Heavy weekend rains flood areas of Polk County
Several inches of rain have fallen over the past 48 hours in Cedartown and several area streams and creeks are flooding. According to reports, areas of Cedar Creek in Cedartown have crested and spilled over into yards, roadways, and driveways. Early this morning, Furnace Street was still covered in waterContinue Reading
Police arrest Cedartown man for drug possession
A Cedartown Police officer arrests a Cedartown man on drug possession charges. Reports indicate that 20 year old Jonathan Deffal Davis of an East Ellawood Avenue address was walking down Davenport Street when a police officer drove up and detected the smell of marijuana. When the officer began to questionContinue Reading
Wal-Mart shoplifter arrested
A Cedartown woman was arrested after trying to take something from Wal-Mart without paying for it. According to reports, 26 year old Chrystal Yvonne Graham of a Collard Valley Road address in Cedartown allegedly took items from the store totaling $163. Loss prevention employees observed Graham hiding several jewelry itemsContinue Reading
Buchanan man injured after several teens assaulted him
A Buchanan man was injured Wednesday after several teenagers assaulted him. According to reports, 19 year old Jesse Lee Hicks of Buchanan was waiting to pick up a female friend from an Olive Street address, when three juveniles came to the home and verbally confronted him and then began toContinue Reading
Paulding teacher arrested for child molestation
More details have been released regarding a middle school teacher in Paulding County accused of molesting a 14 year old male student. According to the Paulding County School District, 40 year old Shanna Detweiler, a science teacher at Austin Middle School in Dallas, is charged with child molestation and sexualContinue Reading
Bartow County 911 operator arrested for theft
A Bartow County 911 dispatcher has been arrested on theft charges. According to officials, 26 year old Terri Hartness is under arrest and charged with one count of felony computer theft. Investigators from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation also say that 24 year old Timothy Allen Keown was also arrestedContinue Reading
Missing Bartow teen returns home
A missing teenager from Bartow County has returned to her home. According to reports, 16 year old Kaylyn Watters finally returned home after being gone for over a month. Bartow County Sheriff’s Office officials say that Watters returned on Monday after running away with her boyfriend. There had been severalContinue Reading
West John Hand Rd. & Georgia Ave. closed today
Officials from the city water department tell WGAA that a section of West John Hand Road will be closed to through traffic until early Wednesday morning. The closure affects an area from Cave Spring Road to the west end of College Circle. Motorists will need to drive around College CircleContinue Reading
Vehicle slams into fuel pump
A fuel pump at an area convenience store was struck and dislodged from its base early Monday afternoon. According to reports, Polk 911 received the initial call at around 3:25 p.m. Monday and both Cedartown Fire and Police were dispatched to the Fleet convenience store on East Avenue in Cedartown.Continue Reading
Martin Luther King Day March held in Cedartown
Nearly one hundred people participated in Monday afternoon’s Martin Luther King Day march in Cedartown. This was the fifth annual event and unlike in years past, the march went south from the courthouse to Cedar Springs Baptist Church in case of inclement weather. Marchers began their trek down Main StreetContinue Reading