Convenience store robbed a second time
Rockmart police are investigating whether the latest robbery at a local convenience store is the same robber. Sgt. David Gowens of the Rockmart Police Department said the robbery occurred around 1:10 a.m. Wednesday morning at Mapco, a convenience store at 104 GTM Parkway near Highway 101. He said the manContinue Reading
Lewis named campus manager of CVTC Polk County campus
Darice Lewis has been named campus manager of the Polk County campus of Coosa Valley Technical College by Dr. Craig McDaniel, CVTC president. Lewis joined Coosa Valley Technical College in 1999 as the lead instructor on the Polk County campus for the Computer Information Systems program. For the past threeContinue Reading
City commission denies conditional use request for business
The Cedartown City Commission Monday night denied a conditional use request for Lucky 8 Billiards, which had already opened for business on 511 W. Ave, Cedartown. Spokesperson for the business Leanne Schmeck, told commissioners that the business would have pool tables, air hockey and amusement machines. There were no residentsContinue Reading
Damage on Stubbs Street caused by broken sewer line
A broken sanitary sewer line appears to be the cause of a small sinkhole that caused a section of Stubbs Street in downtown Cedartown to collapse. Erosion caused by the outflow from the pipe caused the street to cave in. That portion of the street remained blocked to traffic yesterdayContinue Reading
Polk School District sells old school, honors retirees
The Polk School District Board of Education Tuesday approved the sale of Euharlee School in Rockmart. The school will be sold to the International Missionary Society for $300,000. The school had at one time been sought by a non-profit organization, Mercy Housing, for a multi-family housing project. However, the organizationContinue Reading
Industry lays off 91 employees
Citing a decline in heavy construction due to the slowdown in new housing, Advanced Steel Technology Inc. in Rome Tuesday said it had sent a letter of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification to its employees. The letter, sent May 24, is required by federal law in the case of jobContinue Reading
Details surface on woman arrested in relation to robbery
Information has now surfaced on the woman arrested last Monday in relation to an attempted robbery at a Mountain Home Loop Road address. According to Polk County Police, 23 year old Jessica Lane Griffen of a Morton Springs Rd. address in Cedartown apparently owned the Jeep allegedly used in theContinue Reading
Cedartown Fire Department recieves $1,000 donation
The Cedartown Fire Department was the recipient of a $1,000 donation from the Cedartown Wal-Mart. According to fire department officials, the money is to be used to purchase materials for the construction of fire-fighting simulators. With this money, they will be able to build a simulator with real doors andContinue Reading
Cartersville woman charged with murder
A domestic incident has resulted in the death of a Cartersville woman and the arrest of her sister on a murder charge. 28 year old Tanisia Thomas is charged with the stabbing death of her sister, Tavarra Williams. The incident occurred at a home on Mission Ridge Drive where deputiesContinue Reading
South nearly drought free
After years of struggling with drought conditions throughout much of the south, heavy rains have made the region nearly drought-free for the first time in several years. Over 95% of the south is now drought-free. Only a very small section of southwestern Florida is experiencing D1-Moderate Drought. Small sections ofContinue Reading