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The City of Cedartown was pleased to present hundreds of much needed basic care items to Our House, Polk County’s battered women and children’s shelter, as part of a recent collection drive. City of Cedartown employees, as well as local residents and civic clubs, donated basic personal care and cleaningContinue Reading
The family of Michael Robinson embraced each other in tears Thursday afternoon following the conviction of the man accused of his killing back in August. A jury found John Paul Jones guilty of all six counts against him in a trial that lasted three days in Polk Superior Court, includingContinue Reading
The State began presenting its case against John Paul Jones Tuesday in Polk Superior Court, calling several witnesses involved in the investigation. Jones is alleged to have fatally shot former Polk County Police officer Michael Robinson numerous times outside of Jones’ residence on Fair Oaks Rd in August of thisContinue Reading
One person had to be airlifted to the hospital late Sunday night after a traffic accident on the Cedartown Bypass near its intersection the Hwy 278 ramp and East Avenue. According to reports from the Cedartown Police Department, a Chrysler 300 sedan attempted to turn left on the Hwy. 278Continue Reading
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA, GA – The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia has given their approval to Gov. Nathan Deal’s nomination of Rome resident Gretchen Corbin as the system’s next commissioner. The 22-member board made their vote during the board’s monthly meeting in Atlanta on Dec. 4.Continue Reading
A woman who had jumped out of a moving vehicle Wednesday evening has died from her injuries. According to Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier, 28-year-old Melissa Baldwin of Newnan was pronounced dead at 2:20 p.m. Thursday in the trauma unit at Atlanta Medical Center. According to initial reports, Baldwin wasContinue Reading
A woman was seriously injured Wednesday night after she reportedly jumped out of a moving vehicle near Home Depot. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, the 28-year-old white female was a passenger in a car that was traveling on Davis Road when she became involved in some sort ofContinue Reading
Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Polk County Board of Commissioners marked the last for one commissioner, who will be leaving the commission come the first of the year. Commissioner Phillip Bentley, who has been on the commission for the past four years, lost in his reelection bid for post 2Continue Reading
Cedartown Fire Department Chief Sammy Stephens is a firm believer that laughter serves as the best medicine. That might seem to challenge the tough guy stereotype of a man who, for three decades, has worked in public safety. But as he explains it, laughter can satisfy a hurting heart muchContinue Reading
Georgia State Patrol, Polk County Police, Haralson County Sheriff’s Deputies, and other agencies responded to a single vehicle wreck Tuesday evening on Vinson Mountain Road near Rockmart, where a man was pronounced dead. According to Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier, 39-year-old Christopher Robinson of Buchanan was apparently headed to workContinue Reading
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