MEDIA RELEASE: Six Cedartown convenience store clerks were cited last week for selling vaping products to a minor during a compliance check initiated by the police department. Cedartown Police report that a 16-year-old non resident of Polk County assisted the department with the compliance check. The check was conducted afterContinue Reading
The Polk School District announced Wednesday afternoon that students will stay at home next week and will transition to a 4 day school week when they return the following week. In a statement via press release, Superintendent Laurie Atkins said that while this may be an inconvenience to families, sheContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Richard Long, President, of the Polk County Fair Association along with the Cedartown Exchange Club announces with great sadness that the Polk County Fair would be cancelled this year. With concerns over safely serving our visitors and concerns about the health of our dedicated volunteers, entertainers, club members,Continue Reading
Paulding County’s Jason Anavitarte wins the GOP nod for State Senate District 31 and Marjorie Taylor Greene takes the US House District 14 race. Continue Reading
Polk Today Cedartown football fans hoping for a September 4 start to the season and a trip to Carrollton will just have to wait another week after the opener on the road has been called off. Assistant Superintendent Greg Teems explained that cases of COVID-19 were reported among the CedartownContinue Reading
Cedartown, Ga. – July 27, 2020– A major key in keeping our community fire safe is awareness and education. With this thought in mind, the Cedartown Fire Department is working with the National Fire Safety Council, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, to provide fire prevention materials for Cedartown children andContinue Reading
Organizers of the annual Corky Kell Classic announced over the weekend that they will be pulling out of Barron Stadium this year, after Rome City Schools Superintendent Lou Byars informed them that public health officials did not believe the games could be played safely, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Continue Reading
Two more arrests have been made in connection with a double homicide investigation. 27-year old Dione Lavarius Wade of a Mardi Way address in Rome and 26-year old Devion Tremaine Neal of Cherry Street are both accused of giving false information to a GBI Special Agent who was investigating theContinue Reading
The entire Polk County community has been rallying around the Luke family as the 14-year-old daughter of girls softball head coach Steve Luke died in a horrific accident over the weekend. According to a post on Coach Luke’s Facebook page, his oldest daughter Tori Luke passed away following a boatingContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE: The following individuals have been arrested in the double murder investigation for the deaths of Vanita Richardson and Truvenia Campbell: Desmond Lavonta Brown, age 28, charged with Malice Murder (2cts), Felony Murder (2 cts), Aggravated Battery (2cts), Aggravated Assault (2cts), Possession of a Firearm During Commission of aContinue Reading