Staff Reports After a somewhat volatile month for prices at the pump in November, gas prices opened December on the decline. Today the national average for a gallon of unleaded gasoline is $2.48, according to AAA, whose data is collected from credit card swipes and direct feeds from 120,000 gas stationsContinue Reading
The polls are open over in Rockmart for the Polk School District Board of Education District 6 runoff between interim board member Judy Wiggins and local business owner Chris Culver. The pair received the most votes in the November special election that also included Carolyn Williams, but neither garnered aContinue Reading
Polk County Standard Journal A Rome man and woman were arrested during a traffic stop for an equipment violation after drugs and cash were found in the car, according to a release from the Aragon Police Department this morning. The Monday arrest saw Vivica Rae Barnes, 38, and Javier Cisneros,Continue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE The Rome High School Wolves will play for the state football championship at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Due to the earlier than normal start time, transportation concerns, and traffic conditions accompanied by the projected attendance of students, parents, teachers, andContinue Reading
WEIS Radio A homicide occurred at a residence in the Salem community overnight Saturday (December 2nd) Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver stated that deputies and investigators responded to the home and discovered a white male with a gunshot wound to the head. Cherokee County Coroner Jeremy Deaton pronounced the victim,Continue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE City officials would like to remind residents to use caution when attempting to pay their water bill, tax bill or police department fine online. “We want to make sure that residents know the correct way to access the official payment portal for the City of Cedartown,” said PublicContinue Reading
An assistant principal at Youngs Grove Elementary School in Cedartown turned himself in at the Polk County Jail early Wednesday morning following an incident earlier in the month. Polk County Police reports indicate that Matthew Michel Johnson, 31, was booked and soon released on $8,000 bail. His charges include felonyContinue Reading
Multiple agencies are continuing their investigation into a Sunday night incident where a female victim was allegedly killed in a Cobb County neighborhood Sunday evening, and the suspect committed suicide while returning to Polk County. According to Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier, Polk 911 received a call from a RockmartContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Floyd EMS has recently trained nurses in Polk County schools how to save lives using guidelines from the Stop the Bleed program. Nurses in Floyd County and Rome City schools were trained during a school nurse conference held in Savannah this past summer. Uncontrolled bleeding due to traumaticContinue Reading
City Commissioner Incumbents Matt Foster and Jordan Hubbard win reelection, while political newcomer Jessica Brewster Payton wins third seat. E-SPLOST passes overwhelmingly.Continue Reading