Residents turn out for Cedartown 5K
Hundreds of residents turned out Tuesday to witness history in the making. The running of the 10th annual Cedartown 5K Road Race fired off just after 6 pm. Nine countries were represented as 36 athletes competed in the fastest 5K in the world. Results from the 5K include winners inContinue Reading
UPDATE: Plane crash victims identified
Two men were killed in the crash of an ultra light aircraft in Polk County Thursday afternoon. According to Polk County Police, the bodies of 44 year old John Alan Keith, 657 Valley Road, Cedartown, and 46 year old John Francis Edgeworth, of Bowden, were located around 9:30 a.m. Friday.Continue Reading
Transit to continue in Cedartown
The Cedartown City Commission met in special session at 6 Thursday evening. Items on the agenda include discussion of a proposal to continue public transit in the City of Cedartown which was approved. The countywide transit system ends effective June 30. The city was required to let its transit systemContinue Reading
Car windows smashed in Rockmart neighborhood
Rockmart Police Department officers were knocking on doors early Friday morning with bad news: several car windows were smashed in a spree of vandalism. The damage took place either late Thursday night or early Friday morning. The damage appeared to have been random. Cars were hit while parked on streetsContinue Reading
Fallen Calhoun soldier to return home Monday
A funeral for fallen Georgia National Guard 1st Sgt. John Blair will take place next week. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, at Trinity Baptist Church in Calhoun, according to John Banks, a friend of the family. Blair’s body will arrive at the Calhoun Airport at approximately 10:30Continue Reading
BREAKING NEWS: Two dead in Polk County plane crash
The bodies of two people were discovered Friday morning in Polk County in the wreckage of an ultralight aircraft that apparently crashed Thursday afternoon. The victims were found near the intersection of Old Fish Creek Road and Wyatt Road. Officials did not release their names. The ultralight took off fromContinue Reading
Coosa Valley counties report double digit jobless numbers
The May jobless numbers show some ups and downs in Northwest Georgia vs. April 2009. Once again, all five counties reported unemployment rates of 10 percent of more with Chattooga coming in at 13.2 percent. That actually was good news: April’s jobless rate was 13.4 percent in Summerville, Trion andContinue Reading
Cedartown City Commission met Thursday
The Cedartown City Commission met in special session at 6 Thursday evening. Items on the agenda include discussion of a proposal to continue public transit in the City of Cedartown. The countywide transit system ends effective June 30. Also on the agenda is the status of a long-delayed paving projectContinue Reading
Peek Park fountain now open
Kids and adults alike seeking to cool down today will be able to get a cool break at Peek Forest Park today. The City of Cedartown announced Thursday that the fountain at Peek Forest Park will be turned back on at 11 a.m., so that local children can take advantageContinue Reading
Paulding County property taxes going up
Paulding County Tax Commissioner J. W. (Bill) Watson, III says homeowners should brace themselves for additional property taxes this year and the next. The state homestead tax relief grant that funded an increased homestead exemption to homeowners for the last several years will not be available this year. Declining stateContinue Reading