ATLANTA – Five Georgia communities have been newly selected to receive assistance with their housing needs through the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH), a public-private initiative focused on helping communities strategically grow their economies through housing-related solutions. Cedartown, Madison, Pine Mountain, Trion and Liberty County will begin the three-yearContinue Reading

The Polk School District Board of Education and Superintendent William Hunter named Yvonne Lee as the 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year. Lee, a biology teacher at Cedartown High School for nearly 15 years, is involved with numerous activities at the high school, including the academic Renaissance program and  homecoming planning.Continue Reading

Nearly a hundred residents turned out Tuesday morning for a Veterans Day Commemorative Service at the Veterans Plaza just outside the Cedartown Library. Following a pledge to the flag and the singing of the Star Spangled Banner, city manager Bill Fann provided the keynote address during the ceremony. Listen below:Continue Reading

Game 1 – FINAL CEDARTOWN BULLDOGS       17 PEPPERELL DRAGONS            0 Cedartown finishes as third seed in Region 5AAA. The Bulldogs will be on the road Friday against the Adairsville Tigers. Game 2 – FINAL ROCKMART YELLOW JACKETS     6 PEPPERELL DRAGONS                0 Rockmart finishes as fourth seed in Region 5AAA. TheContinue Reading

PRESS RELEASE Cedartown, Ga. – Cedartown City Manager Bill Fann will be the keynote speaker at the 2014 Cedartown Veteran’s Day Service. The service, organized by Marvin and Jean Hampton and representatives of the American Legion, is held annually on Veteran’s Day (Nov. 11) at 11 a.m. at the CedartownContinue Reading