MEDIA RELEASE Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Polk County posted a record low unemployment rate in May. The area also saw an increase in the number of employed residents and a decrease in initial claims for unemployment. There was a slight decrease in the labor force. “Georgia’sContinue Reading
Polk County Standard Journal A man and woman were jailed after a group was accused of shoplifting at the Cedartown Walmart and ended up in hot pursuit by law enforcement in an attempt to get away. Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome said the chase that spanned three counties began whenContinue Reading
A single vehicle wreck on Thursday night in Cedartown has claimed the life of a Rockmart teen. According to Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier, 15-year-old Kemarion Washington, a Rome High School student, was pronounced dead at Polk Medical Center in the emergency room at 11:48 p.m. Kemarion’s brother Brent, 12,Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE The Board of Trustees of the Joint Apprenticeship Training Fund and the membership of The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 926 announced today that they will be relocating and expanding their training facility to 90 acres in the Cedartown North Business Park. The investment will include landContinue Reading
A former Cedartown High School Baseball standout Jack Haney, who just graduated from CHS weeks ago will have a decision to make, after he was selected by the Washington Nationals organization in the 33rd round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft. Haney, who played four years with the CedartownContinue Reading
HBO is currently filming a series pilot for the HBO cable channel which will divert traffic away from one of Cedartown’s most traveled arteries. Prep work for the filming project has been underway since mid May, but the filming days are set for May 30-June 1. For the first twoContinue Reading
According to Al.com, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied parole for convicted killer Judith Ann Neelley Wednesday morning. Neelley was originally sentenced to die for the brutal slaying of Lisa Ann Millican in DeKalb County, Alabama nearly 36 years ago. In late September 1982, Neelley kidnapped the childContinue Reading
Two incumbents will not be returning to their posts in January, as Vicki Mayes ousted long time incumbent Grady McCrickard in the Republican Primary for Polk School Board District 4, while appointed District 1 county commissioner Jose Iglesias lost a bid to claim a full term to former school boardContinue Reading
A man convicted of over 100 felony counts of dog fighting, and nearly as many misdemeanor charges will spend the next 15 years behind bars. As part of the sentencing on Tuesday afternoon in Polk County Superior Court, Devecio Rowland is also banned from ever owning another dog upon hisContinue Reading
WEIS RADIO [Montgomery, Alabama] Despite recent media reports indicating Judith Ann Neelley has waived or attempted to waive parole, that hearing is still slated to take place May 23 in Montgomery according to the Alabama Board of Pardon & Paroles. AL.com reported April 30 that Neelley wanted to waive theContinue Reading