MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome is asking residents to keep their guard up when receiving unusual phone calls. “Sadly, we see this often, especially with our senior citizens. Someone calls and convinces them to transfer money to them for whatever reason, and once they send it, the moneyContinue Reading
Staff Reports Cedartown and Polk County firefighters spent several hours Thursday night battling a structure fire at the former Purks Middle School gym in Cedartown. The nearly 70 year old building, originally the beloved old Cedartown High School gym, had been vacant for some time after the previous owner foreclosedContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE CEDARTOWN – The Cedartown Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 119 King Street, Cedartown, at approximately 9:25 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters witnessed flames and heavy smoke emanating from the rear of the structure. Firefighters made an interior attack on the fire and succeededContinue Reading
From WEIS Radio & AL.com Prosecutors will reportedly seek the death penalty if the man accused of killing eleven year old Amberly Barnett is convicted of the crime. Capital Murder in Alabama is punishable by execution or life in prison without the possibility of parole. Thirty-three year old Christopher WayneContinue Reading
Cedartown, Ga. – April 16, 2019– An underage alcohol sale compliance check was carried out by the Georgia Department of Revenue and the Cedartown Police Department on April 15. The compliance check involved all businesses licensed to sell alcohol within the City of Cedartown. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, the GeorgiaContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE (4/11/19) An inmate at the Floyd County Jail was found deceased early this morning. The name and details are being withheld until the next of kin can be notified. As is protocol, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been contacted by Sheriff Tim Burkhalter and will be conductingContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE (Paulding County, GA) On Wednesday April 10, 2018 Detectives were made aware that the 6 year old female victim from the accidental shooting on Monday had succumbed to her injuries. At this point, Detectives have made the determination that no charges will be filed in this case. SheriffContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE On 4-9-2019 Piedmont Police Officers responded to a call of someone shot at a residence in the 4000 block of Old Piedmont Gadsden Hwy. When officers arrived at the residence officers found 40 year old male Joseph Solomon Nicholas Haywood with a single gunshot wound to the chest.Continue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE A fire investigator with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office has determined that a house fire in Polk County was intentionally set. The fire occurred around 7:00 A.M Monday morning. “The residence was located at 933 Shiloh Road in Cedartown, Georgia. It was determined the fire originatedContinue Reading
An Aragon man died from injuries sustained in a single vehicle accident near his home late Tuesday afternoon. According to Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier, 33-year- old Jeremy Fincher of an Aragon-Taylorsville Rd. address died at the emergency room at Kennestone Wellstar Hospital after he was airlifted from the sceneContinue Reading