DPH Launches COVID Vaccine Locator
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is launching a COVID vaccine locator on the DPH website at https://dph.georgia.gov. The tool allows users to search by county for a vaccine provider in their community, and provides location and contact information for the provider. This is not a centralized schedulingContinue Reading
GDOL Issues Continued Assistance Act Payments to over 166,000 Georgians
Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) issued over $130 million last week to Georgians in regular Unemployment Insurance (UI), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), State Extended Benefits (SEB), and Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) payments. The total issued includedContinue Reading
Thomas named next superintendent of Polk School District
Dr. Katie Thomas will replace retiring superintendent Laurie Atkins at the end of the 2020-21 school year. The announcement came at the end of Tuesday’s Polk School District Board of Education meeting, following a months long search and interview process that eventually narrowed down to a field of two finalists,Continue Reading
First Case of COVID-19 Variant Identified in Georgia
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing Georgia’s first case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the U.K. and in several other countries and U.S. states. The variant was discovered during analysis of a specimen sent by a pharmacy in Georgia to aContinue Reading
Card fees waived to encourage customers to pay online or via phone
Cedartown, Ga. – January 5, 2021– An apparent spike in COVID-19 cases in Polk County has Cedartown officials asking the public to take advantage of online or over the phone bill pay. Online and telephone payments offer no-risk options when it comes to exposure or spreading of the coronavirus. AccordingContinue Reading
Unprecedented delays with federal mail processing will likely impact water bill delivery
Cedartown, Ga. – December 29, 2020– Wondering where your water bill is? You aren’t alone. Many City of Cedartown residents have not received their water bills for usage from November 10 to December 10. City officials confirmed with the United States Postal Service that the delivery delay is due toContinue Reading
State Troopers and Officers Urge Caution During the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday Travel Periods
(ATLANTA) – The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and the Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) encourage motorists to exercise safe driving habits during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday travel periods. In an effort to reduce the number of crashes on Georgia roadways, State troopers and MCCD officers will be on highContinue Reading
Polk County man killed in motorcycle crash
A 66-year old man was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday afternoon on Highway 27 near the Cedar Valley Country Club in Cedartown. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a Harley Davidson driven by Henry Hogue of Cedartown attempted to cross the highway and traveled into the path of aContinue Reading
Grand Jury returns indictments on Ryan Dover and State Rep. Trey Kelley in connection with death of Eric Keais
MEDIA RELEASE A Polk County Grand Jury has indicted Ralph William Dover, III a/k/a Ryan Dover on charges of Felony Hit and Run, and Reckless Conduct, and Othel Doyle Kelley III, a/k/a Trey Kelley, on the charge of Reckless Conduct. The charges stem from the September 11, 2019 incident involvingContinue Reading
Polk School District to return to virtual learning starting next week
From Polk Today: The Polk School District will be returning to distance learning – with elementary students getting packets to take home, and middle and high school students utilizing virtual classrooms – due to a lack of substitute teachers available to take over classrooms for teachers under quarantine. Superintendent LaurieContinue Reading