With all seven precincts reporting, including absentee ballots and early votes (provisional votes not included): Polk County Commission – Republican Polk County Probate Court Judge – Republican State House District 16 – Republican Kelley will face Lyndsay Arrendale (D) in Nov. General Election State Senate District 31 – Republican WinnerContinue Reading
CEDARTOWN, GA: Free COVID-19 testing is available to all Georgians who request it, whether they have symptoms or not. The Polk Health Department, 125 East Ware Street, Cedartown, is offering free drive-up COVID-19 testing from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays,Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE Floyd is easing its visitation policy but will continue to limit visitors as COVID-19 continues to be present in the community. Effective at 8 a.m. Friday, May 22, one visitor may accompany a patient who is receiving care at most Floyd locations, including hospitals, Floyd Primary Care andContinue Reading
The Polk County Water Authority has seen a long term project finally come to a conclusion in recent weeks, as the Mulco-Ammons Spring Water Treatment Plant is set to go online any day now. The authority wrapped up its last stages of testing and have received operational approval from theContinue Reading
A familiar face will be joining up with the Polk County Board of Commissioners, following a long career in local politics. The Polk County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night in a special called meeting met to decide on the person who would replace former commission chair Jennifer Hulsey, who resignedContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE The Cedartown Police Department has released more information regarding the shooting death of 36-year-old Cedartown resident Rekiesha Moore. In the early-morning hours of March 31, Moore was killed from a gunshot fired by her step-father, Michael Prater. After firing the shot that killed his step-daughter, Prater attempted toContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown Police are investigating a March 31 early morning shooting on Jule Peek Avenue that left one person dead and one injured. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, a woman suffered a single gunshot wound and was killed. Another individual, a male, was also shot, and wasContinue Reading
ROME, GA: This is a difficult, uncertain, and frightening time. Our job now, everyone’s job, is to bear what we’re all feeling and take appropriate action to help protect our families and loved ones, ourselves, our communities, and, for many of us, our employees. Many of our Northwest Georgia workplaces,Continue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Touched by the outpouring of compassion and care from members of the community, Floyd Healthcare Foundation has established the COVID-19 Essential Needs Fund as a way to help. While much has been made about the need for personal protective equipment, Lauren Adams, Floyd Healthcare Foundation Director, points out that theContinue Reading
On Tuesday, a joint resolution was voted on and approved by the city councils of Rockmart and Aragon, as well as Cedartown City Commissioners and the Polk County Commission to deal with the local impact of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The resolution directs all restaurants in Polk County, includingContinue Reading