Staff Reports UPDATE: 7:31 AM March 2, 2018 Rockmart Police have announced an arrest made in connection with threats made against Polk County schools. According to a press release from Rockmart Police Chief Keith Sorrells, Polk School District officials contacted law enforcement and an investigation was started that resulted inContinue Reading
By: Sen. Bill Heath (R – Bremen) We are getting closer to the halfway point as we completed our 18th legislative day on Thursday. Our legislative calendars are growing longer as committees start passing bills at a higher rate, but so far we have remained steady and focused on keyContinue Reading
ATLANTA – State Representative Trey Kelley (R- Cedartown) today announced that the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded funding for the widening and repaving of Cherokee Road (County Road 5) in Polk County. “I am excited to see the Georgia DOT fund this much needed project for our community,”Continue Reading
Staff Reports A driver of a van that struck the front of a local business on Monday afternoon was transported to the hospital for treatment of an underlying medical condition. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, the driver of the van experienced “some kind of medical event” while drivingContinue Reading
Cedartown, Ga. – February 12, 2018– A large fountain located at the Cedartown Veterans Park was recently pushed off its base and overturned in an obvious act of vandalism. Cedartown Parks, Cemeteries and Recreation Director Lee Hayes received information on Friday, Feb. 9, that the fountain had been overturned. ArrivingContinue Reading
Cedartown, Ga. – February 9, 2018– Beloved retired K-9 officer Kai had to be put down Friday, Feb. 9. His 12-year-old body had been taken over by cancer. Local law enforcement officers gathered at Polk Veterinary Care to give Kai a final salute. Kai served the department faithfully and withoutContinue Reading
By: Kevin Myrick (Polk County Standard Journal) The Polk School District posted a letter on school websites and their Facebook page announcing that a pair of individuals at Cedartown-area schools have been diagnosed with tuberculosis. Details about those individuals are slim due to the privacy rights for patients, but SuperintendentContinue Reading
Two Cedartown residents are facing multiple animal cruelty charges after a search by police revealed dozens of dogs living inside their home. William Roberson and Heather Trautwein are facing criminal charges after police say nearly 50 dogs – all in various states of ill health – were discovered inside theContinue Reading
Cedartown, Ga. – February 1, 2018– The Polk County Drug Task Force and the Polk County District Attorney’s Office announced today that 18 individuals will serve a combined total of 83 years in prison and pay nearly $2 million in fines following their arrest in a July 2015 drug bust.Continue Reading
The man that allegedly tried to rob a local business earlier in the month is now in the Polk County Jail, following his release from the hospital. According to previous reports, on January 2, 2018, 29-year-old Charles Matthew Bridges, wearing a ski mask, walked into Rudy Wood’s Appliance and HomeContinue Reading