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Category Archives: Bartow County

Work on Cassville Road in Bartow County begins Thursday

Work on Cassville Road in Bartow County begins Thursday

July 6, 2022–6:36 p.m. BARTOW COUNTY GOVERNMENT If you are going to be traveling in Bartow County between now and the end of the month, keep this in mind……Highway 293 (Cassville Road) at Hamilton Crossing will be closed starting today. The road will be closed until July 29 to construct a roundabout at the intersection…read more

20 die in holiday weekend traffic crashes in Georgia

20 die in holiday weekend traffic crashes in Georgia

July 5, 2022–6:31 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY At least 20 people lost their lives on Georgia’s roadways during the July 4 holiday weekend, which ended at 11:59 p.m. Monday. In Troop A, which covers Northwest Georgia, fatal crashes were investigated by the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, the Polk County Police Department, the Cherokee…read more

Bartow County Sheriff’s Office hopes to ID theft suspects

Bartow County Sheriff’s Office hopes to ID theft suspects

July 5, 2022–6:26 p.m. BARTOW COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects in a theft from the Cartersville Walmart that occurred back on May 6. A man and a woman selected a few items to purchase and went to the register to pay. However,…read more

Update on Fatal Accident involving Pedestrian in Bartow

Update on Fatal Accident involving Pedestrian in Bartow

July 5th, 2022 – 5:10 PM WBHF Radio – (Via WBHF Radio) The identity of a man struck and killed by a vehicle in Bartow County on Saturday has been revealed by the Cartersville Police Department. According to Cartersville Police reports, William Ray Wise died from injuries sustained in the one-vehicle accident that occurred Sunday…read more

Georgia gas prices down another 8 cents

Georgia gas prices down another 8 cents

July 4, 2022–8:00 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices are down another 8 cents when compared to a week ago. This follows a decline of 7 cents the previous week. The state average is now $4.32 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. According to Montrae Waiters with AAA, the price of crude oil continues to decline and…read more

Pedestrian fatality in Cartersville

Pedestrian fatality in Cartersville

July 5, 2022–7:56 p.m. WBHF RADIO A pedestrian was struck and killed on Highway 41 in Cartersville over the weekend.  According to reports, the accident occurred in the northbound lane just north of Martin Luther King, Jr, Drive Saturday.  Authorities say the man was homeless and they are working to find his family.read more

DOT suspending lane closures for holiday weekend

DOT suspending lane closures for holiday weekend

June 30, 2022–9:50 p.m. NEWS RELEASE To allow for an anticipated increase in Fourth of July weekend traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) will suspend lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes beginning Friday, July 1 at 12 p.m. until 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 5.  While construction-related lane closures will be…read more

Two dead in fiery crash on I-75

Two dead in fiery crash on I-75

June 30th, 2022 – 2:20 PM Staff Reports – On Thursday, June 30, 2022, Troopers from GSP Post 3 Cartersville were dispatched to a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 South near mile marker 293, in Bartow County. The investigation determined that an unknown color tractor-trailer, a blue tractor-trailer, and a white tractor-trailer were all traveling…read more

FOUND: Police seek Public Aid in locating missing Woman

FOUND: Police seek Public Aid in locating missing Woman

June 29th, 2022 – 2:55 PM Staff Reports – UPDATE: The call for missing person Leah Penny has been canceled. She was located safe in Gainesville, GA on July 4, 2022. Previously: The Cartersville Police Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing woman. Ms. Leah Penny was reported missing…read more

Georgia Power: Coal Ash to be removed at Plant Bowen for Project

Georgia Power: Coal Ash to be removed at Plant Bowen for Project

June 29th, 2022 – 11:55 AM Press Release – Georgia Power announced today a landmark coal ash beneficial use project at Plant Bowen near Cartersville, Georgia, where millions of tons of stored ash will be excavated for use in concrete to construct bridges, roads, and buildings in Georgia – and throughout the Southeast. The project…read more