Bartow County, is being withheld pending the arrival of the coroner.

State Rep. Katie Dempsey, R-Rome, described a oeday 40,a the final day of this yeara s General Assembly session, to the Rotary Club of Rome at its weekly meeting Thursday at Coosa Country Club.