The Cedartown City Commission Monday night issued a proclamation honoring Dr. Richard Jewell, a local optometrist for his many years of service to the community and to commemorate his retirement. A standing room only crowd of family, friends, and patients all applauded as Dr. Jewell received the proclamation from ChairmanContinue Reading

Rumors have been flying around town of a long-time industry closing its doors in Cedartown, and apparently that speculation seems to be accurate. Public records show that the Rome Plow Company was foreclosed upon in July. An attempt to contact company officials was unsuccessful. WGAA News visited the location inContinue Reading

Buchanan Elementary is on a list of Georgia schools identified as ‘not making adequate yearly progress’ according to the Haralson County Board of Education. As a result of the academic status, parents and guardians are eligible to transfer their child or children to the other elementary school in the schoolContinue Reading

A former Cedartown resident has been charged with child pornography. 26 year old Shannon Leigh Honea formerly of Cedartown and 34 year old John Nicklas were arrested on July 30, 2009 in Baltimore County, Maryland. On July 30th, after obtaining evidence, investigators received and executed a search warrant for theContinue Reading

Georgia Highlands College and Kennesaw State University will hold a ribbon cutting for the Paulding County Instructional Site in downtown Dallas at 11 a.m. Aug. 14. GHC will begin offering core undergraduate classes this fall and KSU will offer upper level business classes and graduate courses in educational leadership inContinue Reading

A Cleburne County man accused of killing his wife in 1993 so he could be with another woman was found guilty Thursday. Edward Kyttle drove his wife, Eleanor Kyttle, into a pond while she was unconscious in the back of a pickup truck, prosecutors said. He’d knocked her unconscious earlier,Continue Reading

U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey is planning to host a health care town mall meeting in Rome on Aug. 13 at 3 p.m. at the Rome Civic Center. A similar meeting last month drew more than 200 people to the gym at Georgia Highlands College to discuss the higly debated proposedContinue Reading

A wreck in Cedartown Tuesday has sent one person to the hospital. According to Cedartown Police officials, the collision occurred at approximately 10:45 Tuesday morning at the intersection of North Cave Spring Street and West Guard Avenue. Reports state that a white Chevy Venture minivan collided with a green PontiacContinue Reading

Haralson County authorities in cooperation with other area agencies have chalked up a number of drug-related arrests in recent weeks. The Haralson County Sheriff’s Office reports working with the Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force and Bremen Police in the arrest of a male for possession of methamphetamine ‘ice’ and seizure ofContinue Reading