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The Georgia State Patrol continues to investigate the tragic death of a Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputy Friday evening. The body of 54 year old Dave Crawford was found in the Little Tallapoosa River by officials arriving on the scene after Crawford did not answer a radio request. Captain Shane TaylorContinue Reading

The Buchanan City Council continues discussing qualifications and a “pouring fee” for the new alcohol ordinance approved by voters last November, in hopes of making by-the-drink adult beverages available by March. City Clerk Karen King says officials are planning to present “one big ordinance” to encompass all alcohol issues andContinue Reading

The Polk School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Scott Hendrix to be the next head football coach and athletic director at Cedartown High School. Board members unanimously approved the appointment of Hendrix to the position. However, there was some issue with the compensation package. Several boardContinue Reading

The search for a fugitive who fled from authorities after he crashed his car into a set of propane tanks is now over. According to jail docket reports, 41 year old Michael Lamar Poole of 89 E. Second Street in Lindale was arrested by police without incident at approximately 2:45Continue Reading

CEDARTOWN – On Tuesday night February 9, 2010, the Polk School District Board of Education approved Scott Hendrix as the new head football coach and athletic director at Cedartown High School. Scott Hendrix is a veteran of 21 football seasons. During that time he has coached teams that have wonContinue Reading

ATLANTA – Cedartown City Commissioners Johnny Barrett and Dale Tuck received the prestigious Certificate of Achievement from the Georgia Municipal Training Institute at the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Annual Mayors’ Day Conference in Atlanta on January 24. The Georgia Municipal Training Institute, a cooperative effort of GMA and the UniversityContinue Reading

Police are on the lookout for a man who fled from police Monday after he crashed his vehicle into a set of propane tanks. Corporal Hugh Jarrell of the Polk County Police Department says that an officer on routine patrol noticed the suspect at the Country Store on Piedmont Highway.Continue Reading

A reinstatement of the minimum bill of usage for the Cedartown water rates was tops of the agenda Monday night for the Cedartown City Commission. Cedartown City Manager Charles Akridge says that this action was necessary in order to continue operating the water department without losing money. Click to listenContinue Reading

A two vehicle wreck in Cedartown early Monday morning shutdown both southbound lanes of Highway 27. According to Polk County Police reports, the wreck occurred at approximately 5:45 a.m. Monday morning, blocking both southbound lanes of Highway 27 at Lewis Road in the north end of Cedartown for nearly anContinue Reading