LifeFlight transports auto accident victim; entrapment reported
A couple of weekend wrecks has sent a person to an Atlanta area hospital via LifeFlight helicopter. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the wreck occurred on Taylorsville Road in the Rockmart area. The initial call to 911 came in on Sunday. It was confirmed that a woman drove herContinue Reading
Three individuals charged with arson
Three area men are under arrest charged with arson related to a structure fire on Hightower Rd. According to Polk County Police, 25 year old Robert Allen Brooks of 470 Cason Rd. in Cedartown, 32 year old David Slade of a North Broad St. address in Rome, and James SladeContinue Reading
Cedartown Police delay releasing students due to possible gun threat
Police did not find anyone matching the description of a car with an apparent armed suspect who was supposedly heading to Cedartown Middle School Thursday. Reports are still sketchy, but initially Polk County 911 received a call at approximately 2:10 p.m. Thursday afternoon from the school. Cedartown Assistant Police ChiefContinue Reading
Cedartown City Commission approves TAN loan
Cedartown City Commissioners met briefly Thursday afternoon to vote on taking a bid for a tax anticipation note. City Manager Charles Akridge said the loan for $1 million will cover costs throughout the year due to the budget crunch. Commissioner Dale Tuck moved that the low bid from First NationalContinue Reading
Pedestrian struck by motorist on Georgia Ave.; driver faces DUI
A pedestrian was transported to the hospital after she was struck by a car on Wednesday. According to officials, 28 year old Tabitha Sue Agan of a Potash Road address was found lying injured in a ditch along the side of Georgia Avenue. Assistant Police Chief Jamie Newsome said that Continue Reading
New career center open in Cedartown
A new career center is now open in Cedartown. According to reports from the Georgia Department of Labor, the center closed its 321 West Avenue location Wednesday in preparation of the move. The new center is located at 262 North Park Blvd. in Cedartown’s North Industrial Park off of theContinue Reading
Polk School District Board of Education to meet only once a month
The Polk School District Board of Education Tuesday night voted to change the times that the board meets. The school board previously met on the first Tuesday of the month in a work session which also included a community input session. The following week, the board met in their regularContinue Reading
City to furlough employees and reduce insurance ratio
The Cedartown City Commission recently approved a measure to ease the financial burden of the city during this difficult time of low revenues and high costs. City Manager Charles Akridge told WGAA News that all employees would take one furlough day a month and would also have a 75 toContinue Reading
Section of W. John Hand Rd. closed for repairs
Bob Worthington of the city road department told WGAA News Tuesday that a section of West John Hand Road will be closed from east end of College Circle to west end of College Circle starting at approximately 8 a.m. Wednesday. Worthington said that they will start work after all schoolContinue Reading
Off duty firefighters in regular clothes rescue man from burning house
Heroic actions of two off duty Cedartown firefighters may have saved the life of an elderly man whose house caught on fire earlier this afternoon. According to Polk County 911, Cedartown Fire, Cedartown Police, Polk County Police, and Redmond EMS all responded to a possible entrapment at a house atContinue Reading