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Friday, April 05, 2013  Bartow County officials urge motorists and sight-seers to please avoid the area around Plant Bowen near Euharlee after Bartow County EMA reported an explosion at the plant in a press release.

Friday, September 10, 2010  A tire company will add 200 workers to its plant in Bartow County, Georgia, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  Police want to know how an extremely rare drug common in parts of Africa showed up in Georgia, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  A police chase across north Georgia that began as a traffic stop ended at a Waffle House in Bartow County when the suspect threw a gun out of the window of his car.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  Authorities have charged two with drug offenses after workers at a Cartersville daycare found marijuana inside of a diaper bag there Tuesday.

Wednesday, October 07, 2009  Georgia residents who lost food that was purchased with food stamps in flooding last month can get replacement provisions.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009  Victims of severe storms and flooding can apply for tax relief.

Wednesday, September 02, 2009  A fifth-grade teacher charged with two counts of aggravated child molestation has been released from the Bartow County Jail on $40,000 bond.

Monday, May 04, 2009  Bartow County, Georgia, police have arrested a man for brandishing a knife and running nude through a marina and campground.