The investigation is continuing after a body was found Saturday morning on the Silver Comet Trail near Fish Creek. According to Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier, 41-year-old Paul Odell McGee of a Bethlehem Road address in Rockmart was located just after 11:00 a.m. by walkers on the trail near aContinue Reading

A Rockmart man died early Tuesday morning after being struck by a motor home on Interstate 75 in Bartow County. According to the Georgia State Patrol, 42-year-old Bobby S. Morris of Rockmart was walking along the interstate at around 3:00 a.m. Tuesday when he was struck by the motor homeContinue Reading

There has been a change in leadership at the Polk County Jail. Sheriff Johnny Moats said Jail Administrator Col. Jerry Shellhouse has resigned for personal reasons. Shellhouse tendered his resignation on Monday. Another sheriff’s deputy has also resigned, said Moats. Al Sharp with the Cedartown Police Department has been tappedContinue Reading