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Golf 3 Person Scramble

By: Gail Conner

On: October 3, 2024

In: Community News, News Desk

Monday, November 4th Meadow Lakes Golf Course Entry fee: $375 Contact clarke_robert@ymail.com or gdawg24@gmail.com Proceeds will benefit the Cedartown High Boys Golf TeamContinue Reading

Clothing Bank

By: Gail Conner

On: December 5, 2023

In: Community News, Local Events

2024 DATES: Jan 3, Feb 1, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 11, Aug 1, Sept 5, Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 6Continue Reading

3rd Annual Walk for Life

By: Gail Conner

On: September 8, 2023

In: Community News, News Desk

Saturday, October 14, 2023 Register at http://www.wire2wirerunning.com Race Route / Start-Finish & Parking: * The 5K Course is USATF Certified and a Peachtree R.R. qualifier! Scenic and very fast, this beautiful route meanders among trees, a river, & bridges. * The 5K and 1M will start and finish across the street from the Cedartown Welcome CenterContinue Reading

Tallatoona Head Start Applications

By: Gail Conner

On: May 12, 2022

In: Community News, Local Events

Tallatoona Headstart is now taking applications for next school year. Your child must be 3 by September 1st. We also have a Georgia Pre-K Class. Child has to be 4 by September 1st. This is income based and there is no charge. Please call Lori or Amanda at 770-748-2844 toContinue Reading

REGISTRACION PARA PREKINDER Y KINDERGARTEN

By: Gail Conner

On: March 9, 2022

In: Community News, Local Events

Marzo 21-23 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Districto Escolar Polk Cedartown, GA Marzo 28-29 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. PCCCA Rockmart Facilidad Agricola Escuela Secundaria Rockmart Los Estudiantes Deberan Estar Presentes Para RegistrarContinue Reading

Second Chance Addiction Recovery Solutions – SCARS

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

Trump touts US has 'tremendous' amount of Venezuelan oil, vows to 'take care' of Cuba after Iran focus March 7, 2026
President Donald Trump declared Saturday that the U.S. is extracting "tremendous amounts of oil" from Venezuela and vowed to "take care" of Cuba's regime.
Fans swarm JFK Jr sites in major city as hit series 'Love Story' triggers tourism frenzy March 7, 2026
Fans are flocking to JFK Jr.'s former NYC haunts amid the hit "Love Story" series. Here are details about his Tribeca loft, Bubby's diner and Panna II restaurant locations in Manhattan.
Tennis players receive threatening messages, including photos of a gun, demanding they lose matches March 7, 2026
Two women's tennis players, Panna Udvardy and Lucrezia Stefanini, received disturbing messages threatening their families and pressuring them to lose matches.
GOP senators says Trump's strikes 'significantly degraded' Iran but emphasize attacks not 'forever wars' March 7, 2026
Republican senators say U.S. and Israeli strikes have reportedly degraded Iran's military capabilities but won't lead to "forever wars" in the Middle East.
US student rescued from Mideast describes missile activity in Abu Dhabi when class trip turned 'scary' March 7, 2026
High school student stranded in Abu Dhabi during missile strikes shares his experience of being caught in escalating Middle East conflict amid Operation Epic Fury.

Georgia House Republicans send pared back property tax cut to Senate
ATLANTA — Georgia House Republicans pushed through a new proposal to address fast-rising property tax bills just ahead of the Friday deadline to move legislation between the House and Senate House Bill 1116 has been evolving constantly, having started the year as a vehicle to eliminate property taxes. The new version would merely aim to […]
Georgia’s ’26 elections draw big fields of candidates running for state’s top offices
ATLANTA — The slate of candidates for this year’s Georgia elections is now set, sparking a fierce competition before primaries in two months and general elections in November. Voters will have many choices up and down the ballot, including elections for governor, Congress and all 236 seats in the General Assembly. Qualifying to run for […]
Hand-marked paper ballot bill fails ahead of deadline for changing Georgia’s elections
ATLANTA — Georgia senators shot down a bill Friday that would have switched the state’s voting method to paper ballots filled out by hand before this November’s elections. The bill’s defeat sets up a scramble for Georgia lawmakers to find a way to remove computer QR codes from ballots this year, as required by a […]
Georgia Senate GOP targets data centers, but Democrats argue bill doesn’t go far enough
ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate adopted legislation Friday that would encourage judges to think of regular people when considering disputes about contracts between electric utilities and big customers like data centers. The legislation is aimed at shielding residential customers from Georgia Power’s costs to build new power plants, transmission lines and other infrastructure as it […]
Bill would require candidates to raise at least half their money within Georgia
ATLANTA — Republicans in the Georgia Senate passed a bill Friday that bans candidates from raising more than half of their campaign money from outside of the state, a limitation that Democrats said inhibits their fundraising in nationalized elections. Sen. Timothy Bearden, R-Carrollton, said the bill is about preventing non-Georgians from influencing Georgia elections — […]
Senators vote to expand Georgia’s ‘stand your ground’ laws
ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate approved a bill Friday that broadens “stand your ground” self-defense protections, a proposal that critics said would help protect defendants such as those who murdered Ahmaud Arbery. The 30-23 vote fell along party lines, with Republicans supporting the rights of Georgians to use force when needed during confrontations. The legislation, […]
Legless Georgia detainee featured in congressional hearing that preceded Noem’s ouster
ATLANTA — Before she was ousted by President Donald Trump, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem got grilled by a Georgia congresswoman about the way her agency had treated a Loganville man with severe disabilities. Double amputee Rodney Taylor had been in federal custody for over a year, since agents swarmed the family vehicle and seized […]
Georgia lawmakers cross the aisle to help children see and read
ATLANTA — Bryce Berry could not understand why his student was misbehaving. The youth excelled on his assignments, but he disrupted the classroom. Eventually, the student explained that he could not see the board. Thus enlightened, Berry arranged an eye exam and a free pair of glasses. Problem solved. A life changed. “I think about […]
Georgia House passes bill to let pharmacists dispense birth control without prescriptions
ATLANTA — Women could get birth control drugs directly from pharmacies without needing a doctor’s prescription, according to a bill that cleared the Georgia House on Wednesday. The proposal would expand availability of contraceptives in Georgia, where state law bans abortions once a doctor can detect fetal cardiac activity, which typically occurs around six weeks […]
Georgia House passes bill to ban nondisclosure agreements about child sexual abuse
ATLANTA — The Georgia House of Representatives passed legislation that would void any lawsuit settlements that seek to silence victims of childhood sexual abuse. The bill, called Trey’s Law, is named for Trey Carlock, a child who was sexually abused at a Missouri camp. He settled a lawsuit against the camp, but a nondisclosure agreement […]