By: Kevin Myrick (Polk County Standard Journal) The City of Aragon is set to lose another employee this week in a high-level position after a resignation letter was turned in ahead of the Aragon City Council’s latest session for March. City Clerk Christie Langston provided her two-week notice to MayorContinue Reading
From the National Weather Service (3/25/19): A line of strong thunderstorms will move through the area today, entering the northwest corner during the morning hours and pushing southeast into the Atlanta metro by the afternoon and into central Georgia by the evening. Large hail will be the primary threat.Continue Reading
Cedartown, Ga. – March 21, 2019– The Polk County Drug Task Force has charged Cedartown resident Daniel Lee Gladden with numerous drug offenses following an investigation and search warrant. The search warrant and subsequent arrest took place on March 12 at 367 Mountain Home Road Apartment No. 6, in Cedartown.Continue Reading
From Staff Reports: CEDARTOWN – The Cedartown Police Department has become the first law enforcement agency in the county to earn a state certification. The designation is not a “once and done event,” explained Officer and Certification Manager Teress Henderson. “This certification holds us to professional, progressive policing standards nowContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Over the next two weeks, the Cedartown Fire Department will conduct their yearly required testing of fire hydrants. Testing is required to ensure that the Cedartown Fire Department maintains their ISO (Insurance Service Organization) ratings and for general resident safety and fire suppression. Residents may experience temporary waterContinue Reading
WEIS Radio DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden says that an arrest has been made in the case of 11 year old Amberly Alexis Barnett whose body was discovered over the weekend. During a Press Conference at the Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Welden said that 33 year old Christopher Wayne Madison ofContinue Reading
Media Release Citizen complaints and anonymous tip information pertaining to drug distribution lead to several surveillance operations in Rockmart by the Polk County Drug Task Force. These operations resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine ICE, prescription medications, marijuana, and tools used for narcotics distribution. In addition, agents seized $2,349 andContinue Reading
Cedartown Press Release The Polk County Drug Task Force (DTF) has released their statistical information for the year 2018. The task force reports that 156 individuals were arrested in 2018. The month of November had the highest number of arrests at 32. Twenty-five search warrants were executed and 101 agencyContinue Reading
From GBI Press Release On Thursday, February 7, 2019, members of the GBI West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office, GBI Region 1 Calhoun Office, Polk County Drug Task Force, Floyd-Rome Metro Drug Task Force, Polk County Police Department, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, and Cedartown Police Department executed four search warrantsContinue Reading
Media Release The Polk County Drug Task Force arrested a 27-year-old Cedartown woman after a five-month investigation. Carrie Crowley, of a 1580 Johnson’s Lake Road address, was arrested on January 24 after a search warrant was executed. Crowley was charged with numerous drug related offenses. These include: trafficking methamphetamine, possessionContinue Reading