Additional dogs found at Puckett Road residence in Cedartown
MEDIA REPORTS As part of an animal cruelty investigation, Polk County Police executed a search warrant at a residence in Cedartown and find 35 more dogs. On Monday police arrested Devecio Ranard Rowland after a tip led to the discovery of 70 dogs in deplorable living conditions on Cashtown RoadContinue Reading
UPDATE: Suspect charged with 70 counts of animal cruelty
Polk County Police have arrested a man on animal cruelty charges Monday after a tip led to the discovery of 70 dogs in deplorable living conditions. According to Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd, Devecio Ranard Rowland, a former resident of the 569 Cashtown Road address where the dogs wereContinue Reading
DEVELOPING: Polk County Police investigating apparent animal cruelty outside Aragon
Polk County Police were on the scene Monday of what was described by officers as “one of the worst cruelty to animal cases we have ever seen.” According to Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd, officers were on the scene at 569 Cashtown Road near Aragon and located more thanContinue Reading
Lt. Governor Cagle Celebrates Polk County College and Career Academy Ribbon Cutting
CEDARTOWN, GA, August 28, 2017 – Today, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle led a ribbon cutting ceremony at Polk County College and Career Academy (PCCCA) as they celebrated the completed renovation of their local high schools. He was joined by Dr. Katie Thomas, CEO of PCCCA and Laurie Atkins, Assistant SuperintendentContinue Reading
Christmas decorations coming out in downtown Cedartown
Cedartown, Ga. – August 28, 2017– If you’re one of those people that can’t wait to pull out the Christmas decorations and get in the holiday spirit, then you’re going to absolutely love downtown Cedartown over the next few months. Christmas decorations – lights, tinsel, trees, fake snow, the wholeContinue Reading
Man arrested and charged with murder of Hiram woman
MEDIA RELEASE On Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at approximately 5:49 AM Deputies with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office responded to 4408 Hiram Sudie Road Hiram, GA 30141 (Paulding County) in reference to a death investigation. Once Deputies arrived on the scene, they determined that a white female, later identified asContinue Reading
Local Cedartown business Cedarstream ready to grow; moving headquarters to business park
MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown, Ga. – August 24, 2017– A big idea born inside of a small office in downtown Cedartown has grown rapidly, yet with sharp prudence, over the past three decades. What went from a husband and wife duo of creating, inspecting, folding, and packing each product by handContinue Reading
More information on Wednesday tense standoff situation on Morgan Valley Rd.
From Polk County Police Department On Wednesday August 16, 2017 Police were dispatched to the area of Hillside drive on Morgan Valley Road in Rockmart in reference to someone shooting across a field from a house in the direction of the neighbor who was working on his tractor. The neighborContinue Reading
UPDATE: Police arrest man after standoff with police
A man was taken to the Polk County Jail Wednesday afternoon after a standoff with officers. Polk County Chief Deputy Jonathan Blackmon told WGAA Radio that a man had shot a firearm near a man who reportedly had to take cover behind a barn for much of the early afternoonContinue Reading
DEVELOPING: Man in custody after ‘shots fired’ near Morgan Valley Rd.
No one was hurt and one person is in custody after a tense situation in the Morgan Valley Road area early Wednesday afternoon. According to Chief Deputy Jonathan Blackmon, Polk County Police and Polk County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of shots being fired across the roadway. Deputies arrivedContinue Reading