Matt Laughridge says he's lived in District 14 for two years, despite voting last year at the Kingston precinct in District 52.
Matt Laughridge, who has thrown his hat for the District 14 seat, voted in District 52 in a 2012 election, according to public voter records.
Five Republicans and one Democrat from Bartow and Cherokee counties qualified to run in the election to fill the Georgia Senate District 14 seat.
Nicole Ebbeskotte today announced her plans to qualify to run for the recently vacated Georgia Senate seat formerly held by Barry Loudermilk, who resigned torun for U.S.
Dwight Pullen to run for Loudermilk's vacant seat.
Matt Laughridge, vice president of Terry Reid Automotive, intends to qualify for the special election to fill the seat vacated by former state senator Barry Loudermilk of Cassville.
Set for Tuesday, Sept. 10, the meeting hosted by two Georgia senators is for residents and interested parties in Bartow and several other counties.
Several incumbents and two newcomers have thrown their hats.
Voters will head to the polls Nov. 5 to select Cartersville's next mayor, three city councilmen and four school board reps.
Loudermilk said he plans to focus all his energy on his campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Interested candidates will have until Friday afternoon to become a candidate for mayor, city councilman or school board rep.
The retired colonel from Woodstock will join an already crowded field for the seat, which covers Cherokee and parts of Cobb, Bartow and Buckhead.
Qualifying for the 2013 general election in Cartersville begins next week on Aug. 26.
Rudy Weaver of the Adairsville area owns Weaver Heating and Air Conditioning.
Shoppers will get a break from road construction Friday and Saturday.
Businessman and local resident John Cook says the city's new fire hydrant affected a deal that would have planted a Mellow Mushroom in downtown Cartersville.
The morning show, which highlights various metro Atlanta communities, is set to be in Cartersville on Aug. 9 from 4:30 to 7 a.m.
The Powerball jackpot has rolled 10 times.
Public forum takes place Wednesday morning.
Businessman and entrepreneur Bruce Thompson says he wants State Sen. Barry Loudermilk's District 14 seat.
Obesity is responsible for more than 300,000 US deaths annually. Find out how fat Bartow County is.
Do you see the need for the proposed increase that would cost Bartow County homeowners nearly $100 per $125,000 in fair market value.
The jackpot has rolled six times.
Public can weigh in on possible increases on July 17 & 24.
Rate hike means the county will collect $5.9 million more than last year.
The five-year cycle of testing includes one-fifth of all hydrants being tested each year.
If the weather permits, GDOT will be working on three roadways this week.
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional.
A hearing in Bartow County Superior Court could determine if the plans for the private landfill move forward.
The announcement was made this afternoon.
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.
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.
The April explosion at the coal-fired power plant outside Cartersville in Bartow County that injured three resulted from a failure to comply with procedures and communicate.
Our weekly list of health-and-safety-check results includes Cartersville restaurants and lodging facilities inspected from April 27 to May 3.
Would you sign an online petition asking Cartersville leaders to request the Georgia Department of Transportation install a traffic signal at the Publix shopping center?
Our weekly list of health-and-safety-check results includes Cartersville restaurants and lodging facilities inspected from April 19 to 26.
More jobs and fewer layoffs in most metro Atlanta counties helped push the state's unemployment rate down to 8.4 percent, it's lowest since December 2008.
A new National Taxpayer Advocate study shows the two Bartow County cities have some of the largest clusters of potential tax cheats in the country.
While the United Kingdom experiences an outbreak of measles, Bartow County Public Health officials urge parents to have their children vaccinated.