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Governor Sonny Perdue says the state will appeal a federal ruling against Georgia in a regional water dispute with Florida and Alabama. Atlanta relies on water from Lake Lanier and has been drawing it for decades with an agreement from the Army Corps of Engineers, but US district Judge PaulContinue Reading
A fatal wreck on I-85 close to West Point, GA has claimed the life of a Cedartown man. According to the Georgia State Patrol, 37 year old John Lloyd Parris was killed after he lost control of his tractor trailer in the southbound lanes of I-85 near the Highway 18Continue Reading
A home in the 3700 block of Old Rockmart Road was destroyed by fire just after noon on Friday. The Rome-Floyd Fire Departments responded to the mobile home blaze and were able to quickly put out the flames. However, it was too late to save the structure. According to officialsContinue Reading
A little over a week since Redmond EMS held their ribbon cutting at station number 1 on the Rockmart Highway, Floyd Medical Center now has their signage up at two of their EMS buildings in Rockmart. Redmond assumed the role as EMS provider for Polk County on July 1st afterContinue Reading
A federal court Friday ruled against Georgia in a dispute over water rights that has been on going for two decades. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson said Lake Lanier wasn’t built for water supply and the withdrawals are illegal. He did say it would be impossible to immediately stopContinue Reading
Thousands of people flocked this weekend to the 32nd annual Homespun Festival at Seaborn Jones Park in Rockmart. The annual festival is the biggest and primary fund raiser for the Polk County Chamber of Commerce. Those in attendance were treated to good old fashioned Polk County hospitality, delicious food, uniqueContinue Reading
A historic home in Lindale was completely destroyed Sunday night in a massive fire that could be seen for miles around. Fire fighters arrived at the scene on Booze Mountain Road at the intersection of Old Cedartown Road around 11:30pm to find the home completely involved. The homeowner operated aContinue Reading
The Coosa River Basin Initiative is telling the town of Dallas, GA in Paulding County to clean up it’s sewage problem, or it will sue. The city operates facilities that have accounted for some 4 million gallons of sewage spills in Pumpkin Creek. That creek feeds into the Etowah River.Continue Reading
First time jobless claims are out for the Northwest Georgia region, and the numbers continue to show an increase. Here in Polk County, 540 people filed first time jobless claims. That’s up 10 percent from May’s number of 491. June’s number however is around 122% higher than a year earlierContinue Reading
Some major road projects in the area are expected to be completed by this fall. Mohammad Arafa, DOT spokesperson, said a widening project along the Highway 27 business route is nearly 90 percent complete. The project includes six miles of widening for additional lanes. The Highway 27 project began inContinue Reading
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