MEDIA RELEASE Floyd EMS has recently trained nurses in Polk County schools how to save lives using guidelines from the Stop the Bleed program. Nurses in Floyd County and Rome City schools were trained during a school nurse conference held in Savannah this past summer. Uncontrolled bleeding due to traumaticContinue Reading
An 80-year-old man allegedly involved in a hit-and-run incident was arrested by Polk County Police over the weekend after he reportedly wielded a handgun and got into a physical altercation. Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd said that Teunis Schoonhoven of 85 Adamson Drive in Cedartown reportedly waived a .32Continue Reading
UPDATE: A 55-year-old Lindale man is charged with murder and other crimes following the death of a Cedartown man on Monday, according to Polk County Police. Jail records show Kevin B. Millsap is charged with murder, aggravated assault, pointing or aiming a gun or pistol at another, reckless conduct andContinue Reading
The head of the Polk School District is hoping an educational event in Cedartown aimed at recognizing the signs of opioid and alcohol addiction will give members of her community some tools to help fight the crisis. “Too Close to Ignore: The Crisis of Alcohol & Opioid Addiction,” is aContinue Reading
From Hometown Headlines: Investigators have charged two men with the murder of a Berry student Saturday morning in Armuchee. Ricket Damon Carter III, 19, of Columbus, and Troy Jamal Cokley, 19, of Riverdale, have each been charged with murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and possession of controlled substance in relationContinue Reading
Rome, GA: Public Health officials have confirmed Georgia’s sixth West Nile virus (WNV) death this year, an elderly Polk County resident with underlying health conditions that contributed to the death, and are reminding the public to take precautions to prevent the mosquito-borne disease. “Even though we’re having cooler weather, it’sContinue Reading
Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd was injured Friday morning after he had stopped to assist two pedestrians on the side of the road. According to Polk County Fire Chief Randy Lacey, Dodd was driving to work in his police vehicle when he saw a mother and child walking alongContinue Reading
District Attorney Jack Browning announced that the state will be seeking the death penalty against Seth Brandon Spangler and Samantha Roof in the death of Polk County Police Detective Kristen Hearne. Spangler is being charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, felony obstruction, possession of a firearm by a convictedContinue Reading
Cedartown, GA – On Friday, September 29, 2017, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was requested by the Polk County Police Department to investigate the shooting of two of their officers. At approximately 10:56 am, Officer David Goodrich was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle located on Santa Claus Road inContinue Reading
UPDATED: Police have captured the man accused of firing at two Polk County Police Officers Friday morning, killing one and injuring another. Seth Brandon Spangler was taken into custody at about 2:50 p.m. Friday afternoon. We hope to learn more information later this afternoon. A Polk County Police officer isContinue Reading