Three other individuals have been arrested for their involvement in a stolen car ring. According to arrest reports, 63 year old Richard Gerald Haney of a Frances Drive address was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a charge of theft by receiving stolen property. After posting bond early Wednesday, authorities re-arrested himContinue Reading

The Berry College campus outside of Rome is buzzing about a recent exorcism involving students carried out in a dorm room. Student Nathan Mallory claims that he cast the devil out of another student. He’s been removed from his position as a resident assistant, and Berry College Dean of StudentContinue Reading

Two Polk County Police officers and a Cedartown Police Officer have resigned after an investigation into illegal steroid use. According to Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd, 41 year old John Garrett and 27 year old Shawn Bates, both of Silver Creek resigned effective September 21 in lieu of termination.Continue Reading

A long awaited project appears to be getting off the ground at Cedartown High School. Crews were at the intersection of Frank Lott Drive and Rockmart Highway Wednesday installing a traffic light which is expected to be operational before the week is over. Cedartown City Commissioners approved the action ofContinue Reading

U.S. senators Saxby Chamblis and Johnny Isakson on Monday announced that the city of Rockmart will receive a $300,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to construct infrastructure improvements at the Ga. 101 Industrial Park. The city of Rockmart will use the funding to develop an additional water well, asContinue Reading

A Polk County school bus carrying 15 students was struck by a garbage truck Tuesday morning. Georgia State Patrol spokesman Sergeant Wade Chaffin says there were no serious injuries. “The garbage truck was apparently following too close. The driver of the truck attempted to evasively, rather than strike the busContinue Reading

Bartow County Sheriff’s investigators have arrested a Cartersville man in connection with Identity Theft. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, investigators arrested 28 year old Brandon George Tasker of 7 Chestnut St. Tuesday afternoon. Tasker allegedly used someone else’s checking account information from February 2008 until it was discovered in AugustContinue Reading

The Piedmont police department has received about $50,000 worth of new equipment thanks to several grants from the Alabama department of economic and community affairs. The most significant additions are mobile data units and printers that have been installed in the cities police cruisers. Sergeant Don Glover says this newContinue Reading