After a mainly dry week, the chance of showers and thunderstorms will begin to increase into the weekend. Today, the National Weather Service is calling for just a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. However, those storms could be strong or possibly severe in places. The best chance of stormsContinue Reading
The top administrator position at Rockmart High School is now vacant after it was announced this week that Wesley Cupp would be moved from the high school to the principal job at Eastside Elementary School. According to Polk School District Superintendent Greg Teems, Phil Wood resigned as principal of EastsideContinue Reading
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__2017-05-19_08-18-51-AMContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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