Commissioners Barrett and Tuck recieve recognition
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
Polk County Police searching for driver of car that slammed into propane tank
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
City Commission meets Monday
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
UPDATE: Driver in satisfactory condition; one arrested for DUI after wrong way wreck on Hwy. 27 North
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
Rome Highway wreck sends one person to the hospital
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
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
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
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
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
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