Carmike Cinemas, Dragon Garden Score B's

Our weekly list of health-and-safety-check results includes Cartersville restaurants and lodging facilities inspected from May 13 to 17.

Bartow County Environmental Health conducts inspections of local establishments to give patrons a snapshot of the operations of the businesses. Its goal is to provide consumers information to help protect themselves from the risk factors linked to illness and injury. Items on inspection lists have point values ranging from 1 to 9 points and are deducted from a best possible score of 100. Higher points are deducted for items with higher risks to cause illness. Repeat violations also cost establishments more points. Cartersville restaurants, eateries, food stores and boarding facilities inspected during the last week were: ADAMS BAR-B-QUE—91-A View Last inspection  Last 5 Inspections CAPTAIN D'S, 899 Joe Frank Harris Parkway—100-A View Last…

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Gov. Deal Orders Return of Bibles to Rooms at State Parks

The Bibles were removed from cabins and rooms at Georgia parks after a complaint from a visitor.

Gov. Nathan Deal today instructed the state Department of Natural Resources to return Bibles to cabins and lodge rooms at state parks, according to the Office of the Governor. The Governor made the decision to do so after consulting with Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens. The Bibles were removed from the rooms of Georgia parks after a visitor complained, but were still available to guests at the front desk of these park facilities. In a press release, Gov. Deal stated the following: “Out of an abundance of caution to avoid potential litigation, the commissioner [Mark Williams, commissioner of DNR] removed the Bibles from rooms – though they were still available on site – after a complaint from a visitor. The attorney general and I agree …

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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $600M

The announcement was made this afternoon.

Saturday’s Powerball jackpot has reached $600 million, the highest jackpot in the game’s history. The announcement was made this afternoon, just one day after strong sales prompted lottery officials to bump Saturday’s Powerball jackpot from $475 million to $550 million. Not only is the current $600 million jackpot the largest in Powerball history, it is the second largest jackpot in U.S. history. The combined Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots now stands to $790 million, which breaks Thursday's U.S. record. Tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot is worth an estimated $190 million. The Powerball winner can opt to receive 30 graduated payments over 29 years or collect a $376 million cash payout. The Mega Millions winner can choose two payment …

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$740M Jackpots a New U.S. Record

Strong sales prompted lottery officials to bump Saturday’s Powerball jackpot from $475 million to $550 million. Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is worth an estimated $190 million.

Grab some singles, and head to your nearest convenience store. Now! The combined Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots have reached $740 million, a new U.S. record. Strong sales prompted lottery officials to bump Saturday’s Powerball jackpot from $475 million to $550 million—the second largest in Powerball history and the third largest jackpot in U.S. history, Georgia Lottery spokeswoman Tandi Reddick said in news release this afternoon. Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is worth an estimated $190 million. The Powerball winner can opt to receive 30 graduated payments over 29 years or collect a $350 million cash payout. The Mega Millions winner can choose two payment options: about $7.3 million a year for 26 years with the annuity option or a …

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Does IRS’ Tea Party Targeting Admission Concern You?

Officials say the head of the government office knew his agency was targeting tea party groups in May 2012. Tell us what you think of the agency’s recent admissions.

It’s bound to be no party for Internal Revenue Officials in the coming days. The Associated Press reported Monday that IRS officials revealed that acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller knew back in May 2012 that the agency had targeted tea party groups by unfairly investigating them to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status. Monday’s revelation came on the heels of last week’s acknowledgment by the agency that the groups had been targeted during the 2012 election season. Organizations that faced IRS scrutiny included those that had “Tea Party” or  “Patriot” in their names. According to the AP’s report, about 300 groups were singled out for additional review; while about half of those cases had been closed and no group had …

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Andrew Blawat

4:56 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013

Spout all your usual lies and propaganda you want as no one believes your lies anyway libtard.   more ›

Feds Bar Cartersville Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others

He operated Heath’s Income Tax, Heath & Hames Income Tax and Heath’s Income Tax II, and agreed with the civil injunction without admitting to the allegations against him.

A federal court has permanently barred a Cartersville tax preparer from completing tax returns for others, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. Larry J. Heath, who operated Heath’s Income Tax, Heath & Hames Income Tax and Heath’s Income Tax II, agreed to the civil injunction order signed by U.S. District Court Judge Harold L. Murphy without admitting to the allegations against him. Federal authorities say Heath and his brother, Andrew R. Heath, falsified a lot of tax returns, acts that could cost the U.S. Treasury more than $100 million. Larry Heath and his Cartersville-area businesses allegedly repeatedly prepared federal tax returns that unlawfully understated customers’ federal tax liabilities, according to the press release. …

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Inspections: Cartersville Restaurants Score A's

Our weekly list of health-and-safety-check results includes Cartersville restaurants and lodging facilities inspected from May 3 to 10.

Bartow County Environmental Health conducts inspections of local establishments to give patrons a snapshot of the operations of the businesses. Its goal is to provide consumers information to help protect themselves from the risk factors linked to illness and injury. Items on inspection lists have point values ranging from 1 to 9 points and are deducted from a best possible score of 100. Higher points are deducted for items with higher risks to cause illness. Repeat violations also cost establishments more points. Cartersville restaurants, eateries, food stores and boarding facilities inspected during the last week were: BURGER KING—98-A View Last inspection   Last 5 Inspections CAPRI RESTAURANT—91-A View Last inspection   Last 5 …

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Historic Cartersville: Spotlight on Granger Hill Historic District

May is National Historic Preservation Month, and Cartersville City officials are proud of the many historic homes and buildings in town.

GDOL To Help Mohawk Recruit Workers for Chatsworth Plant

The recruitment will be held Wednesday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dalton Career Center, located at 1406 Chattanooga Avenue.