Look: Plans for New LakePoint Roads Emerge

To accommodate LakePoint Sporting Commuity & Town Center near Cartersville, Bartow County will build two new roads—LakePoint Parkway and Bass Pro Parkway—and reconstruct a half mile of Highway 293 or Old Allatoona Road.

With funding from a Georgia Department of Transportation grant program that allows local governments to decide on projects, Bartow County is set to build two new roads to accommodate LakePoint Sporting Community & Town Center. LakePoint Parkway and Bass Pro Parkway will intersect a portion of the massive sports complex under way in Emerson near Cartersville, according to preliminary plans released by the Bartow County Road Department, attached. Set for the development's South Campus, the north-south LakePoint Parkway, at two-thirds of a mile, will intersect Allatoona Road near Interstate 75, while the east-west Bass Pro Parkway, at nearly a half a mile, will lead to a new Bass Pro Shops store from Highway 41, according to LakePoint's …

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Atco Cleanup, Named for Ray Southern, Atco Community Day Set for April 20

Cartersville residents are invited to participate in the cleanup and festivities, which begins at 11 a.m. at Atco Baptist Church in Cartersville.

The upcoming cleanup of the Atco community in Cartersville as part of Earth Day 2013 celebrations will take on a new meaning. "This year is especially meaningful since [the] city council recently named the event in honor of Ray Southern, who was the longtime city Public Works director, an Atco Baptist Church deacon and an advocate of Keep Bartow Beautiful," KBB Director Sheri Henshaw said in a press release. Each April, Great American Cleanup events are held nationwide as part of Earth Day celebrations. Atco has been the site of successful Cartersville cleanups in past years, and organizers have expanded the 2013 event to include a community day. "This year will be the first year for Cartersville that the event will be more than just a …

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Pothole Problems: See, Say Which Roads Are the Worst in Cartersville, Bartow County

Click on the SeeClickFix interactive map to report the latest street and road issues, track and vote on them, and monitor governments' responses for a fix.

While heavy rainfall and frigid temps this winter could contribute to pothole problems on local roadways well into the spring months, you may already know of a Cartersville street or Bartow County road in need of repair. As they develop, click on "report an issue" in the SeeClickFix map above to note potholes and other road problems affecting your street or community. Also see what complaints others have logged, zooming in or out on the map to see specific neighborhoods and areas.  Cartersville Patch will share the link to this story with the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Bartow County Road Department and the City of Cartersville Public Works, so officials know where repairs are needed most. We'll update this page with any …

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Always an Emerson girl!

8:31 pm on Monday, February 18, 2013

You obviously haven't traveled Tennessee Street between Porter and Johnson Streets.   more ›

Superior Court Judges Ask for a Raise

While Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor does not support a supplement increase, the state legislature decides.

Taylor: LakePoint Road, More Jobs Bright Spots as Budget Woes Continue

Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor during his first 'State of the County' speech addressed the plan to put on hold a new combined fire and EMS headquarters in Cartersville.

Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor gave his first State of the County address during a Bartow GOP meeting Saturday, indicating a lag in tax collections due to the economic downturn continues. He said a hiring freeze on full-time employees as well as worker furloughs and short-term borrowing with tax-anticipation notes would continue and indicated changes to save money on the county's pension plan are in the works. Taylor also addressed officials' decision to postpone, for a second time, the construction of a $5 million public safety headquarters that would combine and locate Fire Station 1, EMS and EMA operations at the proposed site off Felton Road between Tennessee Street and Highway 41. Approved by voters in 2007, the project to …

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Tea Party: 'Organized Criminal Activity in This County'

Bartow County Tea Party Director Gail Engelhardt and local resident Paul Nally are asking a probate judge to set a warrant hearing for alleged criminal violations by Cartersville City schools employees and board members.

Bartow County Tea Party Director Gail Engelhardt and local resident Paul Nally, the pair who took a Bartow Schools board member to court, have filed another lawsuit, which takes aims at Cartersville City Schools employees and board members. Superintendent Howard Hinesley and employee Lisa Bell, who also serves as foreman of the grand jury, in addition to school board members are named in the filing, which is attached and request a warrant hearing in Bartow County Probate Court. The allegations relate to Engelhardt's request to convene the grand jury to hear evidence of "alleged criminal activities" by the Bartow County school board and other county officials and subsequent happenings, outlined in the attached court document. "We believe in…

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Taylor's 'State of the County' Address Set for Jan. 26

Newly-elected Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor is set to speak at the local GOP's Cartersville headquarters.

Bartow Schools Special Election Could Be March 19

Bartow Elections Supervisor Joseph Kirk says he expects the board to soon call an election to fill the unexpired term of former county school board vice chairman Angie Cornett.

Updated, Jan. 12 The Bartow County Board of Elections approved March 19 as the date of the special election to fill the unexpired term of Angie Cornett, The Daily Tribune News reports. Qualifying for the Post 3 seat is set for Jan. 30 to Feb. 1. Advance voting is set for Feb. 25 through March 15 at two locations. The last day to register to vote for the special election is Feb. 19. Original Report March 19 is the tentative date of a special election expected to be called to fill the unexpired term of former Bartow Schools board vice chairman and District 3 rep Angie Cornett, said Bartow County Elections Supervisor Joseph Kirk. It's the first date, by law, a special election to fill a vacancy can be held. Cornett resigned Thursday, …

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New Commissioner Makes Several Appointments

Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor held his first public meeting on Wednesday in Cartersville.

Bartow County's new Commissioner Steve Taylor during his first public meeting on Wednesday made a number of appointments and approved several agreements. Find the details attached. The sole county commissioner will hold public meetings, when necessary, on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in the Commissioner's Conference Room at the courthouse. Tell us what you think in the comments, share your photos and videos, and 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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