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
Dallas trailhead to recieve funding from TARP
The Dallas trailhead of the Silver Comet Trail is among $146 million in metro Atlanta transportation projects Gov. Sonny Perdue has submitted for funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Perdue’s 1511 Certification includes $723,516 for the trailhead to be built across from First Baptist Church in Dallas. AnotherContinue Reading
Oxendine to speak at Floyd GOP meeting
Georgia’s Fire and Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine will speak at the Floyd County Republican Party’s monthly breakfast meeting Saturday, June 27, at 8:30 a.m. at Opi’s Waterfront Grille on West Second Avenue. Oxendine, one of six Republican candidates for Georgia governor, will speak to the fundamentals of his campaign basedContinue Reading
Illegal aliens arrested in Rome
A couple of Guatemalans who reside in Rome were picked up during a sting conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel assisted by officers from the Conasauga Safe Streets Task Force. Miguel Monzon of a Burnett Ferry Road address and 32-year-old Mauricio Perez-Vincente, also of a Burnett Ferry Road address,Continue Reading
GDOT denies Cedartown funds for road projects
The City of Cedartown will not receive any money from the Georgia Department of Transportation for road paving projects this year. The DOT says they don’t have any money to give to anyone. Cedartown City Manager Charles Akridge said the city had submitted five projects to the DOT for considerationContinue Reading
Head on collision sends two to the hospital
Two people were treated for injuries on the scene and later taken to the hospital after a head on collision on Highway 101 Tuesday morning. According to Floyd County police, 18-year-old Jordan Salmon from Rockmart was traveling northbound in a red Ford Mustang on Highway 101 when he apparently fellContinue Reading
Calhoun soldier killed in action
Another Northwest Georgia soldier has been killed in action. According to the Department of Defense, 38 year old First Sergeant John D. Blair of Gordon County, was killed in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on June 20. The Department of Defense reported Blair was killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struckContinue Reading
Peek Park fountain could be operational this weekend
The last part needed to restore the operation of a water fountain at Cedartown’s Peek Park was reported to be en route on Friday. Cedartown City Manager Charles Akridge said a control panel for the fountain was completed ahead of schedule and was expected to arrive this week. The waterContinue Reading
Cedartown 5K Race and Wheelchair Training Camp
The time is approaching for the 10th annual Cedartown 5K Roadrace and Wheelchair Training Camp. Pastor Dave Grove of the race committee says that this race has come so far since its infancy a decade ago. The race will be Tuesday, June 30 with a fun run for the kidsContinue Reading