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PRESS RELEASE Two groups of young men, two very distinct cultures living nearly 7,000 miles apart, will come together on a red dirt playing field during a hot August day and share a common bond: the love of baseball. Cedartown Kimoto Tech officials and representatives with the City of CedartownContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE The percentage of Georgia’s 8th graders exceeding standards in all content-area Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) increased this year, including an eight percentage point increase in reading. Grade 8 students showed a two percentage point increase in English language arts, a three percentage point increase in mathematics, a threeContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE Sheliah Hogg was selected as the first recipient of the David Adam Scholarship to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). The scholarship was established by the Ronald pharmacy-no-rx.net Adam family in memory of David Wayne Adam (1971-1988) a student at Cedartown High School. One scholarship will be awardedContinue Reading
Cedartown Police are investigating an apparent burglary at the Polk School District central office building on South College Street that apparently took place sometime early Monday morning. According to a police report, an Apple iPad with a detachable keyboard was taken from an office valued at approximately $499. Police sayContinue Reading
Floyd County Police arrested three juveniles on Sunday for allegedly shooting a 14-year-old male with a BB gun. According to a press release, the victim called 911 just after 9:20 pm Sunday evening saying he had been shot and his bicycle stolen from the Park Avenue area in Lindale. TheContinue Reading
Cedartown City Commissioners got a firsthand look Monday at some of the most blighted properties in the city during a driving tour through some of the neighborhoods most affected by the issue. Commissioners are considering an ordinance that would use the power of the purse to force blighted property ownersContinue Reading
The Polk County Board of Commissioners are expected to vote on a change in magistrate court fees when they meet in their regular session tonight. Chief Magistrate Judge Jean Crane spoke to county commissioners during a work session Monday, describing the proposed fee adjustments. According to Judge Crane, one ofContinue Reading
A public hearing will be held today on a proposed antique shop at the former Old Mill Restaurant near Cedartown. The special land use permit request, submitted by Jimmy and Ann Madden, reads that they intend to operate an antique shop on the lower level of their residence at 12Continue Reading
A hard to imagine calamity occurred on Lake Allatoona in Bartow County following Saturday nights fireworks show, that left five injured including a four month old child. The Atlanta Yacht Club had just completed its fireworks show when, A ski boat slammed into the rear of a boat with fiveContinue Reading
Cedartown’s Krige Schabort has won the men’s division of the Atlanta Peachtree Road Race. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, this is the 18th time that Schabort has participated in the coveted race. Schabort came in third place at the Cedartown 5K Road Race earlier this week. In the women’s division,Continue Reading
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