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A lawsuit by Mohawk Industries Inc. employees claiming the carpet manufacturer depressed wages by hiring illegal immigrants has been returned to a federal judge to reconsider his denial of class-action status. The 11th U.S. Circuit […]

Both Rockmart and Cedartown High School graduation ceremonies this past weekend went over without a cinch with blue skies and smiling faces as the Polk County class of 2009 received their diplomas. Rockmart High School […]

A former sergeant at the Polk County Jail has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a felony charge of using excessive force against an inmate. 25 year old Joshua David Lowe of Aragon […]

Fugitive investigators in a joint effort between the Southeast Fugitive task force and the Floyd County prison have recaptured 41-year-old Jack Belcher, the escaped inmate who made off in a Rome city water truck Tuesday […]