Former CHS star Nick Chubb undergoes thumb surgery
University of Georgia freshmen tailback and former Cedartown Bulldog Nick Chubb underwent thumb surgery yesterday and did not practice with the team, according to numerous reports. The AJC reports that Chubb fractured his thumb during practice last week but played in the South Carolina game, wearing a protective sleeve. ChubbContinue Reading
Locker room renovations for CHS basketball programs
The Polk School District Board of Education voted last week to begin an extensive renovation of the gymnasium at Cedartown High School in order to make ready for the upcoming basketball season. During last week’s board meeting, board members approved a $501,950 contract with R.K. Redding Construction out of BremenContinue Reading
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WGAA is bringing you coverage of the Cedartown Bulldogs and Rockmart Yellow Jackets right here on online. Click below for the link to our webstreams: Cedartown Bulldogs @ Bowdon Red Devils – Live at 7:00 PM Rockmart Yellow Jackets vs. Coosa Eagles – Live at 7:15 PM Go Dawgs and StingContinue Reading
Commissioners approve hospital reuse agreement with hospital authority
Cedartown City Commissioners voted Monday to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding that will effectively transfer control of the old Polk Medical Center building to city oversight and control upon the opening of the new facility in November. Harold Wyatt, chair of the Cedartown-Polk County Hospital Authority said the decisionContinue Reading
Cedartown commissioners to vote on hospital reuse plan
Cedartown City Commissioners are set to vote on a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cedartown/Polk County Hospital Authority that would set the table for the One Door Polk Network to become reality. When the old Polk Medical Center building becomes vacant at the end of this year, supporters say theContinue Reading
Pedestrians struck by vehicle in Rockmart recovering
Two people remain hospitalized after Friday night’s freak accident in Rockmart when an elderly man hit four pedestrians and several cars following a downtown fireworks display. According to Rockmart Police Chief Keith Sorrells, a 76-year-old man got into his pickup truck in the parking lot next to the former UnitedContinue Reading
Funeral for CHS senior set for Saturday
Georgia State Patrol officials were in town Thursday, meeting with Cedartown Police as the investigation continues into the tragic single vehicle accident that claimed the life of Cedartown High School senior Karina Macedo. Additional details on what actually happened in the accident should be finalized and released sometime early nextContinue Reading
Sheriff warns of phone scam where callers impersonate sheriff’s deputies
A phone scam has made its return to the Polk County area this week as numerous reports have flooded into the sheriff’s office about those fake solicitations. According to Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats, someone claiming to be a Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy has been calling numerous residences and demandingContinue Reading
Grieving counselors in place at CHS
Students, faculty, and staff at Cedartown High School are mourning the loss of one of their own as a 17-year-old senior student died in a car accident Tuesday morning. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, Karina Macedo was pronounced dead at Polk Medical Center shortly after the single-vehicle wreckContinue Reading
UPDATE: ID of CHS student released in fatal wreck
PRESS RELEASE Cedartown, Ga. – September 2, 2014: The name of the teenager killed in an early morning car crash Tuesday has been released. Karina Macedo, a Cedartown High School senior, died from injuries sustained in the single-car accident. Her name was being withheld earlier this morning out of respect for family, according to CedartownContinue Reading