MEDIA RELEASE On Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at approximately 5:49 AM Deputies with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office responded to 4408 Hiram Sudie Road Hiram, GA 30141 (Paulding County) in reference to a death investigation. Once Deputies arrived on the scene, they determined that a white female, later identified asContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown, Ga. – August 24, 2017– A big idea born inside of a small office in downtown Cedartown has grown rapidly, yet with sharp prudence, over the past three decades. What went from a husband and wife duo of creating, inspecting, folding, and packing each product by handContinue Reading
From Polk County Police Department On Wednesday August 16, 2017 Police were dispatched to the area of Hillside drive on Morgan Valley Road in Rockmart in reference to someone shooting across a field from a house in the direction of the neighbor who was working on his tractor. The neighborContinue Reading
A man was taken to the Polk County Jail Wednesday afternoon after a standoff with officers. Polk County Chief Deputy Jonathan Blackmon told WGAA Radio that a man had shot a firearm near a man who reportedly had to take cover behind a barn for much of the early afternoonContinue Reading
No one was hurt and one person is in custody after a tense situation in the Morgan Valley Road area early Wednesday afternoon. According to Chief Deputy Jonathan Blackmon, Polk County Police and Polk County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of shots being fired across the roadway. Deputies arrivedContinue Reading
Rome, GA– The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District office in Rome and health departments in Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk, and Walker counties will close early to clients and visitors on Monday, August 21st in the interest of public safety during the solarContinue Reading
ATLANTA, August 15, 2017 —Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that The HON Company, a leading manufacturer of office furniture, will create 60 jobs and invest $14.5 million in a Polk County facility expansion. “The HON Company is familiar with the advantages of operating in the top state for business andContinue Reading
The Polk School District in their Tuesday meeting choose the person who would fill the unexpired term of Hal Floyd, who resigned last week due to the state’s nepotism clause. School board members unanimously chose retired administrator Judy Wiggins to fill the seat until a special election can be heldContinue Reading
Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd was suspended without pay for the rest of the week following a confrontation with County Commissioner Jennifer Husley after Tuesday’s county commission regular session meeting. Polk County Manager Matt Denton said that he officially reprimanded Dodd for his actions. Hulsey told the Polk CountyContinue Reading
Cedartown, GA: When was the last time you checked to make sure your vaccinations were current? The Polk County Health Department wants to remind Georgians that August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). When you think of your back to school check list, make sure to add vaccinations to theContinue Reading