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
Police arrest man in armed robbery; still looking for two more suspects
Cedartown Police have a man in custody and are on the lookout for two other men suspected in robbing a pedestrian at gunpoint back in November. According to Cedartown Police, 18 year old James Andrew Crawford of 210 Laurel Place in Cedartown was arrested on December 2 and is facingContinue Reading
Hawkins sentenced to life plus ten years
A Cedartown teen who was convicted back in October of kidnapping a woman and forcing her to withdraw money from an ATM was sentenced Tuesday. According to court documents, then 17 year old Frank James Hawkins, Jr. of 939 Cleo St. in Cedartown was sentenced to life plus 10 yearsContinue Reading
Man arrested after attempting to steal items from Vinson Mtn. store
A Cedartown man has been arrested after he is alleged to have burglarized a shop damaged by fire on Vinson Mountain Road in Rockmart. According to jail docket reports, 35 year old Jason Heath Brogdon of a Sunset Valley St. address was arrested and is facing burglary charges after PolkContinue Reading
Shootings in Floyd County claim a life; sends another to the hospital
Two shootings in Floyd County on Tuesday have left a local community in shock. One man is dead, one injured and a third man charged with murder in the incident. The first shooting occurred in the 4500 block of Old Dalton Road in Armuchee around 4:45 p.m. The second shootingContinue Reading
Bremen police arrest suspected vandals in area burglaries
Bremen police have arrested the men they believe are responsible for the vandalism and burglaries of at least eleven Bremen businesses over the last few weeks. Bremen residents 19-year old A.J. Meyers and 25-year old Wayne Frye were allegedly caught in the act early Saturday morning leading to a footContinue Reading
Cost of higher ed in Georgia on the rise
The price for college is going up in Georgia. The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved an 8 percent budget cut, along with doubling mandatory student fees that will take effect next semester. The announcement was made Tuesday to increase fees for students attending the system’s research universitiesContinue Reading