GHSA decides to delay start of football for two weeks
The Georgia High School Association voted unanimously on Monday afternoon to delay the start of the football season in Georgia by two weeks, effectively moving the start of the season to Labor Day weekend. You can read more on the decision from the minutes of Monday’s GHSA Board of TrusteesContinue Reading
UPDATE: Polk County Health Department BACK OPEN
Logan Boss, spokesman for the Georgia Department of Health Northwest Health District said via email on Monday that the Polk County Health Department has reopened, following a closure to sanitize and disinfect the building after two employees tested positive for COVID-19. Previously reported (7/10/20 – 6:36 AM) CEDARTOWN, GA: TheContinue Reading
Public health announces new COVID-19 testing days/hours
ROME, GA: The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District is changing testing hours at its ten Northwest Georgia drive-up COVID-19 testing locations. Beginning Monday, July 13, free testing will be available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Chattooga, Catoosa, Dade, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk,Continue Reading
Polk School District releases “roadmap” back to school
From Polk School District: Polk School District has worked non-stop over the past three months to create a safe plan to educate our students during the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. Many different areas had to be considered in order to plan for a safe return; academic needs, safety protocol, equipmentContinue Reading
Cedartown Commissioner Jessica Payton elected as first VP for Georgia Municipal Association’s District 1
Cedartown, Ga. – July 7, 2020– Cedartown Commissioner Jessica Payton was elected first vice president of the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) District 1 during the association’s virtual annual meeting on July 2. She is now in line to become president of the district. In this role, Payton will serve asContinue Reading
Polk Sheriff to self quarantine due to potential exposure to COVID-19
From Polk Today Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats is staying home for the next two weeks after he learned Monday that he was exposed to COVID-19. Moats said that he was doing so as a precautionary measure to ensure if he is sick that he doesn’t spread the virus further.Continue Reading
GBI arrests Tallapoosa Circuit Superior Court Judge on battery charge
Tallapoosa, GA (July 2, 2020) – On Thursday, July 02, 2020, the GBI arrested Superior Court Judge Meng Lim and charged him with one misdemeanor count of battery under the Georgia Family Violence Act. Judge Lim is the Chief Superior Court Judge of the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit in the SeventhContinue Reading
Second COVID-19 death in Polk County
With the number of positive cases of COVID-19 on the rise all across the country, the number of confirmed cases and the death toll has remained relatively low in Polk County. However, Georgia Department of Public Health reports that a second Polk County resident has died from complications related toContinue Reading
Rome Braves, Minor League Baseball Season Scratched
ROME, GA — Earlier today Minor League Baseball announced that there would not be a 2020 baseball season. The campaign would have been the Rome Braves 18th season at State Mutual Stadium. The 2020 Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball seasons were significantly delayed in the best interest ofContinue Reading
Two injuries in Monday morning wreck on Hwy 278
The Georgia State Patrol said that three people were injured and transported to the hospital following a grizzly wreck on Highway 278 Monday morning. The wreck reportedly occurred when a Ford pickup truck driving northbound on Wheeler Ford Road hit another Ford pickup that was driving west on Highway 278.Continue Reading