Man robbed while walking home from grocery store
An unknown man struck a Cedartown man in the head while trying to rob him. According to reports, the victim told authorities that he was walking home from Grand’s Food Store in Cedartown when four black males approached him. One of them displayed some sort of gun and hit theContinue Reading
Cedartown Middle School student arrested
Cedartown Police Thursday arrested a Cedartown Middle School student after he allegedly made threats and attempted to flee officials. According to police, officers took the 12 year old boy into custody that afternoon and charged him with making terroristic threats and acts of obstruction of officers, all juvenile charges. HeContinue Reading
Aragon man arrested for car theft from used car lot
An Aragon man was arrested and taken to Floyd County Jail Thursday after he reportedly took an older model Ford Escort from a used car lot way back in mid September. Arrest reports from Floyd County state that 21 year old Paul Manuel Wofford of 615 North Bellview Road inContinue Reading
Kingston man accused in Cartersville shooting remains at large
A Kingston man is being sought out in the shooting of a Cartersville man. Reports from the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office say that warrants for the arrest of 34 year old Kevin Jared Hale of 142 Howard Street in Kingston have been issued. Hale faces charges of aggravated assault andContinue Reading
Alabama’s two-year colleges facing tuition increases
Tuition at Alabama’s two-year colleges including Gadsden State, is going up nearly 20 percent next month following a state board of education decision. It’s the first of three increases that will result in tuition of $92 per credit hour in the fall of 2011. Out-of-state tuition is double. Gadsden StateContinue Reading
CHS Football schedule for 2010 season
Cedartown High School Principal Hal David has released the 2010 CHS football schedule. As the newest member of Region 7AAA sub-region B, Cedartown will be facing several new opponents next season. Taking a look at the list of teams on the list. August 13 – Pepperell (scrimmage) – Away –Continue Reading
Cedartown Police looking for two men who robbed and assaulted a man
Police are looking for two men who robbed and assaulted a man in Cedartown. According to initial reports, the unidentified victim told police that two white males jumped him near the Prior Street ball fields. The two men then struck the man with a metal pipe and kicked him onContinue Reading
Woman gives birth on side of road in Aragon
The side of the road is not the best place to have a baby, but that’s just what happened in Aragon Tuesday as a woman apparently started to give birth in her car parked on the roadside next to the Burton’s Kwik Stop early in the morning at approximately 6:10Continue Reading
Escaped inmate in Bartown Co. turns himself in to authorities
Bartow County Sheriff’s officials say that the Taylorsville man who failed to return from his work detail has turned himself in. According to Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap, the escapee simply walked back into the jail as he had walked away from his work detail Friday. According to previous reports,Continue Reading
Polk County farmers can now recieve aid from USDA from Sept. floods
ATLANTA, GA – Polk, Bartow, Gordon, Paulding, Whitfield, Catoosa, Chattooga and Walker counties are among 19 that have been designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as primary natural disaster areas due to losses from severe storms and floods in September. Farm operators in these areas may be eligible forContinue Reading