Clay Fuller and Shawn Harris advance to April 7 runoff after no candidate clears 50% in 17-person field Georgia’s 14th Congressional District special election is heading to a runoff next month, with Polk County voters backing Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller by a wide margin Tuesday night. Fuller, a district attorneyContinue Reading
CEDARTOWN — The field of candidates is now officially set for Polk County’s May 19 General Primary, with the Board of Elections and Registration releasing the full list of qualified candidates across several local races. Here’s a breakdown of who’s running in each contested race: County Commissioner District 1: IncumbentContinue Reading
Early voting has closed in the special election to fill Georgia’s 14th Congressional District seat, with just under 12 percent of Polk County’s registered voters casting ballots before Election Day. According to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, 3,213 of Polk County’s 27,018 registered active voters had voted as ofContinue Reading
Qualifying is about to begin for several local offices ahead of this year’s primary election in Polk County. The Polk County Board of Elections says candidates can qualify starting Monday, March 2nd, at the elections office inside the Polk County Administration Annex on West Avenue in Cedartown. Qualifying will runContinue Reading
Drivers in Polk County are paying slightly more at the pump this week, but local prices remain among the lowest in the state. According to AAA-The Auto Club Group, the average price for regular gasoline in Georgia rose to $2.72 per gallon as of Monday. That’s an increase of 6Continue Reading
Advance voting is now underway in Polk County for the special election to fill Georgia’s 14th Congressional District seat. Voters can cast their ballots early at two locations. In Cedartown, early voting is being held at the Goodyear Civic Center on Prior Street, open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m.Continue Reading
Georgia Senate Majority Leader Jason Anavitarte is playing a key role in advancing a major income tax cut plan that Senate Republicans say will help working families across the state. The Georgia Senate has approved Senate Bill 476, a measure co-sponsored by Anavitarte that would eliminate state income taxes onContinue Reading
CEDARTOWN, GA – Officials at the Polk School District say that an appeal for Cedartown High School to move from Class 5A to Class 4A, following the Georgia High School Association reclassification process was made in error. According to Assistant Superintendent and County Athletics Director Barry Williams, the school populationContinue Reading
Georgia Northwestern Technical College has launched a new apprenticeship program to help train the next generation of electrical line repairers. The U.S. Department of Labor–registered Line Repairer Apprenticeship is offered through GNTC’s Office of Economic Development in partnership with Gridco, a Birmingham-based grid infrastructure company. The three-year program provides advanced,Continue Reading
A Cedartown man will spend the next 20 years in prison for attacking two Polk County Jail officers. Forty-six-year-old Dewayne Young pled guilty on November third before Superior Court Judge Andrew Roper, admitting to charges from a July fifth assault inside the jail that left two officers hurt. Prosecutors sayContinue Reading