Month: August 2016

MEDIA RELEASE On Aug. 11, 2016, the Polk County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 325 Central Street in Cedartown. This search warrant was obtained as the result of an extensive investigation into […]

Cedartown, GA: Another animal rabies case has been confirmed in Polk County bringing the total to five for the year, and public health officials are urging pet owners to make sure their animals are vaccinated […]

Former Polk County Coroner Trey Litesey took a plea deal that was offered him by his attorneys and District Attorney Jack Browning. Litesey faces a $2,500 fine and three years probation after pleading guilty on […]

The City of Aragon has called an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning for the purpose of calling a special election in November to fill the council seat of Curtis Burrus. The meeting will be held […]

The bid process will be underway this Wednesday for a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant project to repair dilapidated sewer lines in the Goodyear Village area of Cedartown. Cedartown City Manager Bill Fann said that […]

Polk County Commissioners failed to come to a compromise during a third budget work session Tuesday night, delaying the fiscal year 2017 budget another month. During the final budget work session of June, county commissioner […]

Cedartown, Ga. – July 26, 2016: When you ask Dr. Amaris Daniels what her goal is in life, her face lights up and she smiles. “Serving the underserved,” she says as a matter of fact […]

Two suspects accused of being involved in the October 2015 shooting death of Daniel Leon pleaded guilty and have been sentenced in Polk Superior Court. According to District Attorney Jack Browning, 17-year-old Brandon Wilson entered […]

The blast at JCG Farms in Rockmart killed 25-year-old Justin Deems and seriously injured five others. Four companies have been fined $112,00 for multiple safety violations. MEDIA RELEASE ROCKMART, Ga. – In the agricultural industry, […]