Esom Hill man sentenced for involvement in meth distribution conspiracy
A Polk County man who plead guilty in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy was sentenced Thursday in federal court. According to reports, 36 year old Scotty Milligan of Esom Hill was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in the meth distribution operation that ranged from Centre, AL toContinue Reading
Cartersville man arrested for identity theft
Bartow County Sheriff’s investigators have arrested a Cartersville man in connection with Identity Theft. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, investigators arrested 28 year old Brandon George Tasker of 7 Chestnut St. Tuesday afternoon. Tasker allegedly used someone else’s checking account information from February 2008 until it was discovered in AugustContinue Reading
Piedmont, AL police department gets new equipment for cruisers
The Piedmont police department has received about $50,000 worth of new equipment thanks to several grants from the Alabama department of economic and community affairs. The most significant additions are mobile data units and printers that have been installed in the cities police cruisers. Sergeant Don Glover says this newContinue Reading
Flood victims can apply for tax relief
The Georgia Department of Revenue announced that flooding victims can now apply for tax relief. Taxpayers who reside in or have a business located in Bartow and Chattooga counties, along with several from metro Atlanta. Deadlines are being postponed until Dec. 17 for taxpayers who live or have a businessContinue Reading
Atlanta plan for new reservoir has Alabama up in arms
A proposal by the city of Atlanta to build a 2,000-acre reservoir in north Georgia to resolve its drinking water shortage has Alabama officials already raising concerns that the plan would siphon too much water from the Coosa River. The controversial idea to build the reservoir on Shoal Creek andContinue Reading
Cartersville man wins $250,000 from GA Lottery
A Cartersville man is on a whirlwind of a ride since winning a quarter-million dollar lottery win. Henry Wilson won $250,000 playing the Georgia Lottery instant game Bass Pro Shops $250,000 Cash Adventure. Thanks to his 22-year-old daughter, the 55 year old Wilson decided to stop at BP Food Mart,Continue Reading
SUV hits Ingle’s store in Rockmart
A large SUV collided with the side of a grocery store building in Rockmart Tuesday. According to reports, Rockmart Fire and Emergency Services were dispatched to the scene at the Ingle’s Grocery Store at the corner of Piedmont Avenue and Highway 278 after a full size older model GMC SUVContinue Reading
Rockmart woman arrested on drug charges
A Rockmart woman was arrested by Floyd County Police over the weekend for drug charges. According to arrest reports, 47 year old Melinda Taylor Clark of 24 Hillside Dr. in Rockmart, was arrested Sunday evening by the Floyd County Police Department and charged with one felony count each of possessionContinue Reading
Deadline to register to vote fast approaching
The Nov. 3 elections are fast approaching, and state officials are reminding citizens that the deadline to register to vote is coming up next week. According to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, the deadline to register to vote in Polk County is Monday, Oct. 5. To register in Georgia,Continue Reading
Identity of suspect in rolling meth lab in Rockmart released
The identity of the man arrested by Rockmart authorities for having a rolling meth lab last week has been released. During a routine traffic stop on Thursday of last week, police wound up arresting 50 year old James Van Dover of an Old Cedartown Road address for having a rollingContinue Reading