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       As county and city governmental groups continue to make changes for the 2012 year, the Polk County School Board also made necessary adjustments in electing new officers and making a calendar adjustment for the upcoming year.        Vice Chairman Chuck Thaxton was nominated and unanimously elected to take theContinue Reading

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      City Commissioners Dale Tuck and Gary Martin were sworn in by Judge Richard Sutton at the January meeting of the City Commission.        Tuck and Martin were re-elected to another four year term in November.        Accompanying Commissioner Tuck was her mother Minnie Loyd, and Gary Martin was joinedContinue Reading

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       The Cedartown High School’s chapter of the Distributive Clubs of America will again be hosting the 14th annual Mr. Big Dawg talent contest.        The event will take place on Thursday, January 19 at 6:30 pm in the Cedartown Civic Auditorium.        Each year students are selected from eachContinue Reading

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       Cedartown and Polk County citizens will be voting on a continuation of the 1% Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).        The SPLOST money is used to improve departments and infrastructure throughout the city and county.        A recent purchase was made for the Cedartown Police Department withContinue Reading

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A one car accident shut down traffic on Mountain Home Road, Thursday morning. According to reports, the driver of  a black Honda Civic apparently fell asleep at the wheel and veered off the road, striking several trees before finally coming to a stop. The driver did not suffer any majorContinue Reading

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       The Polk School Board of Education has made some last minute modifications to the dress code before students return to school on January 3rd.        At the monthly meeting last Tuesday, Chairman Grady McCrickard made a move to rescind the entire dress code. The chairman said, “From the veryContinue Reading

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       Although an agreement has been reached, there are many questions needing answers regarding the PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) between Polk Medical Center Incorporated and Floyd Medical Center.        George Anderson, from the Ethics in Government Group, asked Cedartown City Commissioners Monday night “Who is representing the citizensContinue Reading

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       Polk County citizens will go to the polls on March 6, 2012 to vote on Sunday alcohol sales, but they will also be voting on an extension to the pre-existing 1% sales tax, better known as SPLOST.          According to Ward, over 140 counties in Georgia have the SPLOST.Continue Reading

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       Just days after the Polk County Board of Commissioners voted to put “Sunday alcohol sales” on the voting ballot, the Cedartown City Commission followed suit by also unanimously deciding to add the vote to the city ballot in March of next year.         The vote for Sunday sales willContinue Reading

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       Polk County citizens will have an opportunity to make a statement on an issue that has taken the state of Georgia by storm this past year.        In the December meeting, the Board of County Commissioners voted and passed a resolution that calls for “an election to authorize theContinue Reading