MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown, GA: A raccoon found south of Cedartown in the Wilson Road area has tested positive for animal rabies. Public health officials are reminding Polk County residents about the potential dangers of rabies and emphasizing that animal rabies can be found throughout Polk County. “Rabies is regularly foundContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE An agreement reached by Polk Medical Center and Blue Cross Blue Shield will make it more affordable for Polk County residents to access all of the hospital’s services beginning May 1. “This is good news for those patients in our community who have Blue Cross Blue Shield,” saidContinue Reading
ATLANTA – State Representative Trey Kelley (R- Cedartown) today announced that the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded funding for the widening and repaving of Cherokee Road (County Road 5) in Polk County. “I am excited to see the Georgia DOT fund this much needed project for our community,”Continue Reading
By: Kevin Myrick (Polk County Standard Journal) The Polk School District posted a letter on school websites and their Facebook page announcing that a pair of individuals at Cedartown-area schools have been diagnosed with tuberculosis. Details about those individuals are slim due to the privacy rights for patients, but SuperintendentContinue Reading
Cedartown, Ga. – February 1, 2018– The Polk County Drug Task Force and the Polk County District Attorney’s Office announced today that 18 individuals will serve a combined total of 83 years in prison and pay nearly $2 million in fines following their arrest in a July 2015 drug bust.Continue Reading
The man that allegedly tried to rob a local business earlier in the month is now in the Polk County Jail, following his release from the hospital. According to previous reports, on January 2, 2018, 29-year-old Charles Matthew Bridges, wearing a ski mask, walked into Rudy Wood’s Appliance and HomeContinue Reading
ATLANTA – State Representative Trey Kelley (R-Cedartown) was recently selected to participate in the 2018 Leadership Georgia program, which educates young Georgia professionals on how to best address the challenges facing our state. The program also seeks to bring together various mindsets to encourage unity in Georgia and to striveContinue Reading
WRGA Jury selection began Monday morning in the murder trial of Corey Gardhigh. The Cedartown man is charged with the beating death of 43-year old Paul Grady on South Central Avenue in Lindale in January of 2017. According to previous reports, Floyd County Police Department responded to what was initiallyContinue Reading
Schools: Polk School District – Due to weather, road conditions, and under a State of Emergency, there will be no school tomorrow, Thursday, Jan 18th Paulding County School District – Due to continued freezing temperatures and unsafe road conditions, Paulding County Schools will be closed Thursday, January 18, 2018 forContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Floyd Medical Center and Polk Medical Center are restricting visitors because of a rapid increase in flu cases. These measures are being taken to protect patients, members of the public and hospital staff. The flu can cause serious complications and even death, especially in the very young, theContinue Reading