Local News (Page 86)

Early voting for the primary election runoff ended at 5 p.m. Friday and elections officials report a good turnout of early voters. According to Director of Elections Karen Garmon, 1052 people came in to the Polk County Administration Building in Cedartown to vote early, while 325 voted early at theContinue Reading

Despite appeals from the public and a show of support from several students, school officials have decided to continue to move forward with cutting the German language program at Cedartown High School. During Tuesday’s school board meeting, former German teacher Scott McAninch brought forth a presentation on the accomplishments ofContinue Reading

Today is the last day if you want to cast your ballot early in the primary runoff election. You can vote at the Polk County Administration Building in Cedartown or at the Nathan Dean Center in Rockmart from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Voters will decide the next SuperiorContinue Reading

Cedartown Police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly damaged a vehicle and then threatened to burn someone’s house down. According to police reports, the suspect kicked the side of the victim’s car and struck the car window, causing it to crack. The victim filed charges against him andContinue Reading

Cedartown Police responded to a domestic disturbance call early Wednesday and arrested a man on numerous charges related to the incident. According to police reports, officers arrived at a Melissa Lane residence and located three individuals in a nearby field. The female victim was found with a bloody nose, bruisesContinue Reading

Many of those who have used the services of Polk Medical Center in the past couple of years may have had a huge shock on their medical bills. Since the hospital changed hands from HCA to Floyd Healthcare Management, people with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia have been out ofContinue Reading

Rockmart Police have released the name of the suspect involved in a Tuesday morning shooting on Pearl Street. According to Rockmart Police Chief Keith Sorrells, 24-year-old William Neal Moss of 312 Pearl Street, is alleged to have shot a female victim in the shoulder during an altercation inside that residence.Continue Reading

Three individuals from the community spoke to the Polk School District board of education Tuesday night, asking them to reinstate two programs that have been cut from Cedartown High School. Cedartown High School class of 2013 graduate Meredith Pyle implored to the board to re-establish the DECA program at CedartownContinue Reading