No one was hurt and one person is in custody after a tense situation in the Morgan Valley Road area early Wednesday afternoon. According to Chief Deputy Jonathan Blackmon, Polk County Police and Polk County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of shots being fired across the roadway. Deputies arrivedContinue Reading
Cedartown, Ga. – August 15, 2017: The City of Cedartown has unveiled a digital brand logo and announced a redesign of their website, www.cedartowngeorgia.gov. The digital brand logo will be visible on the City’s communication channels, including their website, social media pages, YouTube channel and traditional media releases. “We areContinue Reading
Rome, GA– The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District office in Rome and health departments in Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk, and Walker counties will close early to clients and visitors on Monday, August 21st in the interest of public safety during the solarContinue Reading
ATLANTA, August 15, 2017 —Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that The HON Company, a leading manufacturer of office furniture, will create 60 jobs and invest $14.5 million in a Polk County facility expansion. “The HON Company is familiar with the advantages of operating in the top state for business andContinue Reading
The Polk School District in their Tuesday meeting choose the person who would fill the unexpired term of Hal Floyd, who resigned last week due to the state’s nepotism clause. School board members unanimously chose retired administrator Judy Wiggins to fill the seat until a special election can be heldContinue Reading
Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd was suspended without pay for the rest of the week following a confrontation with County Commissioner Jennifer Husley after Tuesday’s county commission regular session meeting. Polk County Manager Matt Denton said that he officially reprimanded Dodd for his actions. Hulsey told the Polk CountyContinue Reading
Cedartown, GA: When was the last time you checked to make sure your vaccinations were current? The Polk County Health Department wants to remind Georgians that August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). When you think of your back to school check list, make sure to add vaccinations to theContinue Reading
As the school year starts on August 8, the Polk School District Board of Education will be down one member as one of the newest board members tendered his resignation at Tuesday’s school board meeting in Cedartown. Hal Floyd, who soundly defeated former school board chairman Harold McDurmon in theContinue Reading