Early voting continues in for the August 11 Republican runoff in Polk County and around the region. Voters will decide on two primary runoff races, including the State Senate District 31 GOP candidates Boyd Austin and Jason Anavatarte and the 14th District Congressional hopefuls Dr. John Cowan and Marjorie Greene.Continue Reading
The Georgia High School Association voted unanimously on Monday afternoon to delay the start of the football season in Georgia by two weeks, effectively moving the start of the season to Labor Day weekend. You can read more on the decision from the minutes of Monday’s GHSA Board of TrusteesContinue Reading
Logan Boss, spokesman for the Georgia Department of Health Northwest Health District said via email on Monday that the Polk County Health Department has reopened, following a closure to sanitize and disinfect the building after two employees tested positive for COVID-19. Previously reported (7/10/20 – 6:36 AM) CEDARTOWN, GA: TheContinue Reading
ROME, GA: The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District is changing testing hours at its ten Northwest Georgia drive-up COVID-19 testing locations. Beginning Monday, July 13, free testing will be available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Chattooga, Catoosa, Dade, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk,Continue Reading
From Polk School District: Polk School District has worked non-stop over the past three months to create a safe plan to educate our students during the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. Many different areas had to be considered in order to plan for a safe return; academic needs, safety protocol, equipmentContinue Reading
Cedartown, Ga. – July 7, 2020– Cedartown Commissioner Jessica Payton was elected first vice president of the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) District 1 during the association’s virtual annual meeting on July 2. She is now in line to become president of the district. In this role, Payton will serve asContinue Reading
From Polk Today Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats is staying home for the next two weeks after he learned Monday that he was exposed to COVID-19. Moats said that he was doing so as a precautionary measure to ensure if he is sick that he doesn’t spread the virus further.Continue Reading
Tallapoosa, GA (July 2, 2020) – On Thursday, July 02, 2020, the GBI arrested Superior Court Judge Meng Lim and charged him with one misdemeanor count of battery under the Georgia Family Violence Act. Judge Lim is the Chief Superior Court Judge of the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit in the SeventhContinue Reading
With the number of positive cases of COVID-19 on the rise all across the country, the number of confirmed cases and the death toll has remained relatively low in Polk County. However, Georgia Department of Public Health reports that a second Polk County resident has died from complications related toContinue Reading
ROME, GA — Earlier today Minor League Baseball announced that there would not be a 2020 baseball season. The campaign would have been the Rome Braves 18th season at State Mutual Stadium. The 2020 Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball seasons were significantly delayed in the best interest ofContinue Reading