The latest news from Cedartown, Rockmart and all of Polk County.
The polls are open today until 7:00 p.m. tonight for the Republican primary runoff election for the Polk County Commission District 2 seat. The race features incumbent county commissioner Ray Barber and challenger Charles Thaxton, a former member of the Polk School District Board of Education. Barber and Thaxton finishedContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE CEDARTOWN, GA – Cedartown’s Kimoto Tech, Inc. announced on July 25th a $6 million capital investment project that will allow the film-coating company to progress with the advancement of new technologies and sustain their global competitiveness. Kimoto Tech, Inc. (KTI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kimoto Co.Continue Reading
PRESS RELEASE Local residents can now purchase T-shirts designed to show support for Cedartown’s first responders. Created by The Cedarstream Company, the T-shirts feature vibrant graphics in support of both the Cedartown Police Department and the Cedartown Fire Department. The shirts are $15 each and for every shirt purchased, CedarstreamContinue Reading
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help Mohawk Industries recruit more than 40 manufacturing employees to work at several Calhoun locations. The recruitment will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gordon County Agricultural Center located at 1282 Highway 53Continue Reading
Local authorities arrested a Rockmart man Thursday night on a host of charges for allegedly having over two dozen images of child pornography on his cell phone. According to Investigator Brandy Brady of the Polk County Police Department, Benjamin Cody Jones, 25, of a Prospect Road address in Rockmart, facesContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested former Jailor Harry Dallas Battle, age 61, on charges of violation of oath of office (felony), false statement (felony), and battery (misdemeanor).Continue Reading
PRESS RELEASE Issac Streetman and the Redneck Romeos will close out the 2016 Fourth Friday Summer Concert Series on July 22. A local favorite, the Redneck Romeos will perform a mix of classic rock and country. The band will crank up at 7 p.m. but the event will start earlierContinue Reading
UPDATED 2:20 PM 7/20/16 Police in Rockmart have arrested a man who had been holed up in his Jones Ave. apartment since about 10:30 Wednesday morning. According to Rockmart Police Chief Keith Sorrells, 26 year old Ayron Adams of a Cedartown address was being served warrants for aggravated assault andContinue Reading
Early voting in the July 26 Republican run-off election for the Polk County Commission District 2 seat wraps up on Friday. Elections director Karen Garmon told the Polk County Standard Journal that about 460 people had cast ballots in person or by mail as of the end of the dayContinue Reading
Staff Report Crews will be repairing a water main located in the Rock Street/Merits Avenue/Jones Street/Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. area on THURSDAY, JULY 21. The estimated time of repair is from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. Residents living in the above-mentioned area will be without water service during thisContinue Reading
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