Lowe pleads guilty to using excessive force against an inmate
The former Polk County Jail officer accused of using excessive force against an inmate has pled guilty in federal court Thursday. Joshua David Lowe of Aragon appeared before Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr. in U.S. District Court and pled guilty to a charge stemming from an incident at the jailContinue Reading
Buchanan Elementary not on AYP
Buchanan Elementary is on a list of Georgia schools identified as ‘not making adequate yearly progress’ according to the Haralson County Board of Education. As a result of the academic status, parents and guardians are eligible to transfer their child or children to the other elementary school in the schoolContinue Reading
Former Cedartown resident charged with child porn
A former Cedartown resident has been charged with child pornography. 26 year old Shannon Leigh Honea formerly of Cedartown and 34 year old John Nicklas were arrested on July 30, 2009 in Baltimore County, Maryland. On July 30th, after obtaining evidence, investigators received and executed a search warrant for theContinue Reading
Georgia Highlands to hold Paulding campus grand opening
Georgia Highlands College and Kennesaw State University will hold a ribbon cutting for the Paulding County Instructional Site in downtown Dallas at 11 a.m. Aug. 14. GHC will begin offering core undergraduate classes this fall and KSU will offer upper level business classes and graduate courses in educational leadership inContinue Reading
Heflin man found guilty for 1993 murder
A Cleburne County man accused of killing his wife in 1993 so he could be with another woman was found guilty Thursday. Edward Kyttle drove his wife, Eleanor Kyttle, into a pond while she was unconscious in the back of a pickup truck, prosecutors said. He’d knocked her unconscious earlier,Continue Reading
Gingrey to hold town hall on healthcare
U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey is planning to host a health care town mall meeting in Rome on Aug. 13 at 3 p.m. at the Rome Civic Center. A similar meeting last month drew more than 200 people to the gym at Georgia Highlands College to discuss the higly debated proposedContinue Reading
Wreck at dangerous intersection sends one person to the hospital
A wreck in Cedartown Tuesday has sent one person to the hospital. According to Cedartown Police officials, the collision occurred at approximately 10:45 Tuesday morning at the intersection of North Cave Spring Street and West Guard Avenue. Reports state that a white Chevy Venture minivan collided with a green PontiacContinue Reading
Drug arrests in Haralson County
Haralson County authorities in cooperation with other area agencies have chalked up a number of drug-related arrests in recent weeks. The Haralson County Sheriff’s Office reports working with the Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force and Bremen Police in the arrest of a male for possession of methamphetamine ‘ice’ and seizure ofContinue Reading
Skytop in Rome closes its doors
A famous Rome hotel has closed its doors Monday citing the bad economy for its demise. The Ramada Skytop Center, formerly known as the Holiday Inn Skytop was one of the only full service hotels in Rome. Hotel officials said the poor economy since fall 2008 and summer losses haveContinue Reading
Kingston man charged with child molestation
A Bartow County man is in The Bartow County Jail on charges of child molestation. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, 71 year old Kenneth Thomas Jones of a Lowery Road address in Kingston, was arrested Friday afternoon. Jones is accused of inappropriate contact with a 10 and 13 year oldContinue Reading