WGAA 1340AM Cedartown

The Polk County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday evening at 7pm, in the regularly held monthly meeting. Among the business handled at the meeting:

• Sandra Galloway was appointed to the Tallatoona Community (more…)

       The Polk County School Board met in its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday. All members were present with the exception of Tara O’Neal and Jane Holbrooks. Each had prior engagements.

       Miah Lovelace, a 5^th grader at Eastside Elementary, was recognized (more…)

The Cedartown City Commission met in its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday at City Hall. The board made several decisions in the meeting. Among them were several important items:

• Recognition of Jimmy Holland’s service to the City of Cedartown (a plaque will be placed (more…)

       The Cedartown Bulldogs made light, easy work of the Pickens County Dragons on Friday Night, winning by a final of 48-27. The Dawgs dominated from start to finish so much so that the Junior Varsity and freshman players got the entire (more…)

        The Dawgs will take to the field again tonight, as they take on the Pickens County Dragons in Jasper, Ga. The Dragons come in with a 1-3-1 record, but they had an impressive 51-3 victory over Murray County.

        Pickens County will welcome a Dawgs team that is rolling along after a 46-6 Homecoming drumming of the Gilmer County Bobcats. The Dawgs look to push the record to 5-1 with a W.

        Cedartown is averaging 31 points per game, that’s tops in the sub region. However, Pickens County is averaging 30 points per game which is second.

        Both Cedartown and Pickens County won there first region contest, so both teams are looking to separate from each other tonight.

        Cedartown moved up 53 spots this week in the state rankings to 168.

        A four car accident occurred on Hwy. 278 at Moore’s Transmission on Thursday at around 10:10 in the morning.

        A wrecker belonging to Moore’s Transmission was in the left turning lane when the vehicle was struck in the back. A Redmond EMS employee then stopped to provide assistance to the people involved in the wreck.

        However, upon stopping, the EMS employee’s vehicle was also struck in the rear. Two people were transported to the hospital, but no serious injuries have been reported.

         The Polk County Police Department’s K-9 Unit made a big bust on Highway 278 at Substation Road Thursday evening, stopping two apparent drug couriers in possession of 1 pound of marijuana.

        According to police reports, Damon Terrell,31, and 33 year old James Aaron III, both of Gadsden, were stopped returning from DeKalb County where they had picked up the marijuana and were apparently returning to Gadsden to make sales.

        This is the first big stop for this particular K-9 unit, as they have only been certified for 2 months. Also recovered in the search was around $1000 dollars in cash.

       The Cedartown Bulldogs will square off tonight with the Gilmer County Bobcats, in the annual Homecoming game, starting at 7:30 pm at Cedartown Memorial Stadium/Doc Ayers Field.

        Gilmer County Head Coach Wesley Tankersley will lead the Bobcats into Cedartown after an impressive 24-17 win over the Ridgeland Panthers.

        However, Cedartown has an impressive win of their own to boast about, a 46-40 gut wrenching win over Southeast Whitfield County. The Dawgs have had an off week to recover physically and mentally, so they’ll look to take advantage of the extra rest.

        Cedartown will continue to look to their dynamic offensive duo, brothers Zach and Nick Chubb, to carry the Dawgs to a 4-1 record, which would be there best start since 2003.

        Presentation of Class Representatives and the crowning of the 2011 Homecoming Queen will take place at halftime.

        Again, the game starts at 7:30 tonight, so come out and support the Dawgs.

Superintendent Marvin Williams discusses Re-Districting options with Board Member Crystal Sproull

       The Polk School District Board of Education met in special session on Tuesday Night to discuss and consider Redistricting. State Senator Bill Heath was in attendance to provide expertise on the legislative requirements that Redistricting would bring.

        Recent census data, and the threat of a lawsuit, has required the Board to take a look at how the county map is divided among board members.

        The current board seats 9 members and the vote will be to stay at 9 members with new districts that provide equal representation or to go to a 7 member board with equal representation.

        The public will have several opportunities to provide input on this subject. A town hall meeting will be held to discuss the options votes on October 25 at 10am and 6pm. The board will then vote at the regularly scheduled board meeting on November 8. However, there will be a public input meeting from 5:30 until the meeting begins.

        On November 15, there will be a second town hall meeting with Senator Bill Heath to discuss the final decision that will go before legislation.

The annual Homecoming parade will be held on Friday, Sept. 30 at 4:30 p.m. on Main Street. Community league football teams, cheerleaders, and other community entries are encouraged to participate.

The homecoming football game will follow at Cedartown Memorial Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Halftime events will include the presentation of class representatives and the crowning of the homecoming queen.