Category Archives: Bartow County
California trafficker jailed for NWGA drug ring
July 22nd, 2025 – 3:45 PMWRGA Staff Reports –(From the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia) A California drug trafficker who funneled massive amounts of fentanyl an...
Jul 22, 2025
Georgia gas prices hold steady
Monday, July 21, 2025–8:10 a.m.-AAA South-The Georgia gas price average hit the brakes this week, remaining steady at the pumps without any price shifts. Georgians continue to pay an average pri...
Jul 21, 2025
Arrest reports for July 16th
July 15th, 2025 - 5:00 PMFloyd County Jail Records -Two Rome men were booked into the Floyd County Jail Tuesday in connection with a stolen vehicle and the discovery of explosive devices. According to...
Jul 16, 2025
Northwest Georgia Arts Programs among recipients of statewide grant funding
July 16th, 2025 – 11:30 AMWRGA Staff Reports –The Georgia Council for the Arts has announced more than $1.3 million in grant awards for Fiscal Year 2026, funding 177 arts and cultural proj...
Jul 16, 2025
Peter Hubbard wins Democratic PSC Primary, advances to face GOP incumbent in November
July 16th, 2025 – 11:15 AMWRGA Staff Reports –(Peter Hubbard – Candidate photo sourced from BallotPedia)Peter Hubbard has won the Democratic primary in the Special Election for Georg...
Jul 16, 2025
GSP: One dead after multi-vehicle crash on I-75 in Bartow County
July 10th, 2025 – 5:00 PMWRGA News Staff Reports –A fatal accident shut down part of I-75 South near the GA-92 exit in the Bartow County-Acworth area Wednesday evening.According to informa...
Jul 10, 2025
17-year old charged in February murder of mother, stepfather in Carroll County
Tuesday, July 8, 2025–4:35 p.m.-Staff reports-An arrest has been made in the murder of a couple in Carrollton that occurred in February, and the suspect is the woman's 17-year-old daughter.Accor...
Jul 08, 2025
Fire reported at Hanwha facility in Cartersville
Monday, July 7, 2025–10:50 a.m.-Cartersville Fire Department News Release-The Cartersville Fire Department responded to a fire alarm with sprinkler activation at the Hanwha facility located at 2...
Jul 07, 2025
Georgia gas prices down four cents
Monday, July 7, 2025–8:30 a.m.-AAA South-The Georgia gas price average decreased at the pumps compared to a week ago.Georgians now pay an average price of $2.90 per gallon for regular unlea...
Jul 07, 2025
DPS encourages motorists to drive responsibly this holiday weekend
Thursday, July 3, 2025–1:00 p.m.-News Release-The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE), formerly the Motor Carrier Compliance Division, are urging motorists to dri...
Jul 03, 2025
