On Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 9 am to noon, The HON Company facility in Cedartown will partner with local police, fire and EMS officials to conduct a disaster drill. This is part of The HON Company’s on-going efforts to ensure the safety of its members and assist local emergencyContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Dwayne Roberts has been named the 2018 Nurse of the Year at Polk Medical Center. The announcement was made Thursday afternoon during a ceremony marking Nurses Week. “He is always willing to educate you when it is needed. He stays on top of everything, making sure his patientsContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE The front parking area of the Cedartown Police Department is now an official “MeetUp” location, under video surveillance 24 hours a day. This MeetUp location, coined by the popular sell/buy/swap all called OfferUp, was an option that Chief Jamie Newsome wanted to provide Cedartown residents. With the riseContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE On Wednesday April 11, 2018 at approximately 5:04 AM Paulding E-911 received a call from the residents of 519 Dallas Road Dallas, GA reference shots being fired into the home. When Deputies responded to the scene they located a female victim who suffered from a gunshot wound toContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Adairsville, GA – The suspect in a shooting at the Quick Trip in Adairsville on May 7, 2018 has been captured. Michael Sean Conner, 25, was arrested yesterday morning in Marion County, TN after Conner hijacked a motor vehicle from two men at a Marion county rest area on Interstate 24 atContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE On Monday, May 7, 2018, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was requested by the Floyd County Police Department, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, and the Georgia State Patrol to investigate an officer involved shooting that resulted in the death of Kimberley R. McCann, age 55, of Cedartown,Continue Reading
A high speed chase that began in Haralson County ended with a three car collision in Cedartown Monday evening. According to Corporal Rick Caballos of the Georgia State Patrol, a black 2017 Ford Fiesta was clocked for speeding by a GSP trooper on U.S. 27 at Waterworks Rd. near BremenContinue Reading
Numerous animal rights activists, along with many law enforcement officers involved in the investigation, were in Polk County Superior Court Thursday afternoon when jurors announced that Devechio Rowland was found guilty on all 214 counts against him. According to Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jack Browning, Rowland was convicted onContinue Reading
The driver and passenger of a car involved in a high speed chase with Polk County Police were airlifted to the hospital after they plowed into a tree in rural Cherokee County, Alabama. According to Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd, the chase began at 9:58 p.m. eastern Wednesday nightContinue Reading
WEIS Radio The pilot of a single-engine plane was not injured after his aircraft went down just shy of the runway at the Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport on Tuesday afternoon. Officials with Cherokee County EMA, Ellisville Fire Department, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Cherokee EMS and the Cherokee County RescueContinue Reading