Early voting in the July 26 Republican run-off election for the Polk County Commission District 2 seat wraps up on Friday. Elections director Karen Garmon told the Polk County Standard Journal that about 460 people had cast ballots in person or by mail as of the end of the dayContinue Reading

Cedartown, GA:  Two raccoons have tested positive for animal rabies, and public health officials are awaiting test results on a third raccoon.  Two of the three (one confirmed positive and the second pending test results) were found in the College Street area in Cedartown, but officials emphasize animal rabies canContinue Reading