Gardendale pastor charged with murder, attempted murder following shooting
GARDENDALE — The Rev. Dr. Terry Greer is charged with one count of murder and another count of attempted murder, as a result of the shooting Thursday afternoon that left Greer’s wife Lisa dead, and his daughter Suzanna injured from gunshot wounds. Greer remains in UAB Hospital Friday afternoon, butContinue Reading
CMS MatDawgs Perform at Area Championships
The MatDawgs took 13 wrestlers to this weekend’s area wrestling tournament and 10 out of the 13 placed. This helped the 2012-2013 CMS Team finish in 3rd Place overall. This is the best ever Team finish for Cedartown Middle School at the Area Championships! Individual Results are listed below. 1st PlaceContinue Reading
Polk County Declared Natural Disaster Area
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 92 Georgia counties, including Polk as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought. The counties are: Baker, Baldwin, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Burke, Butts, Calhoun, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Clay, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dawson,Continue Reading
Disbarred Cedartown Attorney Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $2.5 Million from Injured Clients
U.S. Attorney’s Office Press Release Miles Lamar Gammage, 59, a recently disbarred attorney from Cedartown, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges that he defrauded more than 50 of his seriously injured worker’s compensation clients out of settlement funds they were owed. United States Attorney Sally Quillian YatesContinue Reading
Rockamrt Wreck Leaves One Dead
A collision at the intersections of Georgia Highways 113 and 278 have left one dead. The collisions occured in the early afternoon on Wednesday January 9th, 2012. The wreck involved two vehicles, a car and a tractor-trailer. In addition to the death, another individual was life-flighted to an Atlanta areaContinue Reading
Polk County BOE Financial Report for November
The District has completed 41.67% of the fiscal year as of November 2012. Revenues were 6.18% less than expected. Expenditures were 1.26% less than projected. The general fund balance was $414,104.33. Interest earned for the month was $94.18 funds invested at .07%. The Balance in the State Reimbursement RMS andContinue Reading
Sidewalk Improvements in the Works for Cedartown
The Georgia Department of Transportation and the State Transportation Board are paving the way for sidewalk improvements in the city of Cedartown, Polk County. Georgia DOT recently approved the preparation of a city contract covering the reconstruction of sidewalks on two streets in Cedartown. “The Georgia DOT is committed toContinue Reading
Child-Only Policies to be Offered in January
Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has signed an order finalizing new rules that will require all insurance companies who sell individual health policies in Georgia to also offer “Child-Only” individual health coverage beginning January 1, 2013. “Georgia consumers who want to provide healthcare coverage for their children can begin the processContinue Reading
Pastor Indicted On Securities Fraud
The leader of the Gospel Tabernacle Church of Decatur was indicted Thursday by a grand jury on 8 counts of violating Ga’s Securities Act. Bishop Wiley Jackson face 8 counts of illegally selling shares in a company called Genesis LLC cheating at least two investors out of over $12,000.Continue Reading
Professor Faces Rape Charges
A former professor at Dalton State College will be tried on rape and child molestation charges next week. Monte Salyer had negotiated a plea deal with the District Attorney’s Office but backed out at the last minute. The former English professor faces charges of rape, statutory rape, child molestation, aggravatedContinue Reading