🌱 Public Safety Grants + Sex Trafficking Case Involves Local Motel

Hey, everybody. It's Friday in Cartersville and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally. Hope you all have a great day.

But first, your local weather:

• Friday: Plenty of sunshine. High: 83 Low: 54.
• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant. High: 86 Low: 62.

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Here are the top three stories today in and around Cartersville:

1. Governor Brian Kemp announced preliminary grant awards for community public safety projects, including efforts to address law enforcement staffing issues that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday, Jun. 8. Cartersville is set to receive $221,760 for taser certification bundles, as well as grants made to the cities of Rome and Cedartown, and the Floyd County Board of Commissioners. (WRGA)
2. Shreesh Tiwari, 70, a Cartersville hotel manager pleaded guilty on Jun. 1 to sex trafficking charges after he allegedly took advantage of and exploited an employee. Per the Department of Justice, Tiwari began managing the Cartersville Budgetel Motel in 2020 and hired the victim as a maid. According to the DOJ, "Tiwari knew that, prior to arriving at the Budgetel, the victim had experienced homelessness, struggled with a heroin addiction and lost custody of her young child. Tiwari promised the victim that he would help her regain custody of her child by providing her with pay, an apartment, and an attorney," and per the DOJ, he followed through on none of these promises. (11Alive.com WXIA)
3. As of Jun. 7, northwest Georgia has gone 21 days without a recorded death from COVID or probable causes related to the virus. Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, the last death or probable death from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk, and Chattooga counties was reported on May 17. Statewide deaths have continued to drop as well, from 16 deaths in May to eight deaths so far in the week ending Jun. 7. (Northwest Georgia News)

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Today and tomorrow in Cartersville:

Friday, June 9

• Senior Fishing Day At Dellinger Park Lake (7:00 AM)
• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! At 300 Walnut Grove Rd. SE (9:00 AM)
• Summer Camp - Mysteries Of History At The Bartow History Museum (9:00 AM)
• Movies At The Museum At Savoy Automobile Museum (7:00 PM)

Saturday, June 10

• Cartersville Farmers Market At Founder's Oak Parking Lot (8:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• The Friends of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites are coming at you with the photo contest winners from Magnolia Springs! (Friends of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites via Facebook)
• If you need weekend plans, Downtown Cartersville is here to help! A few events this Saturday, Jun. 10 include the farmers market, Bottles and Brushes at Olive Tree & Vine, and Jayron Weaver at Drowned Valley Brewing! (Downtown Cartersville via Instagram)
• Euharlee City Manager James Stephens recently addressed the Cartersville-Bartow Chamber on the subject of Euharlee development, with more info at the link. (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)

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