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Monday, May 14, 2012

Episode 98: Book Shop Horror, Flash Mob

See Bartow County through the lenses of 'Cartersville UNCUT.'

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Friday, May 11, 2012

Make Your Pick

Readers Choose Tellus for Favorite Getaway

The Cartersville science museum is your regional pick for a family-friendly place to spend time on a staycation.

It appears that when you want to get away without really going away, you stay in Cartersville. In this week’s regional Readers’ Choice survey of staycation destinations, three of the top four vote-getters are Cartersville sites: Tellus Science Museum, Pine Mountain Recreation Area and Booth Western Art Museum. And even though six of the 19 poll options are in Cartersville Patch, commenters complained about a couple of the Cartersville sites we left off the list. So it’s only fitting that this week’s Readers’ Choice for favorite staycation destination is in Cartersville: the Tellus museum. "A selection like this means a lot because we wouldn’t be doing what we do without the support of the community," said Joe Schulman, the museum's …

Friday, May 4, 2012

Free Car Shows, Concerts Start Saturday

The free Downtown Summer Concert Series and Tom Clayton Memorial Car Cruize return to downtown Cartersville as combined events on the First Saturdays of each month from May to August.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Fly Fishing, Nature in Store for Campers

Twenty lucky kids will get to do something that’s currently against the rules at Pettit Environmental Preserve.

When school is out for the summer, 20 kids will get to do something most people don't because it's against the rules—fish in the lake at Pettit Environmental Preserve. For children ages 8 to 14, the preserve is set to host a Youth Fishing and Outdoor Camp—along with Cohutta Fishing Company and its more than 50 years of experience as a sport-fishing outfitter—on June 6 and 8. "Last year, Cohutta Fishing Company was a sponsor of our Family Festival and had a fly-fishing and fly-tying demonstration at the preserve," Executive Director Marina Robertson said in a press release. "A big part of Cohutta’s mission is to educate and advocate for preservation of unspoiled spaces, so there is a huge overlap in our missions." The camp was a natural …

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Daily PatchCast

PatchCast: Hospital Battle Continues; GOP Takes on School Board

Find out what's happening in Cartersville and beyond with headlines from around the region in video.

Learn more about today's featured stories: Canton-Sixes Patch Cartersville Patch Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch    

Arts and Entertainment

Saddle Up for Emotion in Vibrant Paintings

The Booth Western Art Museum exhibit from May 15 to Sept. 2 showcases the artist's creative spirit, which emerged from a life-changing event.

Health problems with devastating circumstances led to an awakening for an artist who's work is set to be on display at Booth Western Art Museum in Saddle Up: The Western World of Harry Teague. They could have crippled Harry Teague forever, but following multiple strokes and a heart attack in the early 1990's, he began to put his emotion on canvas through vibrant paintings. An exhibit of his work, Saddle Up: The Western World of Harry Teague, is set for display from May 15 to Sept. 2 in the museum's Borderlands Gallery. “Though he never showed interest in art before, Harry Teague developed a unique talent which helped him cope with his inability to read or articulate after his strokes,” the Booth's Executive Director Seth Hopkins said in a …

Monday, April 30, 2012

Episode 96: Good Shepherd, Comcast Cares

See Bartow County through the lenses of 'Cartersville UNCUT.'

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

The 'Cats' Meow

Just a Camera and an Idea

Instead of stopping to smell the roses, a Woodland High Student photographs the roses to capture moments that fade away.

—Rachel Mez, Woodland High School student

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Daily PatchCast

PatchCast: Wrong-Way Wreck Proves Fatal; No Profits, Coffee Shop Closes

Find out what's happening in Cartersville and beyond with headlines from around the region in video.

Learn more about today's featured stories: Cartersville Patch, Acworth Patch Local Man Dies in Head-On Collision Canton-Sixes Patch It's A Grind Closes One Business Folds, Another Open East Cobb Patch Wheeler a 'No Place for Hate' School Marietta Patch Twins Honor Service, Sacrifice of Veterans

Listen: 'Canes Rap 'Toona Response

The rivalry between Cartersville and Allatoona high schools makes its way to YouTube, featuring local students.

In an ongoing sports rivalry that plays out in tweets and retweets as often as on the field, the Purple Hurricanes have issued an "official" response to a music video by Acworth's Allatoona High School students. Cartersville High School students' music video, You Ain't Nothin' (Allatoona), features local students dishing it back—complete with championship stats—to the Buccaneers, who produced "Cartersville, Tell Me How It Feels, Knuck If You Buck Remix." Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to Cartersville Patch's newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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