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Rumors have been flying around that Jimmy Dean Meats was going to move operations into the old Zartic building. But according to company officials and the Polk County Chamber of Commerce, this will not happen. Sara Lee, the parent company of Jimmy Dean confirmed yesterday that they are not movingContinue Reading

A Silver Creek woman was jailed after being arrested Sunday night by Floyd County Police and accused of beating a man with a laptop computer. According to police and Floyd County Jail records, 39 year old Rhonda Coffman Turner of 287 Wax Road, faces charges of one felony count ofContinue Reading

The Piedmont Police Department is still seeking public’s assistance in locating a local missing person. Piedmont Police continue to search for Carla Cook Fuqua who was last seen in late October, 2009. To date the department has conducted more than 70 interviews in the case, has assisted in polygraph examinations,Continue Reading

A retired postal worker in Bartow County has collected a winning Fantasy 5 prize. 73 year old Grady Little, a resident of White, matched all five winning numbers in the March 17 drawing, winning a $139,266 jackpot prize. Little purchased his winning Quik Pik ticket at Publix Super Market 0554,Continue Reading

The City of Cedartown will be receiving money from the federal government according to our two U.S. Senators. Republican U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss recently announced that the city of Cedartown will receive a loan of $17,100 and a grant of $20,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’sContinue Reading

Cedartown Middle School students return to class this afternoon after the  school was put on lock down this morning after a reported bomb threat was discovered by a school resource officer. According to Cedartown Assistant Police Chief Jamie Newsome, all students  evacuated the building as a K-9 unit searched theContinue Reading

A man was sent to the hospital with a gunshot wound after an apparent altercation with his father. Reports indicate that Kevin Quillian was shot once in the upper part of his leg at a house at the corner of Blanche and Lavista Avenues. Details are sketchy at this timeContinue Reading

An 86 year old Aragon man accused of murdering his 80 year old neighbor has been ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial. According to reports, 86 year old Albert Lee Bennett of 5355 Collard Valley Road in Aragon faces charges of murder, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts ofContinue Reading

A public information open house to share information on the modifications to the area of the Georgia DOTs proposed US 411 Connector project in Bartow County is scheduled for Thursday, March 18, 2010, from 4 until 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Cartersville Civic Center, located atContinue Reading