Brown Awarded for Legacy of Leadership, Service

Bartow County Commissioner Clarence Brown was pivotal in Georgia Highland College's new student center, set to open in time for fall semester.

Georgia Highlands College bestowed an award on Bartow County Commissioner Clarence Brown recently at its first fundraising gala celebrating the institution’s achievements throughout the past year.  The event was held at Cartersville's Clarence Brown Conference Center and hosted 300 supporters. Randy Quick, general manager of Rome Radio Partners and a foundation board trustee, served as master of ceremonies. GHC Foundation trustee and longtime friend Tommy Strickland presented Brown with the Heritage Award for his many years of work and outstanding contributions to Cartersville and Bartow County.  “I can think of no one who has worked harder and is more deserving of such an award," he said. "GHC is just one of the many projects that …

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Commissioner OKs Cameras on School Buses

A bond refinance that will save Bartow hundreds of thousands of dollars and a new fire code ordinance were also approved by Clarence Brown.

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School Systems Save Teacher Jobs

No full-time teachers will lose their jobs next year in the Cartersville and Bartow County school systems.

No certified teachers in either local school system will lose their jobs for the upcoming school year due to attrition. The Bartow County Board of Education approved a slate of personnel recommendations on Monday night, and Superintendent John Harper said that 100 percent of the school system’s certified teachers who were expected to lose their jobs because of a reduction in force due to budget cuts have been placed for the 2012-2013 school year. “One hundred percent of the teachers that were (part of the reduction in force) that wanted to continue to work in the Bartow County School System, in other words those who aren’t retiring or who don’t want to stay home, will have a position with us next year,” Harper said. In addition, four …

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