Month: December 2009

A 14-year-old boy in Bremen is expected to be charged as an adult in connection with the shooting death of his 18-year-old sister. Bremen Police say Nikki Parrot was shot once in the head on […]

Rockmart Police have arrested and Aragon man on child molestation charges. According to Polk County Jail Docket reports, 29 year old Derrick Keith Lentz of 327 New Prospect Road in Aragon was arrested back on […]

The man arrested for his alleged involvement in an armed robbery has been released from Polk County Jail on a property bond. According to docket reports, 18 year old James Andrew Crawford of 210 Laurel […]

A major 4-wheeler theft ring has been busted in Haralson County. Haralson County Sheriff Eddie Mixon says they’ve made 11 arrests, and are trying to match stolen ATVs to their owners. Mixon says he is […]

Well another major road closure in Cedartown today. This time it’s a portion of College Drive in the north end of town. According to city officials, a section of College Drive between Georgia Lane and […]

Going fast is going to cost you big. Under Georgia’s new “super speeder” law that goes into effect in on Jan. 1, speeders caught going over 75 mph on two lane roads will be hit […]

More bad news for the local economy as a Rome area store will be closing its doors and leaving the Mount Berry Square Mall. According to a company spokesman, the Rome GAP stores in Mount […]

According to new U.S. Census figures Georgia’s population placed ninth in the country with a population at 9,829,211. The number shows a growth in the state of 131,373 compared to the 2000 Census. In 2000 […]

The 2010 Cedartown Little League baseball sign-ups will begin on Jan. 4. Walk-in registration will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 4-7 and Jan. 11-14 at the Cedartown Recreation Department gym […]

Bring One for the Chipper, the state’s annual Christmas tree recycling program, invites Georgia residents to bring their trees to local drop-off centers. For Polk County: any of the 6 convenience centers plus Home Depot […]