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Rome Highway wreck sends one person to the hospital

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On: February 8, 2010

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

Two Cedartown men arrested on several felony charges

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On: February 8, 2010

In: News Desk

A couple of Cedartown men were arrested early Sunday on several felony charges. According to reports from the Floyd County Jail, 46 year old David Allen Dawson and 47 year old Tony Maurice Mitchell, both of Cedartown, were taken to Floyd County Jail on charges of burglary, theft by taking,Continue Reading

Workers still needed for 2010 Census

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On: February 8, 2010

In: News Desk

The Polk County Census Committee is still looking for personnel to help conduct the 2010 census. The positions pay $13 per hour. Anyone interested in one of these positions should contact Elizabeth Scott at the Georgia Department of Labor at 770-749-2213. The Cedartown Georgia Department of Labor of Labor officeContinue Reading

CHS Basketball wraps up seasons with wins

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On: February 8, 2010

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The Cedartown Lady Dawgs and Bulldogs basketball teams wrapped up their 2009-2010 seasons Saturday at home in great fashion. Senior Kristen Little who scored 33 points in her last game as a Lady Dawg, led her team to a 73 to 55 routing of the Haralson County Rebelettes on SeniorContinue Reading

Cedartown man arrested on child molestation charges

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On: February 5, 2010

In: News Desk

Little details are known at this time regarding a Polk County man being arrested on child molestation charges. According to officials, 30 year old Benjamin Lee Weaver of 460 Jule Peek Avenue in Cedartown was taken into custody on one charge of child molestation. Police say the alleged victim toldContinue Reading

Two Rockmart residents arrested on drug charges

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On: February 5, 2010

In: News Desk

Two individuals were transported to Polk County Jail after being arrested on several drug charges. According to Polk County Police reports, 50 year old Allyson Gay Walding and 23 year old Terrall Allan Walding both of 836 College Street in Rockmart were arrested on Monday. The elder Walding was chargedContinue Reading

Second suspect apprehended in assault of Rockmart man

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On: January 29, 2010

In: News Desk

A second man sought in the alleged assault of a Rockmart man is now in custody. According to Polk County Police, 17 year old Elijah Joseph Ingram of 215 Cochran Ridge Road in Dallas is accused of aiding 21 year old William Harings of 85 Floyd Mountain Circle in RockmartContinue Reading

Former Polk deputy sentenced to probation

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On: January 29, 2010

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A former Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy who pleaded guilty to mail fraud in November was sentenced in federal court Thursday. According to reports, 43 year old Kenneth Lane Gravett of Cedartown will serve five years probation for falsifying an insurance claim in order to pay off a debt. Gravett willContinue Reading

Rockmart man in hospital after being shot by wife

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On: January 29, 2010

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A Rockmart man who suffered a gunshot wound from a domestic dispute with his wife has been moved out of the intensive care unit and into a regular hospital room. According to reports, 35 year old Brenda Lee Craig of an Elm Street address in Rockmart allegedly shot her husbandContinue Reading

Polk County 8th graders take part in “Reality Fair”

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On: January 29, 2010

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The Polk School District’s Career, Technical, and Agricultural Department held their second annual “Reality Fair” for Polk County’s 8th grade students. Students were given a paystub representing a month’s wages from a job. They then visited booths depicting housing, insurance, groceries, utilities, and other living expenses. The students would haveContinue Reading

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ATLANTA – Boating enthusiasts and representatives of the recreational boating industry are asking Georgia lawmakers to separate the right to float along the state’s rivers and streams from hunting and fishing. That was a major theme of the final meeting Nov. 13 of a legislative study committee that has been grappling with how to guarantee […]
Proposed expansion of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge draws strong support
ATLANTA – A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to expand the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge – including land near the swamp being eyed by a mining company – received strong support this week. Speakers at a public hearing on the proposal in Folkston were overwhelmingly in favor of the plan to add about 22,000 […]
Trump taps Doug Collins for Veterans’ Affairs post
ATLANTA – President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins of Gainesville to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, Trump announced on social media Thursday. “Doug is a veteran himself, who currently serves our nation as a chaplain in the United States Air Force Reserve Command, and fought for our country in the […]
Veteran lawmaker Carolyn Hugley to lead state House Democrats
ATLANTA – Georgia House Democrats Thursday elected longtime Rep. Carolyn Hugley of Columbus to serve as House minority leader during the two-year term starting in January. Hugley, who was elected to the House in 1992 and served as the Democratic whip from 2003 until 2018, will succeed Rep. James Beverly as minority leader. Beverly didn’t […]
Study committee chair recommends penalties, incentives to promote safe firearm storage
ATLANTA – A legislative study committee chairman exploring ways to foster safe firearm storage in Georgia Thursday recommended a carrot-and-stick approach to an issue that has taken on greater urgency since September’s mass school shooting in Barrow County. Sen. Emanuel Jones, D-Decatur, chairman of the state Senate Study Committee Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage, […]
Georgia ports report busy October following strike
ATLANTA – The Georgia Ports Authority experienced its third busiest October on record, handling 494,261 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), the agency reported Thursday. That number fell short only of October 2021 and October 2022, when more than half a million TEUs crossed the docks at the Port of Savannah. Last month’s numbers were driven […]
Georgia jobless rate holds steady
ATLANTA – Georgia’s unemployment rate was 3.6% last month for the third month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state’s labor force rose by 1,370 in October to a record-high 5.4 million, while the number of employed Georgians increased slightly to another all-time high of 5.2 million. “While job growth […]
State prisons chief pitches case for funding boost
ATLANTA – Georgia Department of Corrections officials began laying the groundwork Wednesday for an infusion of state funding to beef up staffing, replace aging infrastructure, and improve inmate health care. The state’s workforce of correctional officers plummeted during the COVID pandemic and has yet to fully recover, Georgia Commissioner of Corrections Tyrone Oliver told members […]
Automated warehouse services company building distribution center in Georgia
ATLANTA – A company that provides automated warehouse services to businesses of all sizes will invest $144 million in a new distribution facility in Butts County, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. GreenBox Systems LLC will create more than 300 new jobs in the Jackson area. “Innovative job creators in every industry continue to choose Georgia,” […]
Georgia House Republicans retain leadership team
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