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Teacher Charged, $1M Won: Top January Cartersville Stories
Also, area pets look or a home, one business was named among the "Bulldog 100" and a $1.3 million house with a safe room hit the market.

CARTERSVILLE, GA — January brought with it both strife and hope. In the first month of 2021 alone, violence overtook the U.S. Capitol, the nation inaugurated a new president and the prospects of a more thorough vaccine rollout took shape.
Here at home, one teacher was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student, a new variant of the coronavirus was identified and several pets waited for their forever home.
Here's a look back at what happened right here in Cartersville this month:
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- Cartersville Pets Who Need A Home: Meet Axel, Hercules, Shania & More
- Cartersville Business Named To UGA's Bulldog 100 List
- Band Teacher Accused Of Sexual Relationship With Student
- Hidden Safe Room Concealed Inside $1.3M Elegant Cartersville Home
- First Case Of Coronavirus Variant Confirmed In Georgia Teen
- GA Dream Homes: Rapper's Mansion, Inside Basketball, Horse Arenas
- Macy's To Close Atlanta Area Location In 2021
- Two Million-Dollar Winners In GA As $731.1M Powerball Jackpot Is Won
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