MEDIA RELEASE: At 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, three black males wearing dark clothing and masks conducted an armed robbery at the Sunoco convenience store at 2471 U.S. 411 in Cartersville. During the robbery, one suspect was mortally wounded after an exchange of gunfire with the night store manager.Continue Reading
From WRGA News: A Cedartown man was jailed on Tuesday evening after he allegedly beat a man. According to a Floyd County Jail report, 30-year-old Corey Demarcus Gardhigh beat the man at a residence on South Central Avenue in Lindale in front of two young children. He is charged withContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Can a metal highway sign double as a welcome mat? According to Jeffery Baker, it certainly can. Baker grew up in Cedartown, familiar with the ins and outs of growing up in a small town. But in 2005, he found himself nearly 7,000 miles away from home inContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE ATLANTA—The Georgia State Patrol is making final preparations for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday travel periods. The Christmas holiday travel period will begin on Friday, December 23, at 6 p.m. and end at midnight on Monday, December 26. The New Year holiday travel period will begin atContinue Reading
The Polk County Jail releases the arrest reports in the mornings during the week. Click on the link below to view the file in PDF format. Media Arrest Summary with Photos__2016-12-21_09-11-39-AMContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Polk County Water is making another improvement to its business by adding a new service drive-thru window to its office located on Rockmart Highway. The window will be ready for use after the first of the New Year, and will provide customers the ability to make drive-thru paymentsContinue Reading
Varsity Girls Rockmart Lady Jackets 49 Cedartown Lady Bulldogs 46 Despite a 23 point game for Cedartown’s Tia Covington, the Lady Bulldogs fall to Rockmart 49-46 on Saturday, December 17. Madison Davis for Rockmart scored 14 points for the Lady Jackets, including 12 pointsContinue Reading
From City of Cedartown Facebook Page Even though it’s cold as all get out today (Friday), work is still being done on the Big Spring retaining wall project. We wanted to share so you can check out the progress. The south wall is almost complete!Continue Reading
A Dollar General 18-wheeler got stuck on the College Street “viaduct” bridge Thursday morning, according to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome. He said that the driver, who was unfamiliar with the area, got turned around and proceeded to attempt to cross the bridge, despite the signs that indicated no trucksContinue Reading
The Polk County Jail releases the arrest reports in the mornings during the week. Click on the link below to view the file in PDF format. Media Arrest Summary with Photos__2016-12-16_08-32-06-AMContinue Reading