The latest news from Cedartown, Rockmart and all of Polk County.
A Rockmart woman died after the car she was riding in ran off the road to avoid hitting a dog. According to Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier, 31-year-old Miranda Thomas of a Rockmart address was pronounced dead from severe traumatic injuries at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta just after midnightContinue Reading
A tragedy for a local family on Saturday as a 2-year-old girl died after being found in a landscaping pond behind a house. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, officers were called out to Gibson Street at about 6:30 p.m. where the child was found unresponsive in the shallowContinue Reading
Pilgrim’s will be recruiting about 35 production workers for a poultry-processing facility in Carrollton on Thursday, March 24. The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) Cedartown Career Center will host the recruitment from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The career center is located at 262 North Park Blvd. The company is recruiting graders, packers,Continue Reading
UPDATE Mar 10, 2016 8:19 a.m. Two suspects who are believed to have burglarized Pirkle’s Deli early Wednesday morning are now both in jail after the latest arrest by police early Thursday morning. Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome told WGAA Radio this morning that a second suspect, Damon Morris, wasContinue Reading
UPDATED: March 8, 2016 6:54 a.m. The Bartow County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that police found the body of Cass High School teacher Scott Salter last night as the search was just being suspended for the evening. Concerns begin to rise when Salter did not show up for work onContinue Reading
Republican front runner Donald Trump and Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton won overwhelmingly in Polk County in their respective Tuesday Presidential Preference Primaries. Here are the unofficial results for Polk County:Continue Reading
PRESS RELEASE A mature bald eagle was found shot and killed on February 24, 2016, in Polk County, Georgia. The shooting took place near Lewis Road, north of Cedartown, Georgia. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are jointly investigating this incident and seekContinue Reading
No illegal substances were found during a discreet, early-morning drug sweep at Cedartown High School. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, K-9 units from the Cedartown Police Department, the Polk County Police Department and the Rome Police Department took part in the pre-planned drug sweep of the 1,000-student facility.Continue Reading
PRESS RELEASE The Polk County Drug Task Force continues to strive to combat the drug issues that face our Cities and County. The Task Force is comprised of deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Polk County, Cedartown, and Rockmart Police Departments. In the last twoContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE GDOL to host recruitment for Ashton Staffing in Cedartown next week ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help Ashton Staffing recruit about 30 workers for several companies in Polk County. The recruitment will be held Monday, Feb. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. atContinue Reading
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