First animal rabies’ cases of year confirmed in Polk
Cedartown, GA: Two raccoons have tested positive for animal rabies, and public health officials are awaiting test results on a third raccoon. Two of the three (one confirmed positive and the second pending test results) were found in the College Street area in Cedartown, but officials emphasize animal rabies canContinue Reading
City of Cedartown retiring five US flags in official ceremony
Five American flags will be retired in an official ceremony at City Hall on July 11. The ceremony will take place immediately following the City Commission Meeting which is called to order at 6 p.m. Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome is organizing the retirement which will include the ceremonial burningContinue Reading
Rockmart man arrested on possession of child pronography
A Rockmart man is in the Polk County Jail today after he was arrested by Polk County Police Wednesday afternoon on numerous charges of sexual exploitation of children. According to Detective Brandy Brady of the Polk County Police Department, Jedidiah Smith, 38 of 469 Prospect Road faces 21 counts ofContinue Reading
Impasse on county fiscal year 2017 budget approval
County commissioners this week failed to reach an agreement to approve the fiscal year 2017 budget for Polk County during a special called meeting Tuesday night. After county manager Matt Denton presented the budget details to the commission, the resolution to approve the budget was motioned by Commissioner Scotty TilleryContinue Reading
Peek arrested for sexual assault charge
The man who was arrested after a sex sting operation in Walker County in 2009 was arrested again earlier this week on a misdemeanor sexual assault charge. According to reports at the Polk County Jail, Julius Winfrey Peek, 74, of Cedartown was arrested and charged with misdemeanor sexual assault onContinue Reading
Severe Weather damages Cedartown shopping center
More severe weather plowed through Cedartown Thursday afternoon, knocking out power to nearly 200 Georgia Power customers. Storm cleanup specialists were in the midst of cleaning up from Wednesday’s severe storms at the retail strip shopping center next to Home Depot when the latest round of nasty storms hit. “AboutContinue Reading
Severe storm rips through Cedartown Wednesday afternoon
UPDATE: Peek’s Park in Cedartown is closed and will remain off limits to the public until a thorough inspection done on the trees to make sure there are no hanging or dangerous limbs and to complete cleanup. Over 1,000 Georgia Power customers were without power Wednesday afternoon when a severeContinue Reading
Cedartown man arrested, jailed with aggravated assault, bevy of firearm charges
PRESS RELEASE A 35-year-old Cedartown man has been arrested on a laundry list of charges after a heated domestic violence altercation took place this morning on Elizabeth Street. Clarence Sanders Jr., 35, of Cedartown, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, four counts of cruelty to children, pointing a firearmContinue Reading
GDOL to host recruitment for North Georgia Staffing in Cedartown
ATLANTA – North Georgia Staffing is recruiting more than 30 employees to work at a manufacturing plant in Polk County. The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will host a recruitment for the company Wednesday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the GDOL’s Cedartown Career Center located atContinue Reading
Polk County Elections Results
Polk County Sheriff: John Wayne Anderson – 11.99% – 564 votes *Johnny Moats (I) – 88.01% – 4141 votes Polk County Commission District 2: Ray C Barber (I) – 43.25% – 1975 votes – HEADED TO RUNOFF Edward Phillip Bentley – 15.92% 727 votes Ricky L Clark – 11.87% –Continue Reading