The Polk County Board of Commissioners will be down by one as one of their longer serving members will be moving out of the county for a job opportunity. Commissioner Jason Ward, who was first elected to the county commission in 2010, announced on his Facebook page Wednesday evening thatContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown, Ga. – May 17, 2017: Chances are, if you’ve been to Cedartown City Hall for whatever reason, you’ve seen or spoken with City Clerk Carol Crawford. Cedartown recently joined other cities across the nation to recognize and congratulate city clerks — but they wanted to give aContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Anheuser-Busch announced it will invest $12.7 million into its local Cartersville brewery. This is part of a national commitment of $500 million capital expenditure investment across its US facilities in 2017, and $2 billion through 2020 – among the largest ever capital investment programs in U.S. brewing history!Continue Reading
From: WRGA A Cartersville man has been jailed following a shooting Tuesday night. According to Cartersville Police, officers were dispatched to a shots fired call on Hannon Way at around 7:45 p.m. Upon arrival, officers were notified that a male victim had been shot. Officers were also notified that theContinue Reading
The Polk County Jail releases the arrest reports in the mornings during the week. Click on the link below to view the file in PDF format. Media Arrest Summary with Photos__2017-05-17_08-34-36-AMContinue Reading
A person of interest in a homicide investigation who was being held in jail on a weapons charge is now out after the warrant charging him with being in possession of a firearm by a convicted felon was being recalled. According to a media release from the Polk County PoliceContinue Reading
Cedartown Police have arrested a man who they say stabbed a teenager who was trying to stop him from breaking into his grandmother’s car. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, a tip was received that the suspect, 49-year-old Matthew Dalton Stroup, was at a Lee Street address in Cedartown. Chief Newsome,Continue Reading
Polk County Police have a man in custody who they believe might have ties to a homicide investigation. According to Kiki Evans of the Polk County Police Department, 54-year-old Roe Dale Bowman of 384 Hightower Rd. was arrested on Friday on a felony charge of possession of a firearm byContinue Reading
By: Kevin Myrick (Polk Standard Journal) The Polk County Board of Commissioners is meeting Monday to consider an override request on the veto Chairman Marshelle Thaxton issued on a request to pave parking lots at Cedartown and Rockmart’s recreation areas. An additional request from the City of Aragon for $40,000Continue Reading
The City of Cedartown Fire Department is showing its support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) as its members kick off the annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to help kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases live longer and grow stronger. Continuing a more thanContinue Reading