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Category Archives: Bartow County

Road rage incident results in arrest of Florida man

Road rage incident results in arrest of Florida man

June 12th, 2023 – 11:40 AM Gordon County Sheriff’s Office – On Saturday evening, June 10, a “road rage” incident began near the Georgia – Tennessee state line on Interstate 75 involving two tractor-trailer trucks. The two trucks, after entering Georgia, drove southbound on the Interstate, with one truck, according to witnesses, attempting to force…read more

Rome/Floyd, Cedartown, and Cartersville awarded public safety grants

Rome/Floyd, Cedartown, and Cartersville awarded public safety grants

June 8th, 2023 – 4:30 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – On Thursday (June 8th) Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced preliminary grant awards totaling more than $83.5 million for 118 qualified projects to improve community-level public safety measures and address law enforcement staffing challenges that arose during the COVID-19…read more

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Monday, June 5, 2023–10:37 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are up compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.28 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. It now costs $49.20 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are now paying almost $15.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a year…read more

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Monday, June 5, 2023–10:37 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are up compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.28 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. It now costs $49.20 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are now paying almost $15.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a year…read more

Man accused of trashing convenience store over cigars

Man accused of trashing convenience store over cigars

Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023–11:50 a.m. -Cartersville Police report- A man is facing multiple charges following a recent incident at the Texaco store on South Tennessee Street in Cartersville. According to a Cartersville Police Department report: 39-year-old Aaron Arthur Levi went into the store, asking for a pack of cigars. When the clerk asked for ID,…read more

Coosa Valley Credit Union announces 10th annual American Flag project

Coosa Valley Credit Union announces 10th annual American Flag project

Wednesday, May 31, 2023–10:02 a.m. -CVCU News release- Coosa Valley Credit Union is once again replacing torn or faded American flags in the communities the credit union serves. The project will run until July 4. “This is the tenth year of this project and to date, Coosa Valley has replaced well over 400 torn or…read more

GDOT suspending lane closures, identifies traffic hot spots for holiday weekend

GDOT suspending lane closures, identifies traffic hot spots for holiday weekend

Friday, May 26, 2023–7:21 a.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- To allow for an anticipated increase in Memorial Day weekend traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announced today the suspension of lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes beginning Friday, May 26 at 12 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. While…read more

Memorial Day weekend kicks off busy summer travel season

Memorial Day weekend kicks off busy summer travel season

Friday, May 26, 2023–7:16 a.m. -Georgia Department of Public Safety- The Memorial Day holiday weekend kicks off the beginning of the busy summer travel season across Georgia and the nation.  As motorists begin making travel arrangements, the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) reminds drivers to plan their trips carefully and to remember to make safety a priority.…read more

Rome see flat April unemployment rate

Rome see flat April unemployment rate

Thursday, May 25, 2023–10:09 a.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unchanged unemployment rate at 3.2 percent in April. A year ago, the rate was 2.7 percent. “With Georgia’s economy continuing to soar, the state unemployment rates remain steady,” said Commissioner Bruce Thompson. “When you consider the number…read more

Two teens charged with murder in Bartow

Two teens charged with murder in Bartow

May 23rd, 2023 – 3:30 PM WBHF Radio – (Via WBHF Radio) According to Bartow Sheriff Clark Millsap, on Monday, May 22, 2023, at approximately 2040 hours, Agents with the GBI, Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force, Smyrna Police Department, and BCSO Deputies and Investigators arrested two brothers in the Tuesday, May 16, 2023, death of Caleb…read more