The head of the Polk School District is hoping an educational event in Cedartown aimed at recognizing the signs of opioid and alcohol addiction will give members of her community some tools to help fight the crisis. “Too Close to Ignore: The Crisis of Alcohol & Opioid Addiction,” is aContinue Reading
From Hometown Headlines: Investigators have charged two men with the murder of a Berry student Saturday morning in Armuchee. Ricket Damon Carter III, 19, of Columbus, and Troy Jamal Cokley, 19, of Riverdale, have each been charged with murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and possession of controlled substance in relationContinue Reading
Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd was injured Friday morning after he had stopped to assist two pedestrians on the side of the road. According to Polk County Fire Chief Randy Lacey, Dodd was driving to work in his police vehicle when he saw a mother and child walking alongContinue Reading
District Attorney Jack Browning announced that the state will be seeking the death penalty against Seth Brandon Spangler and Samantha Roof in the death of Polk County Police Detective Kristen Hearne. Spangler is being charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, felony obstruction, possession of a firearm by a convictedContinue Reading
Cedartown, GA – On Friday, September 29, 2017, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was requested by the Polk County Police Department to investigate the shooting of two of their officers. At approximately 10:56 am, Officer David Goodrich was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle located on Santa Claus Road inContinue Reading
Cedartown, Ga. – September 13, 2017– Two men were arrested by Cedartown police officers early this morning and jailed on numerous offenses, including felony charges of entering an auto and criminal trespassing. According to police reports, officers were informed by a Polk 9-11 call of two individuals near the areaContinue Reading
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two suspects who are being sought in connection to a home invasion, according to Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd. Dodd said the pair – both white males, one wearing a red shirt and one with no shirt – were seenContinue Reading
MEDIA REPORTS As part of an animal cruelty investigation, Polk County Police executed a search warrant at a residence in Cedartown and find 35 more dogs. On Monday police arrested Devecio Ranard Rowland after a tip led to the discovery of 70 dogs in deplorable living conditions on Cashtown RoadContinue Reading
Polk County Police have arrested a man on animal cruelty charges Monday after a tip led to the discovery of 70 dogs in deplorable living conditions. According to Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd, Devecio Ranard Rowland, a former resident of the 569 Cashtown Road address where the dogs wereContinue Reading
Polk County Police were on the scene Monday of what was described by officers as “one of the worst cruelty to animal cases we have ever seen.” According to Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd, officers were on the scene at 569 Cashtown Road near Aragon and located more thanContinue Reading