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The Georgia Department of Labor reported today that the unemployment rate in Polk County dropped to 6.4 percent for the month of April. That represents a milestone for the local job market, according to Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. “That’s the lowest the unemployment rate has been in Polk County sinceContinue Reading
The Polk County Chamber of Commerce has named Bussey’s Florist as the 2014 Small Business of the Year. According to a press release from the Chamber, Each year, the Polk County Chamber recognizes a small business (20 employees or less) as the Small Business of the Year. The recipient receivesContinue Reading
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help staffing company Aerotek recruit about 45 workers for The Hon Corporation’s manufacturing plant in Cedartown. The company manufactures office furniture. The recruiting event will be held Wednesday, May 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Rome campus of Georgia NorthwesternContinue Reading
A Cedartown Police officer is recovering in a Chattanooga area hospital today after sustaining serious injuries from a wreck as he was rendering aid to a fellow officer early Sunday morning. Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome says that as another officer was attempting to pull over a driver on EastContinue Reading
The investigation is continuing after a body was found Saturday morning on the Silver Comet Trail near Fish Creek. According to Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier, 41-year-old Paul Odell McGee of a Bethlehem Road address in Rockmart was located just after 11:00 a.m. by walkers on the trail near aContinue Reading
Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome said alert residents helped nab a fleeing suspect this morning and while doing so, protected the safety and well being of an innocent child. According to Newsome, officers with the Cedartown Police Department responded to a call this morning on Main Street by a concernedContinue Reading
A Rockmart man died early Tuesday morning after being struck by a motor home on Interstate 75 in Bartow County. According to the Georgia State Patrol, 42-year-old Bobby S. Morris of Rockmart was walking along the interstate at around 3:00 a.m. Tuesday when he was struck by the motor homeContinue Reading
There has been a change in leadership at the Polk County Jail. Sheriff Johnny Moats said Jail Administrator Col. Jerry Shellhouse has resigned for personal reasons. Shellhouse tendered his resignation on Monday. Another sheriff’s deputy has also resigned, said Moats. Al Sharp with the Cedartown Police Department has been tappedContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE Cedartown businessman Scotty Tillery has been selected by Probate Judge Linda Smith to fill the unexpired term of County Commissioner Billy Croker. Croker passed away on February 21, 2015. “I am grateful for the trust Judge Jones has placed in me and I will work hard to justifyContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE Today, a Polk County Grand Jury returned a true bill of indictment against former Polk County Coroner, Lester C. (“Trey”) Litesey, on charges of felony Theft by Taking and felony Violation of Oath by Public Officer. District attorney, Jack Browning, presented the case to the grand jury, assistedContinue Reading
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