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The faculty and staff of Cedartown High School would like to invite everyone to participate in the CHS Homecoming events. A parade will be held on Friday, September 18th at 4:30 p.m. on Main Street. Community league football teams, cheerleaders, and other community entries are encouraged to participate. The homecomingContinue Reading
A Piedmont, AL man was arrested by Polk County Sheriff’s Deputies charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Polk County Jail dockets say that 39 year old Bobby Lee Hulsey of a County Road 8 address in Piedmont, was arrested on a warrant issued by the Sheriff’s office. Hulsey remains inContinue Reading
The annual outdoor burning ban is set to expire at the end of the month. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division implemented the ban to comply with Federal Clean Air Regulations, since Ozone levels are at unhealthy levels. Polk County is among several Northwest Georgia counties, including Floyd, Bartow, Paulding, andContinue Reading
Investigations into a local woods fire in Polk County has found that an arsonist may be at work. A fire destroyed about 61 acres of land on August 15 near Mountain Home Road. The Georgia Forestry Commission along with Polk County Fire Units worked to extinguish the flames. No homesContinue Reading
An incident that took place two-and-a-half months ago has led to the dismissal of three Floyd County Police officers. Keegan Romero, Michael Mitchell and veteran Sgt. Barry Sutton were fired by Chief Bill Shiflett earlier this week at the end of an internal investigation into an incident that occurred JuneContinue Reading
Flames inflicted serious damage to a home Tuesday afternoon on Piedmont Highway according to Polk County Fire Department officials. Fire units responded after they were issued an alert around 2 p.m. Tuesday. According to reports, Georgia Forestry Service personnel were the first to arrive on the scene and were ableContinue Reading
A man from the Rockmart area is currently in the Polk County Jail charged with child molestation after a child counselor reported suspicions to police. According to reports, 23 year old Anthony Dwatt Holden of a Braswell Mountain Road address in Rockmart, was arrested and charged with aggravated child molestation,Continue Reading
A Dallas man who tried to flee police on Saturday was unsuccessful in doing so. According to reports, 22 year old Eric Craig, of a Farmbrook Lane address in Dallas was arrested after Polk County Police perused him all the way back to his residence. Reports state that Craig toldContinue Reading
An observant Sheriff’s deputy assisted Rome/Floyd Metro Task Force officers in taking out a suspected meth lab Tuesday in Cave Spring. Deputies responded to the home on Highway 411 South earlier in the day to serve a protective order not related to the meth lab when they observed items commonlyContinue Reading
The City of Cedartown will host a public informational meeting to receive input to be used in preparing the recreation master plan. The purpose of this master plan is to determine the type, number and location of future parks, facilities, programs, open space and trails to be provided to meetContinue Reading
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