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Category Archives: Bartow County

Gas prices fall three cents

Gas prices fall three cents

Monday, December 11, 2023–9:40 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia’s gas price average dropped at the pump. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.03 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 3 cents less than a week ago, 16 cents more than a month ago, and 13 cents more than this time last year. It now costs an average…read more

Bartow motel manager sentenced for trafficking and forced labor

Bartow motel manager sentenced for trafficking and forced labor

December 8th, 2023 – 4:20 PM Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs – A motel manager in Bartow County has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for trafficking a victim, concerning peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor, and ordered to pay $42,648 in restitution to seven individuals. According to court documents, Shreesh…read more

Cartersville: New signs alert motorists to blocked RR crossings

Cartersville: New signs alert motorists to blocked RR crossings

Wednesday, November 29, 2023–5:10 p.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) recently installed signs along Highway 41 to alert drivers of trains going through downtown Cartersville so motorists can pick an alternate route if they need to cross the train tracks. The signs are activated when a train passes through downtown. GDOT also…read more

Georgia lawmakers to revisit redistricting maps during a special session that starts Wednesday

Georgia lawmakers to revisit redistricting maps during a special session that starts Wednesday

Tuesday, November 28, 2023–9:56 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- A special session of the Georgia General Assembly starts today with the top priority of revisiting the state’s redistricting maps. In October, US District Judge Steve Jones ordered the state to draw Black majorities in one additional congressional district, two additional state senate districts, and five…read more

Georgia gas prices fall again

Georgia gas prices fall again

Monday, November 27, 2023–10:10 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices fall another three cents from last week. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $2.79 per gallon for regular unleaded Monday’s state average is also 20 cents less than a month ago, and 25 cents less than this time last year.  It now costs an average…read more

Stay healthy for the holidays

Stay healthy for the holidays

Thursday, November 23, 2023–10:10 p.m. -News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is reminding Georgians that holiday gatherings, crowded travel, and more time indoors make it easier for germs to spread, especially those that cause flu, COVID, and RSV. Vaccination is the most important step you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones. Everyone…read more

GSP encourages safety on the roads this holiday weekend

GSP encourages safety on the roads this holiday weekend

Wednesday, November 22, 2023–9:45 a.m. -News Release- The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and the Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) will be out in full force and advise motorists to drive safely and have patience this Thanksgiving holiday. The 102-hour holiday travel period begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 22, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Sunday,…read more

Georgia DOT suspending lane closures, predicting best and worst travel times during Thanksgiving holiday

Georgia DOT suspending lane closures, predicting best and worst travel times during Thanksgiving holiday

Tuesday, November 21, 2023–6:04 p.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- To accommodate the expected increase in holiday traffic, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) will suspend lanes closures on Georgia interstates, major state routes and roads near major shopping centers, malls, or districts beginning 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22, until 10 p.m. on Sunday,…read more

Drive-by shooting suspect arrested in Bartow

Drive-by shooting suspect arrested in Bartow

November 21st, 2023 – 12:00 PM WBHF Radio – (Via WBHF Radio) Bartow County deputies responded to a drive-by shooting at Red Barn Grocery between Cassville Road and Joe Frank Harris Parkway northwest of Cartersville on Thursday afternoon at around 1:30 and later arrested a suspect. A suspect driving a black Nissan Altima reportedly fired…read more

Gas prices dip ahead of Thanksgiving

Gas prices dip ahead of Thanksgiving

Monday, November 20, 2023–9:36 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia’s gas price average continues a downward trend ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $2.82 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 3 cents less than a week ago, 21 cents less than a month ago, and 30 cents…read more