Month: December 2011

A one car accident shut down traffic on Mountain Home Road, Thursday morning. According to reports, the driver of  a black Honda Civic apparently fell asleep at the wheel and veered off the road, striking […]

       The Polk School Board of Education has made some last minute modifications to the dress code before students return to school on January 3rd.        At the monthly meeting last Tuesday, Chairman Grady McCrickard […]

       Although an agreement has been reached, there are many questions needing answers regarding the PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) between Polk Medical Center Incorporated and Floyd Medical Center.        George Anderson, from the […]

       Polk County citizens will go to the polls on March 6, 2012 to vote on Sunday alcohol sales, but they will also be voting on an extension to the pre-existing 1% sales tax, better […]

       Just days after the Polk County Board of Commissioners voted to put “Sunday alcohol sales” on the voting ballot, the Cedartown City Commission followed suit by also unanimously deciding to add the vote to […]

       Polk County citizens will have an opportunity to make a statement on an issue that has taken the state of Georgia by storm this past year.        In the December meeting, the Board of […]

       The Cedartown City Commission met on Tuesday night, in special session, to consider classifying a designated area in south Cedartown as an enterprise zone.         According to City Commissioner Dale Tuck, the enterprise zone […]

       The first and second 7-AAA All-Region teams have been named, and Cedartown is not short on representatives.         A trio of Bulldogs were elected to the first team squad: Quarterback Zach Chubb, Running back […]

       A recent survey that was conducted by the City of Cedartown has yielded results, showing where Cedartown citizens are pleased and where they want to see improvement.         According to Director of Redevelopment Tommy Engram, […]