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PRESS RELEASE The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a kidnapping and rape from Thursday night near Taylorsville. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, early Friday (01-15-16) a Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to meet with a 34 year old female at Polk County Medical Center in Cedartown for aContinue Reading
Officers with the Polk County Drug Task Force arrested a Cedartown woman earlier this week after she allegedly stole several pain meds from residents at Winthrop at Polk Senior Care. According to Polk County Jail records, 26-year-old Mary Elizabeth Melton was taken into custody on Sunday, December 27 on chargesContinue Reading
Weather that would normally be expected in the spring will continue through at least midway through Tuesday, with unseasonably warm temperatures and more rain for an already saturated Polk County. According to the National Weather Service, most of Polk County received over 6 inches of rain since December 23, causingContinue Reading
ATLANTA – With severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across Georgia Thursday and Friday, Georgia Power has crews in the field working to repair storm damage as quickly as possible and has restored power to thousands of customers overnight and this morning. The company provides the latest information on outages acrossContinue Reading
A proposed new event center for downtown Cedartown was discussed during a Cedartown City Commission work session on Monday. Slated to be named the “Jim & Jean Lankford Family Event Center,” the 4200 square feet complex would be located on the corner of Main Street and Ware Street and wouldContinue Reading
Most Outstanding: Victory Baptist Church Church Division: 1st Place: Felton Baptist Church 2nd Place: St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church 3rd Place: Aragon United Methodist Church Open Division: 1st Place: Polk DFCS 2nd Place: Williamson Family 3rd Place: Cub ScoutsContinue Reading
Beginning the 2016-2017 school year, Cedartown High School will find themselves in a completely new region and a new classification, following the shakeup of the placement procedures at the Georgia High School Association. According to a release from the GHSA website, Cedartown will fall into Class 4A and will beContinue Reading
The bond hearing for the four suspects accused in the armed robbery and murder of 21-year-old Daniel Leon has been postponed until mid-December. A hearing was originally originally scheduled for Tuesday morning, but Polk County Superior Court Judge Michael Murphy allowed the bong hearing to be moved to December 15.Continue Reading
Officials with the Polk County Drug Task Force have announced the arrest of two individuals several weeks back on numerous drug charges after a search warrant was executed on a residence on 4th Street in Cedartown. According to Drug Force Commander Jonathan Blackmon, police arrested 44-year-old Robert Lee Diamond andContinue Reading
The big tree in downtown Cedartown will stay dark a little while longer as Tuesday’s Tree Lighting Ceremony has been postponed due to heavy rains. According to a release from the Downtown Cedartown Association, the ceremony will be moved to Wednesday night at 6:00 PM in front of Polk CountyContinue Reading
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