MEDIA RELEASE At approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday April 30th 2019 the Cedartown Police Department received a call of a burglary in progress at a residence on Virginia Avenue. The resident in the home reported that she heard glass breaking, called 911, and fled the home. The suspect was describedContinue Reading
CEDARTOWN, GA – An already bad situation could have turned much worse had it not been for the quick actions of a neighbor. The home located at 113 Ellen Hand Circle caught fire this morning around 9 a.m. A neighbor heard cries for help coming from inside the house andContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome is asking residents to keep their guard up when receiving unusual phone calls. “Sadly, we see this often, especially with our senior citizens. Someone calls and convinces them to transfer money to them for whatever reason, and once they send it, the moneyContinue Reading
WRGA / Floyd County Jail Reports A Lindale man was arrested early Monday morning following a brief standoff with police. According to Floyd County Jail records, 20-year old Demarco Anthony Farmer injured a woman when he struck her on the left and right side of her face. He then reportedlyContinue Reading
A candlelight memorial service honoring patients and families served by Heyman HospiceCare at Floyd will take place at 6 p.m. May 7. The event will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 911 N. Broad St. The service will include a reading of the names of loved ones who haveContinue Reading
This Thursday, May 2, marks the nationwide observance of the National Day of Prayer. Local activities, hosted by First Baptist Church of Cedartown, will be held that evening. Beginning at 5:45 p.m., praise and worship videos will be shown in the church sanctuary. At 6:45, a prayer walk will beContinue Reading
Staff Reports Cedartown and Polk County firefighters spent several hours Thursday night battling a structure fire at the former Purks Middle School gym in Cedartown. The nearly 70 year old building, originally the beloved old Cedartown High School gym, had been vacant for some time after the previous owner foreclosedContinue Reading
By: Logan Maddox Cedartown baseball was swept in the first round of last night’s GHSA playoff matchup. The Dawgs traveled to Bogart, GA for games with North Oconee. North Oconee were the champs of Region 8 whereas Cedartown was the four seed of Region 5. The Titans won the firstContinue Reading
By: Logan Maddox (logansethmaddox@icloud.com) Some stories just write themselves. Down 12-3, the Cedartown Middle School baseball team faced their largest deficit of the season. After all, it was only the second time all season they were behind on the scoreboard. With his son’s team down nine runs in the AreaContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE CEDARTOWN – The Cedartown Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 119 King Street, Cedartown, at approximately 9:25 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters witnessed flames and heavy smoke emanating from the rear of the structure. Firefighters made an interior attack on the fire and succeededContinue Reading