FOOTBALL: Cedartown to face Benedictine for AAAA state championship
Polk Standard Journal: For the first time in 21 years, the Cedartown Bulldogs will play for a football state championship this week. And if Friday’s semifinal game at Doc Ayers Field was any indication, the community is ready for it. No. 1 Cedartown took advantage of two turnovers by No.Continue Reading
Cedartown advances to Final Four with come from behind win over Bainbridge
Polk Standard Journal After traveling more than 250 miles to Southwest Georgia, Cedartown’s perfect season hung in the balance in the den of the Bainbridge Bearcats on Friday night. But the Bulldogs had saved up some fight for one more push. Trailing 21-13 at halftime, No. 1 Cedartown made theContinue Reading
Cedartown to travel to Bainbridge for quarterfinal round of playoffs
Polk Standard Journal For the third straight year the Cedartown Bulldogs find themselves back in the Class 4A state quarterfinals. And this time they are putting their undefeated season and a prime shot at a state championship on the line. Senior running back Harlem Diamond scored four touchdowns and No.Continue Reading
FOOTBALL: Dawgs advance to Sweet 16
By: Sam Branch What ended as a magical regular season for the Cedartown Bulldogs carried over into the postseason on Friday night in front of a packed-out Cedartown Memorial Stadium. For ten regular season games, the Bulldogs have left everything they had on the field. Blood, sweat, tears, hard hitsContinue Reading
PROBATE JUDGE: Brooks, Green headed to Dec. 6 runoff
Just over 55% of registered voters turned out during early voting and at the polls on Election Day and the lone contested local race is headed for a runoff next month. In the Special Election to fill the unexpired term of former Probate Judge Tony Brazier, interim Judge Shayne GreenContinue Reading
Cedartown undefeated in regular season, set to host Cedar Shoals Friday at home
From Polk Standard Journal Despite having already wrapped up the Region 7-4A crown, the Cedartown Bulldogs punctuated their season Friday night by downing Northwest Whitfield 58-13 to end the season undefeated. Cedartown (10-0, 5-0 Reg. 7AAAA) racked up 44 first-half points to end the season for the Bruins on aContinue Reading
Two Polk County residents face multiple charges after separate investigations
MEDIA RELEASE: On September 6, 2022, Members of the Polk County Police Department Criminal Investigation Division and Patrol Division executed (2) two search warrants inside of Polk County with the assistance from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Polk County Drug Task Force (DTF). The execution of these search warrantsContinue Reading
FOOTBALL WEEK 2: Cedartown blasts Callaway 47-7
The Cedartown Bulldogs improved to 2-0 on the season after blowing out the Callaway Cavaliers (0-2). Check out the scoring highlights from Week 2.Continue Reading
Big second half for the Dawgs as they shutout Cass in preseason tilt
Check out the highlight reel of Cedartown’s win over the Cass Colonels. The Dawgs open the season this Friday, August 19 at Rockmart.Continue Reading
REPORT: Landlord who threatens to kill tenants, “burn down house” jailed for second time
From Polk Today – Police arrested a man and his girlfriend – both with a single felony charge – after his tenants reported he threatened to burn their trailer down and kill them, per a Polk County Police report filed over the weekend. Jayme Lee Souder, 47, of 5154 BuchananContinue Reading