Bartow Headlines

19/07/2024

The latest on Bartow's newest restaurant -- one of the original O.G.'s -- Olive Garden. Around Town this Friday:
-The owners of Rome Speedway seeking zoning changes for site from Chulio to U.S. 411 to allow industrial/manufacturing.
-Atrium Health Floyd closes on $17.6 million purchase of former Kindred building adjoining the hospital.
-Cartersville hotel comes down to make way for Olive Garden.
-Popcorn & Politics: Forget fear and loathing; how about chaos and covid on the campaign trail?
-Peaks & Valleys: A salute to an enterprising young man. Plus: Have we forgotten Georgia's Summer of Gold?

On select summer evenings off U.S. 411 and Chulio Road, you can easily hear the roar in the air. It has nothing to do with the cicadas; instead it signals

12/07/2024

What's happening Around Town this Friday:
-In Bartow, a new QuikTrip on the way as RaceTrac grows -- plus three players to be named later around Rome.
-No slowdown in surge in new town homes.
-As River District's update continues, a new player rumor: Pizza?
-Popcorn & Politics: MTG for VP? Odds are probably not.
-Peaks & Valleys: A green light to the use of more cameras to keep kids safe. Some media knows: A Trump win means more clicks (what else matters?)

The confirmed headline is the city of Rome is moving ahead with the streetscape project in the River District (power lines, etc.) which likewise has birthed another, second-tier rumor: Pizza.

09/07/2024

Around Town: Upsized RaceTrac opens in Emerson...

-Beryl, No-Name Storm No Match for Polk Travel Agents in Harm's Way.
-RaceTrac ramps up supersized Emerson location.
-Popcorn & Politics: Old Biden vs. Project 2025 -- or a war for the deciding undecided voters?
-Peaks & Valleys: All rise as the Skipper returns to the Braves. Plus even with billions in the bank, Georgia says no to back-to-school tax break.

First, it was 2024’s “No-Name Storm,” a tropical system that came across Mexico’s prime resort areas from Tulum to Cancun/Cozumel. It eventually would become Tropical Storm Chris off the other

25/06/2024

Another one ahead.

GEMA/HS Alert: Bartow All Hazards

CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR ATLANTA FOR Wednesday June 26
Air Quality Alert issued June 25 at 3:19PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
AQAFFC

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental
Protection Division has issued a Code Orange (Unhealthy for
sensitive groups) Air Quality Alert for Atlanta for
Wednesday June 26.

Under Code Orange conditions, the outdoor air quality is likely to
be unhealthy for some people. Children, people who are sensitive
to ozone, and people with heart or lung disease should limit
prolonged outdoor exertion during the late afternoon or early
evening when ozone concentrations are highest.

13/06/2024

Big contract for storied Purple Hurricane. Congratulations.

Jaguars, QB Trevor Lawrence agree to 5-year extension worth $275M with $142M fully guaranteed. (via Ian Rapoport)

13/06/2024

Another day of air concerns for Bartow, metro Atlanta.

GEMA/HS Alert: Bartow All Hazards

CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR ATLANTA FOR Friday June 14
Air Quality Alert issued June 13 at 1:51PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
AQAFFC

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental
Protection Division has issued a Code Orange (Unhealthy for
sensitive groups) Air Quality Alert for Atlanta for
Friday June 14.

Under Code Orange conditions, the outdoor air quality is likely to
be unhealthy for some people. Children, people who are sensitive
to ozone, and people with heart or lung disease should limit
prolonged outdoor exertion during the late afternoon or early
evening when ozone concentrations are highest.

For additional information on the Air Quality Index, please visit
http://airnow.gov

12/06/2024

Hollywood returns …

📣 Notice: Movie Filming in Downtown Cartersville 🎬

From Friday, June 14th to Friday, June 21st, a movie will be filming in downtown Cartersville.

• Crews will start setting up on Thursday, June 13th. This will include placing Christmas decorations as part of the movie's set design.
• Filming will mostly occur at the “Tis' the Season” shop on Main Street, with some scenes in Friendship Plaza and nearby areas.
• The “Tis' the Season” shop will be closed on the 13th, 14th, and 17th. All other shops will be OPEN AS USUAL!

🚧 Road Closure:
• A portion of Main Street between Public Square and Gilmer Street will be closed from 9pm to 5am on Thursday, June 20th, and Friday, June 21st.
• Trucks: Please use the Old Mill Road truck route to bypass this area during these times.
• The film crews will have detour signs and message boards in the area to guide you during these times.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

20/05/2024

Tragic story from I-75 wreck near Red Top Mountain; four Cartersville residents killed.

14/05/2024

Tuesday’s Around Town: New perks at new apartments in Cartersville.

One of Northwest Georgia’s newest apartment complexes is leasing with amenities including wi-fi, “valet” trash collection, elevators and two dog parks.

03/05/2024

Varsity: Cartersville restaurant planned in front of Tractor Supply near Savoy but it will be a few years as next project shifts from Rome to Watkinsville.

It’s been a running joke among some observers in Rome: Which would open first, the long-sought Varsity off Spider Webb or the Marathon convenience station on Shorter Avenue just below

30/04/2024

Four months in, 2024 already is a "milestone" year for growth in Northwest Georgia.

Northwest Georgia already has had enough milestones to call it a year even after just fourth months.

24/04/2024

Shooting update.

18/04/2024

That Bartow boom (the "green energy edition") continues.

Sunmax Tech is opening the first of three phases in Adairsville next month, a project that -- when completed -- is scheduled to add 242 jobs with a total economic

15/04/2024

With Atrium/Harbin Clinic deal now finalized, it completes a remake of local healthcare that saw Floyd become part of Atrium; AdventHealth purchase Redmond Regional; and Piedmont do the same with Cartersville Medical Center.

Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic announced that the merger between the two entities is official after a Federal Trade Commission review.

12/04/2024

What's happening Around Town this Friday:
-Announced in fall 2019, a slimmed down Element hotel is scheduled to bring 115 rooms to LakePoint in August.
-Sunbelt Rentals coming to West Rome. And more is on the way in front of the GE plant.
-Qcells charges up with production under way; new warehouse space. Strawberry season ready to jam.
-Peaks & Valleys: Toasting the Masters' growing allure in Northwest Georgia. Give the community a voice in Atrium/Harbin proposal.

For weeks, the questions kept coming about what was going on with all the land disruption in front of the GE plant in West Rome.

09/04/2024

And the LakePoint Varsity was drive-through only again during our drive-by stop on Sunday evening.

Take-out fake out: More than a few people asked us about the opening of The Varsity in Rome after a local parody website posted a bogus “now open” report (with

08/04/2024

One dead, one in custody following Sunday night stabbing.

A Cartersville woman has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man following an attack late Sunday, Cartersville Police report.

03/04/2024

Cartersville Police charge ROTC teacher with two counts, alleging 'inappropriate contact' with a student.

A Cartersville High teacher, hired in 2019 to help start the school's Junior ROTC program, faces two charges related to what police describe as "a possible inappropriate relationship" with a

02/04/2024

Traffic note for Bartow drivers (and Floyd)

Weather permitting, GDOT crews will be shifting traffic on Ga. 140 between Old Highway 140 and Big Ditch Road on Tuesday, April 2, through Friday, April 5, so the lanes

22/03/2024

Time for a "Gut Box." Guthrie's Chicken open on Ga. 20 across from GHC.

Crumbl grand opening a week from today: The cookie shop opens its doors at 8 a.m. March 29 as part of its grand opening at Charles Hight Square in Rome,

15/03/2024

Traffic note.

Bartow County: One Lane of SR 140 Closed Beginning Monday - https://mailchi.mp/dot.ga.gov/bartow-county-one-lane-of-sr-140-closed-beginning-monday

15/03/2024

Thompson shares cancer diagnosis

Cartersville's Bruce Thompson, who left his state Senate seat to win election as Georgia's Labor Commissioner in November 2022, is battling state four pancreatic cancer that has spread to his

15/03/2024

Latest updates

A Cartersville man who had thousands of images of, often brutal, sexual abuse of children was sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison.

13/03/2024

Georgia’s Democratic Primary voters put President Biden over the top Tuesday, giving him enough delegates to win renomination when the party holds its convention this summer in Chicago.

Former President Donald Trump also won big in Georgia and, thanks to other states' votes counted later on Tuesday, also took the Republican nomination.

In Bartow, Trump took 91.2% of the Republican vote while Biden was at 93.6% of the Democratic ballots.

Bartow's turnout was 11% or8,455 of nearly 77,000 eligible voters. The same average was 12.2%

07/03/2024

Bartow sees January spike in first-time jobless claims. Soggy weekend ahead.

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04/03/2024

Traffic note

Bartow County: Traffic Shift to Roundabouts Wednesday at Exit 296 - https://mailchi.mp/dot.ga.gov/bartow-county-traffic-shift-to-roundabouts-wednesday-at-exit-296

04/03/2024

Trump scheduled to return to Rome this Saturday at The Forum. His last rally was at the airport on the eve of the 2020 election.

A rally scheduled for presidential candidate Donald Trump this weekend in Rome is on at The Forum in downtown Rome despite a last-minute bid to move it to the airport.