A man arrested back on August 11 for having a firearm in his possession is now facing additional charges, including aggravated assault and kidnapping. According to Polk County Police reports, officers interviewed two women who say that a man had attacked them and forced them to go with him againstContinue Reading
Polk County Police arrested a Cedartown man earlier this week after a 911 hang up call at a residence. According to Polk County Police reports, officers responded to the residence on Marie Lane and spoke to a man there who said that his girlfriend and her ex-husband were at hisContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help Toyo Tires recruit a number of workers for its manufacturing facility in Bartow County on Saturday, Aug. 23. The recruitment will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gordon County Parks and Recreation Center, 7494 Fairmount Highway, S.E.Continue Reading
A former soldier who was convicted of killing his wife will spend the rest of his life in prison, after a judge heard arguments from both sides Tuesday morning. According to District Attorney Jack Browning, Shay Merritt of Aragon was found guilty on malice murder, felony murder, possession of aContinue Reading
A missing elderly couple from Louisiana that prompted a Mattie’s Call to be issued late Sunday has been found and is safe. According to a press release from the Floyd County Police Department, Pierre Demetrius Billiot and his wife Willie Pearl Billiot were found alive and well in Marietta atContinue Reading
A line of strong thunderstorms moved through northwest Georgia late Monday afternoon, bringing with it wind gusts of up to 60 MPH and dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Floyd and most of Polk County at 5:00 PM Monday, which lasted forContinue Reading
An elderly couple that has ties to Cedartown has been the subject of a Mattie’s Call as authorities are still trying to locate them. Floyd County Police say 83-year-old Willie Pearl Billiot and 77-year-old Demetrius Billiot of Port Sulfer, Louisiana were last seen in northeastern Floyd County on Friday. TheyContinue Reading
KINGS BAY, Ga. – A 2007 Rockmart High School graduate and Rockmart, Ga. native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a crew working aboard one of the world’s most advanced ballistic missile submarines, USS West Virginia (SSBN 736). Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Swan is a machinistContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, just after 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, the Bartow County 911 Center began to receive calls of a man shooting persons at a home on Brent Circle. Deputies and investigators responded with rescue personnel to the scene and as they didContinue Reading
The football season may not officially begin until August 29, but the Cedartown High School Bulldogs will be headed down to Douglas County to take on New Manchester in a pre-season scrimmage game. Cedartown finished the 2013 season with a 9-2 record, one of them a pivotal game against thenContinue Reading
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