After years of ups and downs, ground has officially been broken on the Corners of Cedartown — the long-awaited Publix-anchored shopping center at the corner of Davis Road and the Highway 27 bypass. City leaders, developers, and community partners gathered at the site Thursday afternoon to mark the milestone forContinue Reading
The speed cameras that have watched over Cedartown’s school zones since 2022 are coming down. The Cedartown City Commission voted unanimously Monday night to terminate the city’s contract with RedSpeed, the company that operated the automated school zone speed cameras. The motion to end the program came from Commissioner JessicaContinue Reading
The Cedartown City Commission has passed a new ordinance making motorized carts legal to operate on designated city streets — but drivers will need to meet several requirements before hitting the road. Under the ordinance, motorized carts are permitted on city streets where the posted speed limit is 35 milesContinue Reading
According to a news release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, 42-year-old Kirk Douglas Owens was discovered unresponsive in his cell on the evening of Monday, July 6. Owens had been housed at the jail on charges of public drunkenness and a violation of probation. Jail officers and medical staffContinue Reading
By: Sam Branch Summers just aren’t for the boys anymore. The girls are taking over in full force and bringing softball bats, gloves and even a water slide with them. The Cedartown High School Lady Dawgs softball team recently held a camp for aspiring softball players earlier this month atContinue Reading
A Texas court decision involving a college football player could have consequences that reach all the way to local high school athletics. By Sam Branch Any fan of college sports can acknowledge that the game has changed. Over the last decade, it is possible that college athletics have changed moreContinue Reading
By: Sam Branch (WGAA Sports) – The high school football season never really comes to an end. Sure, the games on the schedule have an end, players play their final snaps, a champion is crowned. But the season never really ends. It just goes from one phase to another. AndContinue Reading
Several Polk County incumbents faced tough challenges in Tuesday’s general primary election, with one county commissioner losing her seat and congressional incumbent Clay Fuller securing the Republican nomination for a full term. U.S. House — District 14 U.S. Rep. Clay Fuller of Lookout Mountain won the Republican primary in Georgia’sContinue Reading
Republican Clay Fuller has won Georgia’s 14th Congressional District special election runoff, claiming the seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene. Fuller, a district attorney backed by President Trump, defeated Democrat Shawn Harris — a retired general and cattle farmer from Rockmart. Harris had actually led the first round ofContinue Reading
By: Sam Branch (WGAA Radio) One of the most recognizable and historic buildings in Rome was destroyed on Monday afternoon. At around 2:15pm, fire sparked at the historic Floyd County courthouse, completely destroying the Rome landmark. The building had been undergoing renovations for several weeks and work was in progressContinue Reading