By: Kevin Myrick (Polk County Standard Journal) Polk County Commissioners voted on Tuesday night to take action against the operators of the Grady Road Landfill for issues the board feels haven’t been properly addressed in the past months and years. The board voted to approve the complaint against Waste Industries,Continue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE On Wednesday April 11, 2018 at approximately 5:04 AM Paulding E-911 received a call from the residents of 519 Dallas Road Dallas, GA reference shots being fired into the home. When Deputies responded to the scene they located a female victim who suffered from a gunshot wound toContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Polk County Chairman Jennifer Hulsey was recently sworn in to serve on the 2018-2019 Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG or Georgia’s County Association) Board of Managers as to represent the association’s first district. Hulsey was sworn in during a special luncheon that took place during the 2018Continue Reading
The Rome Braves bounced back from last night’s loss to defeat the Asheville Tourists Monday morning 3-0 before an Education Day crowd of 4,046. Rome starter Odalvi Javier went six shutout innings in his best start of the season. The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when Luis MejiaContinue Reading
Polk County Standard Journal Bond was set for a man accused of a 2017 murder, but he remained behind bars as of press time on two charges. Roe Dale Bowman, arrested in March on a grand jury indictments in the case, saw his bond set by Superior Court Judge MichaelContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Adairsville, GA – The suspect in a shooting at the Quick Trip in Adairsville on May 7, 2018 has been captured. Michael Sean Conner, 25, was arrested yesterday morning in Marion County, TN after Conner hijacked a motor vehicle from two men at a Marion county rest area on Interstate 24 atContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE On Monday, May 7, 2018, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was requested by the Floyd County Police Department, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, and the Georgia State Patrol to investigate an officer involved shooting that resulted in the death of Kimberley R. McCann, age 55, of Cedartown,Continue Reading
A high speed chase that began in Haralson County ended with a three car collision in Cedartown Monday evening. According to Corporal Rick Caballos of the Georgia State Patrol, a black 2017 Ford Fiesta was clocked for speeding by a GSP trooper on U.S. 27 at Waterworks Rd. near BremenContinue Reading
Numerous animal rights activists, along with many law enforcement officers involved in the investigation, were in Polk County Superior Court Thursday afternoon when jurors announced that Devechio Rowland was found guilty on all 214 counts against him. According to Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jack Browning, Rowland was convicted onContinue Reading
The driver and passenger of a car involved in a high speed chase with Polk County Police were airlifted to the hospital after they plowed into a tree in rural Cherokee County, Alabama. According to Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd, the chase began at 9:58 p.m. eastern Wednesday nightContinue Reading