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Cedartown City Commissioners will be considering an ordinance that will take an aggressive stance against panhandling. A draft resolution was presented to commissioners this week that defines aggressive panhandling and gives the ordinance teeth to enforce it once it becomes policy. “Anybody that’s trying to invest in the city ofContinue Reading
UPDATE: A Cedartown man was fatally shot Wednesday night and police have arrested a man on a murder charge. According to Polk County Deputy Coroner Tony Brazier, Cedartown Police responded to multiple calls of shots being fired in the Woodlawn/Fair Oaks subdivision. Officers and emergency responders located 40-year-old Michael StephenContinue Reading
The Polk School District Board of Education voted to reduce the number of media specialists in the school system, particularly at the elementary school level. Board members in a unanimous vote also requested a waiver from the state for class sizes, while also reducing the media specialists by two. “WeContinue Reading
The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office is warning bikers and hikers to take extra caution as someone attempted to attack a female biker on the Iron Trail at Red Top Mountain. According to reports, the attacker used a taser to attack the woman, who was with in a group of peopleContinue Reading
Three suspects in an armed robbery of a Rockmart apartment last weekend were arrested on Monday. According to Detective David Gowens of the Rockmart Police Department, three individuals entered an apartment on Jackson Lane on Thursday afternoon around 3 p.m. and took several items from the victim there, including hisContinue Reading
It took jurors just over two hours Tuesday to find a former soldier guilty on all counts for fatally shooting his wife back in 2011. According to District Attorney Jack Browning, Shay Merritt of Aragon was found guilty on malice murder, felony murder, possession of a firearm during the commissionContinue Reading
Polk County Commissioners will decide tonight whether or not to send a proposed overhaul of the county fire department to the November ballot. County manager Matt Denton presented the county commission with a resolution authorizing the creation of a special service district for the purpose of implementing a paid fireContinue Reading
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ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) will host a special recruitment for job seekers who qualify for OJT, a federal on-the-job training program to help get unemployed workers back into the labor force. The recruitment will be held Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. atContinue Reading
TAMPA, Fla. — Motorists heading to the gas pumps are finding the cheapest August gas prices since 2010. On August 1, 2010, the national average price was $2.74. Since that time, average prices on August 1 ranged from $3.52 in 2012, to $3.71 in 2011. The current average of $3.50Continue Reading
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