Cedartown Police investigating Vine Street shooting
MEDIA RELEASE: Cedartown, Ga. – September 1, 2020– Cedartown Police are investigating a shooting incident at a Vine Street address that left one person injured. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, officers were called to the scene around 8 p.m. Upon arrival, they discovered a male subject had beenContinue Reading
WGAA will be home to the new Georgia High School Scoreboard Show starting September 4
Atlanta, GA – Dickey Broadcasting Company’s Sports Radio 680 The Fan & Southern Sports Today Network, along with the GHSA and the Georgia News Network are proud to announce a production partnership for the 2020 Georgia High School Football Network Scoreboard Show. The program will feed live from the studiosContinue Reading
LISTEN: Jeff Hulsey ready to serve as Cedartown’s Recreation Department Director
WGAA Radio · Jeff Huley on The Grapevine Show Cedartown, Ga. – August 25, 2020– After 17 years away, Jeff Hulsey has found his way back to his hometown. Born, raised, and schooled right here in Cedartown, Hulsey has been a fixture in the Rockmart community for nearly two decades, butContinue Reading
Big early innning too much to overcome for Lady Dawgs softball
CEDARTOWN, GA – The Cedartown High School Lady Bulldogs (4-1) dropped their first game of the season Thursday 10-7 to Bremen. Sophomore starting pitcher Reagan Clarke gave up six runs in the top of the 2nd inning, allowing 12 hits and striking out three batters in the course of theContinue Reading
Jeff Hulsey to become new recreation director for Cedartown
Long time Rockmart Recreation Director Jeff Hulsey announced on Thursday that he was leaving the department and has accepted the same job with the City of Cedartown. The official Rockmart Recreation Department Facebook page shared the announcement. I would like to thank everyone for the support you have given theContinue Reading
Officer involved shooting in Paulding County
On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at approximately 6:49 pm, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an officer-involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates that Paulding County deputies responded to a 911 call at the residence of Richard Jeanpaul Harris, age 41, at 90 JuliaContinue Reading
Rockmart and Cedartown men arrested on child pornography charges
From Polk County Police Department: On August 18, 2020, the Polk County Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division executed two search warrants for Sexual Exploitation of Children, and Child Pornography at a residence in Cedartown, and one in Rockmart. The execution of these Search Warrants were a culmination of an extensiveContinue Reading
Lady Dawgs remain unbeaten with 5-1 win over Bowdon
The Cedartown Lady Dawgs (4-0) remain undefeated as they downed Bowdon on Tuesday, 5-1. In the first inning, Marycille Brumby would hit a double to left center field on a 1-1 count, scoring Rosalyn Blankenship who reached on a lead-off single. Alexas Poole would drive in her first of threeContinue Reading
2020 Holloway Hunny Pot Festival canceled
The second annual event that had been slated for September 19, was nixed from the City’s event line-up due to COVID-19. Last year’s event attracted 400-plus residents to the City’s Historic Big Spring Park. “We’ve been holding out hope that we could safely hold this event, however, after taking intoContinue Reading
Compliance check nets six convenience store clerks for selling vaping products to a minor
MEDIA RELEASE: Six Cedartown convenience store clerks were cited last week for selling vaping products to a minor during a compliance check initiated by the police department. Cedartown Police report that a 16-year-old non resident of Polk County assisted the department with the compliance check. The check was conducted afterContinue Reading