A man who received stab wounds during an altercation at a Davenport Street home Sunday evening was transported via LifeFlight helicopter. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, the unidentified man was conscious and alert when he was transported to an Atlanta hospital. Newsome said the emergency transport was onlyContinue Reading
It appears Polk County may be in the bullseye of Tropical Storm Fred on Tuesday as it continues to move toward landfall in the Florida Panhandle later today. The Polk School District announced today that classes will move to distance learning due to the potential severe weather impact locally. AccordingContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE: A Rome man is in jail after a heated domestic dispute left a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound to his hands. Cedartown Police were called to an East Queen Street address the night of August 11. They observed a 17-year-old male with what appeared to be a singleContinue Reading
After three days of searching, the large scale operation of locating a missing 83-year-old woman from the Dugdown Road area has been suspended. However, authorities say the investigation is still active and ever-chaning. According to a Facebook post from the Polk County Police Department: As of 17:45, the Command PostContinue Reading
Cedartown, GA. – The Development Authority of Polk County (DAPC) is pleased to announce yet another success with Oldcastle APG’s purchase of the 100,000 sq foot Cedartown Spec-Building located in the Cedartown North Business Park. The company’s investment in Polk County will initially create 20 jobs, and 45 when atContinue Reading
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released additional information about a GSP officer-involved shooting in Taylorsville that occurred during a chase that began in an Aragon Police traffic stop late Friday night and ended back in Polk County. According to a press release, the late Friday night chase began around 11Continue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE – The Cedartown Municipal Court System has announced the roll out of a summer amnesty program. The program, offered to individuals with past due traffic citations and bench warrants for failure to appear, will begin on July 19 and end August 30. The amnesty program is designed toContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Two leading health providers in the southeast are joining forces to improve access to high-quality health care in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health and Floyd health system finalized a long-anticipated strategic combination today, which will bring Floyd into the larger Atrium Health enterprise. “This is aContinue Reading
A Cedartown man remains in the Polk County Jail with bond denied after local authorities arrested him for allegedly ramming another vehicle on Highway 27 southbound near Cherokee Rd. According to a Cedartown Police report, 57-year-old Bobby Jerome Heath of a Cherokee Circle address was arrested after being stopped onContinue Reading
From Polk Today: The Cedartown Recreation Department got word today that a group of young ladies who thought they were out of contention for a GRPA softball title are back in the game. Recreation Director Jeff Hulsey said that word came from the GRPA earlier in the day that Cedartown’sContinue Reading