Skip to content
WGAA Radio
WGAA Radio
Primary Navigation Menu
Menu
  • Home
  • News Desk
    • Local News
    • Police/Crime News
    • Sports
    • Local Events
    • Community News
    • Church News
  • Obituaries
    • Gammage Funeral Home
    • Litesey Funeral Home
    • Smith & Miller Funeral Home
    • Harden Funeral Home
    • F.K. Jones Funeral Home
  • Birthday Club
  • Trading Post
  • About Us
    • Shows
      • Georgia High School Football Scoreboard Show
      • The Grapevine
      • Savvy Senior Show
      • Under the Hood Show
      • Tips for Today’s Homeowner
      • Pets of the Week
    • Staff
    • Contact
    • Contest Rules
    • FCC Public File
  • NFHS Network
  • Listen Live

2020 (Page 11)

Rome neurosurgeon announces run for Congress

2020-01-14
By:
On: January 14, 2020
In: Area News, Local News, News Desk

WRGA Dr. John Cowan, a neurosurgeon at Harbin Clinic has announced that he is running for Congress. Dr. Cowan will be seeking the 14th District seat in the U.S. House. Congressman Tom Graves announced late last year that he would not be seeking re-election. Dr. Cowan says he is aContinue Reading

Arrest made in police chase where Polk PD officer was struck by train

2020-01-14
By:
On: January 14, 2020
In: Area News, Local News, News Desk, Police/Crime News

The suspect that was being pursued by Polk County Police Officer Andy Anderson, who was struck by a train in Rockmart, is now in the Polk County Jail. According to Polk County Jail records, 18-year-old Jayden Willis Moates of a Litchfield St. address in Rockmart was arrested late Monday afternoonContinue Reading

Police investigating armed robbery; suspect arrested

2020-01-14
By:
On: January 14, 2020
In: Area News, Local News, News Desk, Police/Crime News

MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown Police have arrested one suspect as an investigation into an early morning armed robbery continues. Aaron Arrington, 27, of 928 Dever St., Rockmart, has been charged with armed robbery and is currently housed in the Polk County Jail. According to Cedartown Police, a report of an armedContinue Reading

Second Chance Addiction Recovery Solutions – SCARS

2020-01-13
By: Gail Conner
On: January 13, 2020
In: Church News, Community News, Local Events

Monday Nights at 7 p.m. Supper will be served! Hosted by: Wesley Chapel Community Church 1348 Drummond Road, Cedartown, GA 30125 PASTOR: Henry White, 904-537-4719 If you or someone you love is struggling with abuse or addiction problems, there is hope and healing.. Second Chance addiction recovery Solutions (SCARS) isContinue Reading

One injured in Sunday afternoon Rock Street shooting

2020-01-06
By:
On: January 6, 2020
In: Area News, Local News, News Desk, Police/Crime News

MEDIA RELEASE: Cedartown, Ga. – January 6, 2020 – One person was injured and another person jailed as a result of a Sunday afternoon shooting on Rock Street. According to reports, a call was received at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 5, in regards to a shooting. When Cedartown officersContinue Reading

Police arrest parents of 11-month-old who died last month

2020-01-06
By:
On: January 6, 2020
In: Area News, Local News, News Desk, Police/Crime News

The parents of an 11-month-old boy who was found deceased were arrested on December 31, 2019 and remain in the Polk County Jail with bond denied. According to Polk County Jail records, 29-year-old Jimmy Phillip Beck and 26-year-old Karalyn Brynne Lonergan, both of an Adamson Drive address in Cedartown, wereContinue Reading

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 10 11
CEDARTOWN WEATHER

RSS Latest & Breaking News on Fox News

  • Pop star Olivia Rodrigo blasts DHS for using her song in 'hateful, racist' post November 11, 2025
    Olivia Rodrigo demanded DHS stop using her music for deportation propaganda after the agency featured her song in an immigration enforcement post.
  • Senate ends 41-day government shutdown stalemate, sends bipartisan deal to House November 11, 2025
    Senate passes bipartisan funding package to reopen government through January 2026, with Speaker Mike Johnson planning House vote by Wednesday to end shutdown.
  • John Cena adds one more impressive accolade to WWE resume November 11, 2025
    WWE legend John Cena became the latest Grand Slam champion in the company as he defeated Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship.
  • Jasmine Crockett downplays Jay Jones' murderous texts as a 'distraction' November 11, 2025
    Rep. Jasmine Crockett said Democrats were right to abandon 'purity tests' and support Jay Jones for Virginia attorney general despite his murderous text messages from 2022.
  • Bloody brawl breaks out as agitators protest TPUSA event at UC Berkeley in California November 11, 2025
    A bloody altercation erupted Monday near UC Berkeley ahead of a Turning Point USA event featuring Dr. Frank Turek and Rob Schneider, just months after the assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk.

RSS Covering Georgia Politics

  • Government food program to begin disbursing Tuesday in Georgia, at two-thirds the normal amount
    ATLANTA — The one in eight Georgians who rely on food stamps to put meals on the table will start receiving their money on Tuesday. The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) said recipients who were supposed to receive deposits to their electronic benefit transfer cards last week will see the transactions post, but they […]
  • Some disruptions at Hartsfield-Jackson amid shutdown
    ATLANTA — Hundreds of flights in and out of Atlanta were cancelled or delayed Monday amid the ongoing government shutdown. At 41 days, this shutdown was longer by nearly a week than the prior record of 35 days set during President Donald Trump’s first term. Last week, as the U.S. Senate seemed locked in stalemate, […]
  • State tax revenues rise in October
    ATLANTA – Georgia’s net tax collections rose by 6.9% last month compared to October of last year, accelerating ahead of percentage gains the prior two months, according to new state figures reported Friday. October net collections exceeded $2.7 billion. That was less than the nearly $3.3 billion in September, but it was more than the […]
  • In about face, Trump administration tells Georgia it will fully fund food program for the hungry
    ATLANTA — The federal government said Friday that it will comply with a judge’s order to issue full benefits for this month to its food assistance program for low-income households. In a letter to state directors of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, Patrick A. Penn, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) official who […]
  • Flights trimmed at Atlanta and other major airports as government shutdown drags on
    ATLANTA — Airlines flying to and from Atlanta have begun trimming flights in reaction to a federal mandate that stems from the government shutdown. The order from the Federal Aviation Administration, which applies only to domestic flights, was triggered by “increased reports of strain” among air traffic controllers and the pilots they serve. Federal workers, […]
  • Georgia economy suffers from lack of financial aid for low-income students, advocates argue
    ATLANTA — Nearly every state in the country gives college students financial aid based on financial need. Georgia is among the two that do not. Advocates who want to see that changed contend the policy is harming the economy by reducing the number of college students who earn a degree after suffering academic setbacks, and […]
  • Delays for distribution of government food benefits to the hungry
    ATLANTA — The one in eight Georgians who rely on the government for food may have to wait for weeks to get their spending allotment on the cards they use to buy groceries. In Georgia, deposits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, normally start arriving on the fifth of each month, rolling out […]
  • Democrats take rare statewide election wins
    ATLANTA —  Two Democrats swept the only statewide elections on Tuesday’s ballot, upending total Republican control over the five-member Public Service Commission. The agency, which regulates utilities and sets consumer rates, is expected to play a central role in planning for future needs of electricity-hungry data centers. Democrats Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard used that issue […]
  • Low-income families that rely on federal government for food still face uncertainty
    ATLANTA — People in Georgia who rely on the federal government for food may or may not start receiving money Wednesday, amid head-spinning pronouncements from Washington. An estimated 1.4 million Georgians receive subsidies for groceries through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which the administration of President Donald Trump sought to freeze during […]
  • Uncertainty still hangs over federal program that feeds the hungry
    ATLANTA — Georgia politicians continued to blame each other Monday for the lapse in funding for federal food assistance, amid confusion about the government’s reaction to two federal lawsuits. On Friday, judges ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to resume depositing funds into the accounts of recipients of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program […]

Designed using Magazine News Byte. Powered by WordPress.