News Line for Adairsville

Adairsville’s thin blue line gets a little thicker
After reading a proclamation declaring May 15 National Peace Officer’s Memorial Day and the week of May 12-18 National Police Week, Adairsville Mayor Evan King welcomed his city’s police force to the monthly city council meeting with a cop’s kryptonite — donuts.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Adairsville Council outlines positive outlook over Eggs & Issues
May’s gathering of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce’s Adairsville Council Eggs & Issues, hosted by NorthSide Bank Thursday, gave a positive outlook on the Adairsville community and the economy in general.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Adairsville’s water tank to be replaced
Following the recommendation of structural engineers, the Adairsville City Council voted unanimously to replace the city’s storm-damaged Collins Mountain water tank rather than try to repair it.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Adairsville council OKs McDonald's expansion
Despite previous objections from a neighboring church, the Adairsville City Council voted unanimously Thursday to allow a McDonald’s restaurant to reduce the buffer between the two properties from 20 feet to five feet in order to allow McDonald’s to add a second drive-thru lane.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Adairsville lauds county disaster support
Two months after a swirling vortex of wind reduced parts of Adairsville to rubble, the small city — with help from its friends — seems to be recovering quite well.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Adairsville receives praise for cooperation in tornado relief
After regular business was conducted at Thursday’s Adairsville City Council meeting, the city received praise for its efforts and cooperation with volunteers in the cleanup and relief work following the Jan. 30 tornado.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Deadlines set for citizens' police academies
Those on the north end of the county wishing for an inside look at law enforcement will have their chance this spring.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Adairsville chamber breakfast hosts state, international officials
The Adairsville Council Eggs & Issues Breakfast played host to state and international guests Thursday morning speaking to issues of workforce development and community reconstruction.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Commissioner signs agreement with Adairsville
If Adairsville receives any Federal Emergency Management Agency or Georgia Emergency Management Agency funding, Bartow County will get a percentage of those funds with Commissioner Steve Taylor’s approval of an intergovernmental agreement with the city.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Adairsville council hears report on damaged water tank
The Collins Mountain water tank, damaged during the Jan. 30 tornado, will most likely be replaced, reported City Manager Pat Crook to the Adairsville City Council during its Tuesday night work session.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Adairsville prepares to shift from cleanup to rebuild
The community of Adairsville is transitioning from cleaning up the damage and debris left by the Jan. 30 tornado to the rebuilding process.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Adairsville chamber breakfast focuses on disaster, recovery
The Adairsville “Eggs and Issues” Breakfast met Thursday for the first time since January’s devastating tornado.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Tornado cleanup continues as town of Adairsville looks ahead
Large blue tarps hide gaping holes where there once were roofs and windows. Piles of debris, chunks of trees and large machinery line the streets.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Adairsville council passes price gouging ordinance
Adairsville police now have the ability to crack down on any business or contractor attempting to gouge victims of last week’s tornado with the Adairsville City Council’s approval of a pricing practices ordinance.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Volunteers Clean Up Adairsville
The mayor of Adairsville says more than 1,000 volunteers helped with tornado cleanup in the north Georgia city this weekend.
Source: GPB News

Adairsville in 'full-blown recovery mode'
The scene in Adairsville midday Thursday was one of progress. Twenty-four hours after a deadly tornado ripped through the town, crews and volunteers took the first steps on the road to recovery.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Adairsville begins renovation process for city hall
The process for renovating Adairsville’s city hall can now get under way with the Adairsville City Council’s approval during its Thursday night meeting.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Adairsville approves 2013 budget, sets permit fees
Adairsville’s 2013 budget projects a total of $9,826,000 in revenue and $9,208,300 in expenditures, as approved by the city council during its Thursday night meeting.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News