Polk County citizens will go to the polls on March 6, 2012 to vote on Sunday alcohol sales, but they will also be voting on an extension to the pre-existing 1% sales tax, better known as SPLOST.          According to Ward, over 140 counties in Georgia have the SPLOST.Continue Reading

       Just days after the Polk County Board of Commissioners voted to put “Sunday alcohol sales” on the voting ballot, the Cedartown City Commission followed suit by also unanimously deciding to add the vote to the city ballot in March of next year.         The vote for Sunday sales willContinue Reading

       Polk County citizens will have an opportunity to make a statement on an issue that has taken the state of Georgia by storm this past year.        In the December meeting, the Board of County Commissioners voted and passed a resolution that calls for “an election to authorize theContinue Reading

       The Cedartown City Commission met on Tuesday night, in special session, to consider classifying a designated area in south Cedartown as an enterprise zone.         According to City Commissioner Dale Tuck, the enterprise zone will include areas from south of Canal Street, East of Cedar Creek, and West ofContinue Reading

       The first and second 7-AAA All-Region teams have been named, and Cedartown is not short on representatives.         A trio of Bulldogs were elected to the first team squad: Quarterback Zach Chubb, Running back Nick Chubb, and Defensive End Marquis Thomas.         Zach Chubb, a senior for Cedartown, ledContinue Reading

       A recent survey that was conducted by the City of Cedartown has yielded results, showing where Cedartown citizens are pleased and where they want to see improvement.         According to Director of Redevelopment Tommy Engram, 600 surveys were sent out to citizens in Cedartown and the city received back 160Continue Reading

        The Polk County Police Department has made an arrest that stems from the investigation into the drowning death of two-year old boy in Rockmart.         Stacy Dalane Hooper, 22, of 230 Pea Ridge Lane, Rockmart, was arrested on Tuesday by the Polk County Police Department. She is the motherContinue Reading

        There were opposite reactions that came from each side of the county as the GHSA released new region alignments for the next three years.         Cedartown is pleased with the new alignment, as they will continue to play several familiar opponents and even a few new ones that areContinue Reading

        Just weeks after announcing the new classification structure for Georgia High Schools, the GHSA has announced the new region alignment to begin the next school year.         It had been announced several weeks ago that Cedartown would be moving up to the AAAA classification, in light of the newContinue Reading