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 illegal drug distribution. During the search, DTF agents seized cocaine, marijuana, a firearm, and anContinue Reading
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 against the preventable, but fatal-if-not-treated, disease. The most recent case was in the Rockmart areaContinue Reading
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 a felony charge of Violation of Oath of Office by a Public Official. He wasContinue Reading
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 at the Aragon City Hall building on Wednesday, August 10 at 10:30 a.m. Aragon CityContinue Reading
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 once the bidding period is completed, he hopes to see the project underway within aContinue Reading
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 Jennifer Hulsey proposed an amendment to the FY17 budget that would eliminate the assistant countyContinue Reading
WEIS Radio Reports Centre, Ala. – Murder suspect Jeffery Wilcox Jr. has been arrested after his 2001 Chevy pickup-truck was spotted on West Main Street in Centre just after 2:00 this afternoon. Centre Police Officers Billy Roche and Brody Moses conducted a traffic stop on Wilcox in the parking lotContinue Reading
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 that can’t be denied. “That is a passion of mine, and that’s what brought meContinue Reading
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 a guilty plea in court Monday morning to charges of felony voluntary manslaughter and felonyContinue Reading
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, excessive dust is a fuel that can cause serious and sometimes deadly explosions and firesContinue Reading
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