Cedartown, GA: When was the last time you checked to make sure your vaccinations were current? The Polk County Health Department wants to remind Georgians that August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). When you think of your back to school check list, make sure to add vaccinations to theContinue Reading
As the school year starts on August 8, the Polk School District Board of Education will be down one member as one of the newest board members tendered his resignation at Tuesday’s school board meeting in Cedartown. Hal Floyd, who soundly defeated former school board chairman Harold McDurmon in theContinue Reading
The Polk County Drug Task Force would like to issue the following press release in regards to the recent conclusion of criminal investigations conducted by the Polk County Drug Task Force during the month of July, 2017. Agents conducted several investigations that resulted in search warrants being executed at fourContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE ATLANTA (July 27, 2017) | Earlier this month, Sen. Bill Heath (R – Bremen) was elected President of the Executive Council of the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC). The NASC is a program of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF). NASC provides the platform for members to protectContinue Reading
The unemployment rate for Polk County checked in at 5.5% in June which was up slightly from 5.3% in May but down from 6.3% from 12 months earlier. Polk is tied with Floyd County for the second highest unemployment rate in Northwest Georgia, while Murray County had the highest unemployment rateContinue Reading
The Polk County Jail releases the arrest reports in the mornings during the week. Click on the link below to view the file in PDF format. Media Arrest Summary with Photos__2017-07-20_08-02-08-AMContinue Reading
Reports are coming in that employees were being sent home and that no one was injured in the fire. Officials tell 11Alive News that the fire started in the power plant’s switchyard. Originally posted from Hometown Headlines Bartow County Fire Department units are on the scene of fire at Georgia Power’sContinue Reading
The Polk County Jail releases the arrest reports in the mornings during the week. Click on the link below to view the file in PDF format. Media Arrest Summary with Photos__2017-07-13_08-28-21-AMContinue Reading
Cedartown, GA: “Summer’s hardly begun,” says Polk County Health Department Nurse Manager Malindy Ely, “but it’s not too soon for parents to check some of those mandatory back-to-school tasks off their list now and beat the rush.” Ely’s referring to certain screenings and vaccinations, all of which may be obtainedContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Polk County, GA – Three (3) people were arrested and charged with crimes related to possession, of images of child pornography and other violations of Georgia laws after a several week long investigation by the Polk County Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division, Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child ExploitationContinue Reading