A Cedartown man faces battery charges after a confrontation with another man at an area store. According to reports, 20 year old Andrew Glover was arrested and taken to Polk County Jail on a charge of battery. Polk County police say that the incident happened around 10 p.m. Saturday nightContinue Reading

A four car wreck in Aragon Monday afternoon sent two people to the hospital, blocking traffic for nearly an hour. According to reports, the wreck which occurred at around 3:30 p.m. on Highway 101 involved a Nissan Maxima, a Lincoln Towncar, Ford Ranger, and GMC van. Aragon Police say thatContinue Reading

A Marine from Paulding County was killed in action in Afghanistan this week. According to reports, 21 year old Marine PFC Jason Estopinal of Dallas, Georgia, was killed in action Monday while serving in Afghanistan. PFC Estopinal was on patrol and died when an IED detonated. He was supporting OperationContinue Reading

Valentine’s Day proved to be a big winner for someone here in Polk County Sunday. A winning Fantasy 5 lottery ticket worth $363,955 was purchased in Rockmart Sunday. The winning numbers were 6-15-19-26 and 38. The lottery corporation has not yet disclosed the name of the store where the winningContinue Reading

Cedartown High School senior Kristen Little, known as “Chicken Little” to her fellow softball players signed commitment papers to play softball with the Shorter College Lady Hawks Tuesday morning at a signing ceremony at the high school. CHS softball coaches Chris McKelvey and Buddy Harrison, basketball coach Shereitha Allison, andContinue Reading

A Cedartown man was arrested after he slammed his vehicle into a house on Evergreen Lane Friday. According to reports from the Cedartown police, 24 year old Troy Lee of a North College Street address in Cedartown was arrested Friday and charged with driving with a suspended license, DUI, failureContinue Reading

The Georgia State Patrol continues to investigate the tragic death of a Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputy Friday evening. The body of 54 year old Dave Crawford was found in the Little Tallapoosa River by officials arriving on the scene after Crawford did not answer a radio request. Captain Shane TaylorContinue Reading