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An investigation lead by Cedartown Police has resulted in an arrest of a Rockmart woman on theft charges. According to an incident report, Kristen Dean, 24 of a Rockmart address was employed for a commissary company at the Polk County Jail when she allegedly stole more than $10,000. Dean turnedContinue Reading

Early voting in Polk County has been quite active considering the upcoming election is a primary runoff with only one local race on the ballot. As of the end of the day Wednesday, 569 early votes had been cast in Polk County, with 466 of those in person and 103Continue Reading

Cedartown Police are investigating an apparent burglary of an outbuilding where two motorcycles were stolen. According to an incident report, the alleged burglary occurred at a Wilkes Court residence sometime early in the morning on Tuesday. Police observed that a padlock had been cut and the bolt cutters had beenContinue Reading

Polk County Police arrested a Cedartown man after he allegedly locked a woman in a bedroom against her will, during a domestic incident. According to a police report, Polk County Police, along with Cedartown Police and Polk County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a Pine Pitch Road residence where a manContinue Reading

The Polk County Board of Commissioners will be taking over upkeep of their portions of the Silver Comet Trial, following unanimous approval from the board during their Tuesday meeting. According to County Manager Matt Denton, the actual structural work, such as paving and striping, will continue to be handled byContinue Reading

PRESS RELEASE Two groups of young men, two very distinct cultures living nearly 7,000 miles apart, will come together on a red dirt playing field during a hot August day and share a common bond: the love of baseball. Cedartown Kimoto Tech officials and representatives with the City of CedartownContinue Reading

PRESS RELEASE The percentage of Georgia’s 8th graders exceeding standards in all content-area Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) increased this year, including an eight percentage point increase in reading. Grade 8 students showed a two percentage point increase in English language arts, a three percentage point increase in mathematics, a threeContinue Reading

PRESS RELEASE Sheliah Hogg was selected as the first recipient of the David Adam Scholarship to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). The scholarship was established by the Ronald pharmacy-no-rx.net Adam family in memory of David Wayne Adam (1971-1988) a student at Cedartown High School. One scholarship will be awardedContinue Reading