Senior Queens, Teen Hit By Car, Boy Drowns: Patch's Top Stories

CARTERSVILLE, GA — There was no shortage of news in Bartow County for 2017, from a group of seniors who pulled a disgusting back-to-school prank to a man charged in connection with a fatal shooting during a convenience store armed robbery.

Of course, we can't forget the news that Lidl will build a regional headquarters in Cartersville and Adairsville and Euharlee being named one of Georgia's safest cities for 2017. Here are some of the top headlines around the county for the year:

• 'Senior Queens' Pull First-Day-Of-School Prank With Dog Feces, Toilet Paper
• Cartersville Resident Puts Up A Fight Against Home Intruder
• Former Bartow Schools Employee Charged With Theft
• In Memory: Harold Dempsey, 101, Known As The Tomato Man
• Excel Christian Academy To Move To Emerson
• Company To Bring 200 Jobs, Invest $24 Million in New Cartersville Facility
• Adairsville, Euharlee Among Georgia's Safest Cities
• Johnny Mitchell's Smokehouse Named To Georgia's '100 Plates' List
• Mom Charged With Murder In Child's Drowning
• Bartow Schools Police Chief Resigns Amid Investigation Into Accident
• Teen's Body Recovered From Etowah River In Cartersville
• Street Gangs Tied To Cartersville Commercial Burglaries: Police
• Adairsville High School Student Hit, Killed By Vehicle
• 3 Arrested In Car Dealership Thefts in Cartersville
• Suspect Charged With Murder in Cartersville Store Shooting
• Plans Call For Building New Road From Cartersville To Rome
• German Grocery Chain To Open Regional Headquarters in Cartersville

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