The Cedartown High School DECA Chapter recently competed in several different events/competitions at the State Career Development Conference last weekend. The winners are as follows: Ree Palmer: 1st, Retail Merchandising Mary Paige Gray & Valerie DeWandel: 1st, Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making Jordan McLendon: 2nd, Business Services MeredithContinue Reading

The Polk County Board of Education will be accepting letters of interest or resumes for the purpose of selecting a qualified individual to fill the unexpired term of Crystal Sproull, District 6, until a successor is elected during the November general election.The person elected to fill the vacancy in NovemberContinue Reading

An assembly Tuesday morning at Cedartown High School honored the 2012 STAR student, Austin Goggins, and social studies teacher Vicki Mayes, who Goggins selected to be the CHS STAR Teacher for 2012. A program of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, the Student Teachers Achievement Program has been sponsored locallyContinue Reading

       The city of Cedartown Police Department executed a search warrant over the weekend and the search brought big results.        According to Assistant Chief Jamie Newsome, Gabriel Molina, 36, Alfredo Pineda, 26, and Amador Pineda, 26, were arrested and charged with trafficking meth, possession of meth with intent toContinue Reading

  Jennifer Hulsey has announced her campaign to run for Georgia State House of Representatives as a Republican candidate.  The 16th District has recently been redrawn and includes all of Polk, and portions of  Bartow and Haralson Counties. Community members and leaders across the 16th district joined Jennifer in announcingContinue Reading

       At the January City Commission meeting, Director of Redevelopment Dr. Tommy Engram requested that the board approve several changes to the Downtown Depot on South Main Street.        Engram made a proposal for bike racks to be placed in the downtown area and on West Avenue. The racks willContinue Reading

       As county and city governmental groups continue to make changes for the 2012 year, the Polk County School Board also made necessary adjustments in electing new officers and making a calendar adjustment for the upcoming year.        Vice Chairman Chuck Thaxton was nominated and unanimously elected to take theContinue Reading

      City Commissioners Dale Tuck and Gary Martin were sworn in by Judge Richard Sutton at the January meeting of the City Commission.        Tuck and Martin were re-elected to another four year term in November.        Accompanying Commissioner Tuck was her mother Minnie Loyd, and Gary Martin was joinedContinue Reading

       The Cedartown High School’s chapter of the Distributive Clubs of America will again be hosting the 14th annual Mr. Big Dawg talent contest.        The event will take place on Thursday, January 19 at 6:30 pm in the Cedartown Civic Auditorium.        Each year students are selected from eachContinue Reading

       Cedartown and Polk County citizens will be voting on a continuation of the 1% Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).        The SPLOST money is used to improve departments and infrastructure throughout the city and county.        A recent purchase was made for the Cedartown Police Department withContinue Reading