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Report: Man shows police officer a peace sign before fleeing attempted traffic stop
-Cartersville Police Department- A Cartersville man is accused of leading police on a chase late last week. According to a Cartersville Police Department report: A Chevy truck passed a police officer on Cassville Road with no headlights on. The officer caught up with the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop on Sugar Va...
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Arrest made in crash that claimed the life of a one-year-old child
-Staff reports- Bond has been denied for an Anniston, Alabama man following his arrest in a crash that claimed the life of a one-year-old child in Polk County on July 4. According to the Georgia State Patrol: The wreck occurred on July 4 at 2:50 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 100 and Fields Road south of Cedartown...
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Arrest reports for July 7
-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with stalking, terroristic threats and acts A Celanese man is accused of harassing and threatening his neighbor on Kirkwood Street. According to Floyd County Jail records: 51-year-old Micah West Blankenship continuously yelled at the victim each time he saw her. He had his window...
8h ago
Bartow County's sole commissioner discusses data centers
-David Crowder, WRGA News- Local governments across the state are seeing an increase in applications for data centers. There are two projects that have broken ground in Bartow County, with two or three more in the pipeline, according to Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor. "I think five or six would maybe be o...
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[VIDEO] ECO Center Director Ben Winkelman Introduces Japanese Delegation to Georgia Wildlife
-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- During the Kumamoto Delegations dinner at the ECO Center in Ridge Ferry Park ECO Center Director Ben Winkelman introduced the delegation to both a snake and an alligator. This was a highlight of the event, but could not be covered fully in our coverage of the dinner. So, for those interested, WRGA i...
Jul 06, 2026
