Flames inflicted serious damage to a home Tuesday afternoon on Piedmont Highway according to Polk County Fire Department officials. Fire units responded after they were issued an alert around 2 p.m. Tuesday. According to reports, Georgia Forestry Service personnel were the first to arrive on the scene and were ableContinue Reading

A man from the Rockmart area is currently in the Polk County Jail charged with child molestation after a child counselor reported suspicions to police. According to reports, 23 year old Anthony Dwatt Holden of a Braswell Mountain Road address in Rockmart, was arrested and charged with aggravated child molestation,Continue Reading

A Dallas man who tried to flee police on Saturday was unsuccessful in doing so. According to reports, 22 year old Eric Craig, of a Farmbrook Lane address in Dallas was arrested after Polk County Police perused him all the way back to his residence. Reports state that Craig toldContinue Reading

An observant Sheriff’s deputy assisted Rome/Floyd Metro Task Force officers in taking out a suspected meth lab Tuesday in Cave Spring. Deputies responded to the home on Highway 411 South earlier in the day to serve a protective order not related to the meth lab when they observed items commonlyContinue Reading

The City of Cedartown will host a public informational meeting to receive input to be used in preparing the recreation master plan. The purpose of this master plan is to determine the type, number and location of future parks, facilities, programs, open space and trails to be provided to meetContinue Reading

Campus health officials have received confirmation of Kennesaw State University’s first official diagnosis of H1N1 flu. A teacher and a student have been confirmed with the flu. A culture was taken from the student and sent to the Georgia Department of Community Health, which confirmed the diagnosis. Kennesaw State isContinue Reading