07/18/11 The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported Monday that rising junior Carlton Thomas has been suspended for at least the Bulldogs' season-opener against highly-ranked Boise State because of a violation of team rules.
07/17/11 State Tournaments get started with the local teams from District 8 looking to bring home a title
07/17/11 U.S. Rep. Tom Graves filed an affidavit Thursday reiterating that he was wronged by the bank that is suing him and a state lawmaker over a failed hotel in Gordon County.
07/15/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press CARTERSVILLE, Ga. Tellus Science Museum has welcomed its 500,000th visitor in less than three years of operation. The Cartersville museum hit the hallmark on Friday morning. The museum opened in January 2009 with eye-popping exhibits on fossils and minerals, a gallery dedicated to aviation and a state-of-the-art digital planetarium. It was previously ...
07/12/11 Jim Hawk, the president of Toyo Tire North America, announced the plant in Cartersville will add 470 new jobs at a press conference at the Clarence Brown Conference Center Tuesday morning, July 12....
07/12/11 Toyo Tires committed today to its future growth in Georgia in a Bartow County ceremony attended by Gov. Nathan Deal. Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing President Jim Hawk and James Jarrett, Chai...
07/12/11 Gov. Deal said the agreement will enable Toyo to expand its current facility in Bartow County, adding up to 470 new jobs over the next few years. CARTERSVILLE - Gov. Nathan Deal announced an agreement aimed at allowing Toyo Tire to continue expanding its operations in Bartow County.
07/12/11 The Toyo Tire Company announced they will expand and hire nearly 500 more workers.
07/11/11 Pirates win GRPA crown The 14-and-under Savannah Pirates won the GRPA state championship held in Augusta, Georgia on July 6-9. In the double elimination tournament, the Pirates went undefeated with winners bracket victories over the Clayton County Giants, Cartersville, and Clayton County White Sox to advance to the championship game. The Pirates faced the White Sox again in the championship and ...
07/03/11 A look at the campaign finance reports filed by just Floyd County elected officials and representatives gives a snapshot of what the State Ethics Commission is dealing with this week. Thursday...
07/03/11 The Ponchatoula Hurricanes 6th grade AAU team placed first in the Georgia YBOA State Shootoff June 19 in the 7th grade division.
07/02/11 Three local boys will have high hopes this year when the Burger King 16s tennis championships start Saturday at the Cooper Creek Tennis Center. And three local girls also will be in the main draw as the 16s will have two significant changes for 2011.
07/01/11 The Georgia Department of Transportation is advising motorists in Floyd County of a detour off Blacks Bluff Road at the new West Rome Bypass portion between Horseleg Creek Road and Blacks Bluff Roa...
07/01/11 CLARKESVILLE - Clarkesville has been named one of 16 "Super Friendly Towns" by Blue Ridge Country Magazine. Clarkesville is one of just two Georgia localities listed in the article "16 of Our Best," about the friendliest towns in a nine-state region from Maryland to Alabama.
06/30/11 ERRIN HAINES Associated Press ATLANTA Residents in the heavily-Democratic city of Atlanta on Thursday urged members of the Republican-led state Legislature to ensure that minority voices are not drowned out as they redraw congressional and legislative district lines to reflect Georgia's shifting population. Several hundred people filled an auditorium on the Georgia Tech campus Thursday for the ...
06/30/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press ATLANTA The final joint meeting of the House and Senate Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committees is scheduled for Thursday in Atlanta. The hearing will be held at the Georgia Tech College of Management in the LeCraw Auditorium from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is open to the public. The meetings are being to gather citizen input ahead of a ...
06/30/11 The final joint meeting of the House and Senate Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committees is scheduled for Thursday in Atlanta.
06/23/11 In April, Hamilton State Bank purchased the failed Bartow County Bank in Cartersville. McIntosh State Bank had four branches. As of March 31, the bank had approximately $339.9 million in total assets and $324.4 million in total deposits, according to a press release.
06/22/11 Dade County School Superintendent Patty Priest presided over her last School Board meeting Monday night. Priest is retiring after 42 years in education.
06/22/11 With the summer sun heating up the morning air, Hart County defensive coordinator William DeVane shuffled to the beat of blaring music in the middle of the field at Herndon Stadium. | 
