From Georgia State Patrol: On January 21, at approximately 4 p.m., Grace Reed was driving a 2005 Honda Accord, attempting to turn left from GA 1 southbound onto Youngs Farm Rd eastbound. As Ms. Reed turned left she entered the path of a 2019 Freightliner tractor-trailer that was traveling inContinue Reading
From WSB-TV: A Cartersville man is behind bars after police said he had an inappropriate relationship with one of his former students. Craig Dean Godfrey, 38, of Cartersville, was a band teacher at the North Cobb Christian School. Police said the school administration contacted investigators on Friday with information thatContinue Reading
By: Sen. Jason Anavitarte (R – Dallas) On Monday, Jan. 11th, 2021, the Georgia Senate reconvened for the first session of the 156th Georgia General Assembly. All 56 senators including nine other new senators were sworn in. As a freshman senator, I am still learning the ropes on being aContinue Reading
The City of Rockmart has lost their longtime leader this morning. Jeff Ellis, died this morning due to complications caused by COVID-19. Ellis, who was City Manager for the past 25 years, was hospitalized for COVID-19 in recent days and had been in ICU. He was 67. He leaves behindContinue Reading
STAFF REPORTS: Effectively Immediately for all Polk School District Events: Due to a rise in the number of COVID cases outside of Polk School District, parents/guardians will be the only spectators allowed to attend winter sporting events. We are making every effort to ensure the continued health of our studentContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE: January 14, 2021 – Governor Brian Kemp and State School Superintendent Richard Woods plan to provide a one-time, $1,000 bonus payment to every K-12 public-school teacher and school-level staff member in the state. The bonus payments are intended for all school-level staff in Georgia’s K-12 public schools, including teachers, paraprofessionals, schoolContinue Reading
Cedartown, GA, January 14, 2021 – Cedartown and Rockmart officials jointly announced the closing of their municipal lobbies today. The closure affects public access to Cedartown City Hall, the Cedartown Police Department, Rockmart City Hall and the Rockmart Police Department. The closure, effective Friday, Jan. 15, is due to aContinue Reading
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is launching a COVID vaccine locator on the DPH website at https://dph.georgia.gov. The tool allows users to search by county for a vaccine provider in their community, and provides location and contact information for the provider. This is not a centralized schedulingContinue Reading
Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) issued over $130 million last week to Georgians in regular Unemployment Insurance (UI), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), State Extended Benefits (SEB), and Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) payments. The total issued includedContinue Reading
Dr. Katie Thomas will replace retiring superintendent Laurie Atkins at the end of the 2020-21 school year. The announcement came at the end of Tuesday’s Polk School District Board of Education meeting, following a months long search and interview process that eventually narrowed down to a field of two finalists,Continue Reading