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

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., announced Friday that Marie Gordon and Jordan Dawson, his Field Representatives for Polk County, will be holding an open office day for constituents on July 14, 2009, in Rockmart, Ga. Gordon and Dawson will be available on Tuesday, July 14, from 10:30 a.m. until noonContinue Reading

Rome police are still searching for a suspect in connection with a shooting Thursday afternoon in North Rome. Police identified the victim as 26-year-old Shalamar Cunningham, was shot about 3 p.m. in North Rome on Thursday. Investigators were working the scene of the crime on Evans Street near the intersectionContinue Reading

Rockmart’s historic downtown district has received a long awaited recognition from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources that Rockmart Downtown Historic was listed in the National Register on June 24. The historic district includes Water, Beauregard, Marble and Elm streets in the downtown area. Rockmart City Manager Jeff Ellis saidContinue Reading

The name of a local serviceman who was killed in action has now been released. According to an area funeral home, 20 year old Lance Corporal Seth Sharp a Marine from Adairsville was killed Thursday in Afghanistan. According to a family member, he had arrived in Afghanistan only six weeksContinue Reading

Redmond EMS is planning a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. at station number 1 at 1700 Highway 278 in Cedartown. The EMS service is now the ambulance provider for Polk County. Redmond will be adding one additional ambulance to the current number in its fleet. The PolkContinue Reading

The annual Homespun Festival sponsored by the Polk County Chamber of Commerce is coming up on Friday, July 17 through Saturday, July 18 at Seaborn Jones Park in Rockmart. Local and regional crafters will be displaying their wares throughout the park. Continuous entertainment is a highlight of the festival asContinue Reading

A south-facing window was replaced Tuesday afternoon at Jim and Jean Lankford’s antique store on Main St. in Cedartown after vandals reportedly threw rocks through the glass. The Lankfords assume that the incident occurred late Sunday night. When the Lankfords arrived for work Monday morning, they noticed the broken windowContinue Reading