Braves Complete Huge Comeback In Walk Off Fashion
MEDIA RELEASE The Legends opened the game cashing in on six hits to plate two in the second and four in the third to take a commanding 6-0 lead early on. After Lexington’s six runs, the Braves pitching staff held strong, holding the Legends scoreless the rest of the game.Continue Reading
Georgia’s unemployment rate continues to decline, dropping to 5 percent in April
MEDIA RELEASE ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5 percent in April, down one-tenth of a percentage point from 5.1 percent in March. In April 2016, the unemployment rate was 5.4 percent. “Our rate declined in April asContinue Reading
Polk County Jail report – May 19, 2017
The Polk County Jail releases the arrest reports in the mornings during the week. Click on the link below to view the file in PDF format. Media Arrest Summary with Photos__2017-05-18_08-00-48-AMContinue Reading
CHS senior Tyler Blalock wins third consecutive state championship in track & field
Cedartown High School senior Tyler Blalock is now a three-peat state champion, after he handily won his third consecutive state crown in shot put at the state track & field competition at Berry College’s Valhalla Stadium in Rome this past Friday. His throw of 58-07.25 was well above the restContinue Reading
Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo set for June 10
The annual Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo is coming up on Saturday, June 10 from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Kenview Farms, located on Highway 113 between Rockmart and Taylorsville. The fishing rodeo is for kids ages 15 and younger and is limited to 1 rod per child, noContinue Reading
County commissioner Ward to resign to pursue career opportunity out of state
The Polk County Board of Commissioners will be down by one as one of their longer serving members will be moving out of the county for a job opportunity. Commissioner Jason Ward, who was first elected to the county commission in 2010, announced on his Facebook page Wednesday evening thatContinue Reading
City Clerk Carol Crawford recognized as part of Municipal Clerks Week
MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown, Ga. – May 17, 2017: Chances are, if you’ve been to Cedartown City Hall for whatever reason, you’ve seen or spoken with City Clerk Carol Crawford. Cedartown recently joined other cities across the nation to recognize and congratulate city clerks — but they wanted to give aContinue Reading
Anheuser-Busch spending $12.7 million to upgrade Cartersville brewery
MEDIA RELEASE Anheuser-Busch announced it will invest $12.7 million into its local Cartersville brewery. This is part of a national commitment of $500 million capital expenditure investment across its US facilities in 2017, and $2 billion through 2020 – among the largest ever capital investment programs in U.S. brewing history!Continue Reading
Arrest made in Cartersville shooting
From: WRGA A Cartersville man has been jailed following a shooting Tuesday night. According to Cartersville Police, officers were dispatched to a shots fired call on Hannon Way at around 7:45 p.m. Upon arrival, officers were notified that a male victim had been shot. Officers were also notified that theContinue Reading
Rome Braves fall 5-1 to Kannapolis Tuesday afternoon; lose series to Intimidators, three games to one
MEDIA RELEASE The Intimidators took the lead in the second and never looked back, scoring two runs on a Brandon Dulin (4) two run home run. Kannapolis added another in the fourth on a Joel Booker RBI single and two more in the eighth on a Seby Zavala (5) twoContinue Reading