News for Human Interest

Tuesday, August 05, 2025
 Cartersville, Ga. — For Barry Smith of Pine Log, Georgia, life changed drastically in early June 2025 when a sudden, intense pain behind his right eye led to a diagnosis that would transform everything for him. What started as a migraine-like headache quickly revealed a grapefruit-sized brain tumor—and threw Barry into a whirlwind of emergency care, surgery, and recovery. On June 7, Barry ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Human Interest
Friday, July 25, 2025
ATLANTA – The Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) has presented its prestigious W. Daniel Barker Leadership Award to Kurt Stuenkel, president of Atrium Health Floyd in Rome. Stuenkel was honored for his longtime leadership of the health system and his success in leading its growth to ensure increased access to care for the community. Stuenkel, who has worked at Atrium Health Floyd since 1981 and ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Community, Press Release
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Cartersville, Ga.  — The energy was electric and the pride palpable as Piedmont Cartersville Hospital rolled out the red carpet for its newest stars during the 2025 Nurse Residency Signing Day — a celebration that felt more like Draft Day meets Graduation Day. Three standout recruits officially signed on to join Piedmont Cartersville’s Nurse Residency Program, bringing with them not only clinical ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Community, Press Release