Cartersville News

The following information -- names, photos, addresses, charges and other details -- was taken directly from Bartow County Sheriff's Office jail records.

A Cartersville man now faces murder charges after the alleged victim of his crime died late Thursday.

The occupants of a Cartersville home engulfed in an early morning blaze were out of town as the house was completely destroyed.

In an upscale twist on "scattered, smothered and covered," a Cartersville location is one of more than 110 Waffle House restaurants set to serve romantic, Valentine's Day dinners.

In addition to indicating an initial preference for a presidential candidate, some local voters March 6 will have the option of electing the only candidate to fill a vacant Cartersville schoo l board seat.

Before Patch launched in Cartersville in January 2011, editors and contributors ventured to local businesses to collect information for our directory.

The state is working on efforts to help Georgia companies expand by entering new trade markets through exporting.

Since the early 1990s, the "Senior Shenanigans" cast has been serving up laughs to receptive patrons at The Grand Theatre.

Gas prices are soaring and commuting is becoming more expensive. We want to help.

Updated 4:15 p.m. Two people in a 2000 Ford Contour that was traveling southbound on Covered Bridge Road were killed in the crash with a tractor-trailer, Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright said.

A man who allegedly escaped Monday from a jail work-release program in Augusta led local authorities to "a large quantity of marijuana, U.S. currency and firearms," according to Bartow County-Cartersville Drug Task Force officials.

In the arrests of three fugitives at one location, authorities are crediting one person who made one call reporting the whereabouts of one man.

Take a look at the trio of homes that are the least expensive for sale in i»¿ Cartersville: i»¿ a€¢ The bank-owned home at 5 Pittman St.

Living above his uncle's barber shop, Fluellen was neighbors with a Jewish business owner, an Italian bar and grill and was related to a Muslim and an Israelite.

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. Construction work could soon begin on a state project to resurface various city streets in three counties in Northwest Georgia.

Don't panic if you hear tornado sirens and emergency alert messages on TV in Cartersville at 9 a.m. Wednesday, as they are most likely part of a statewide tornado drill.

It's been a slow start for Sunday sales, local package retailers say. Walter Mahone, owner of Cartersville Beverage Company , said while Sunday sales during the holidays at his two stores was busy, business has slowed down.

The Bartow County Board of Education met Monday evening to hold a public hearing, called meeting and regular work session, during which they appointed Anna Sullivan, of Adairsville, to the District 5 board seat formerly held by Larry Parker.

If you're thinking of buying flowers this Valentine's Day, rate your favorite petal pushers in Cartersville.

City of Cartersville solid waste customers are doing their part to go "green" as the city's first recycling bins were collected Monday morning.