Staff Reports After a somewhat volatile month for prices at the pump in November, gas prices opened December on the decline. Today the national average for a gallon of unleaded gasoline is $2.48, according to AAA, whose data is collected from credit card swipes and direct feeds from 120,000 gas stationsContinue Reading
The polls are open over in Rockmart for the Polk School District Board of Education District 6 runoff between interim board member Judy Wiggins and local business owner Chris Culver. The pair received the most votes in the November special election that also included Carolyn Williams, but neither garnered aContinue Reading
Polk County Standard Journal A Rome man and woman were arrested during a traffic stop for an equipment violation after drugs and cash were found in the car, according to a release from the Aragon Police Department this morning. The Monday arrest saw Vivica Rae Barnes, 38, and Javier Cisneros,Continue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE The Rome High School Wolves will play for the state football championship at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Due to the earlier than normal start time, transportation concerns, and traffic conditions accompanied by the projected attendance of students, parents, teachers, andContinue Reading
WEIS Radio A homicide occurred at a residence in the Salem community overnight Saturday (December 2nd) Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver stated that deputies and investigators responded to the home and discovered a white male with a gunshot wound to the head. Cherokee County Coroner Jeremy Deaton pronounced the victim,Continue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE City officials would like to remind residents to use caution when attempting to pay their water bill, tax bill or police department fine online. “We want to make sure that residents know the correct way to access the official payment portal for the City of Cedartown,” said PublicContinue Reading