Ga. Sheriff Takes Stand for 2nd Ammendment
Cherokee County Sheriff Roger Garrison joined a number of sheriffs across the nation who are against President Barack Obama’s stricter gun control measures. Garrison said in a letter that his job is to enforce state laws and the president has no authority to order the county sheriff to do anything.Continue Reading
Two Inmates Charged With Murder
Two inmates at Hays State Prison near Trion have been charged with the murder of an inmate killed Friday. Nathaniel Reynolds, 30, was killed Friday outside in the prison’s courtyard. This is the third inmate killed in a month. Derrick Stubbs was found dead in protective custody on December 19thContinue Reading
Ga. legislative leaders back hospital tax proposal
ATLANTA — Georgia’s top-ranking legislative leaders have backed a plan by Gov. Nathan Deal to preserve some $450 million in federal Medicaid funding. Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker David Ralston effectively endorsed a plan Wednesday that would empower the state Board of Community Health to establish assessments onContinue Reading
Gov. Deal pitches Medicaid money fix
ATLANTA — A spokesman for Gov. Nathan Deal says the governor is proposing a plan that would allow lawmakers to avoid an explicit vote on whether to extend an expiring hospital industry tax that helps finance Georgia’s health care system. Deal spokesman Brian Robinson says the governor’s floor leaders introducedContinue Reading
Earthquake Hits Dalton
DALTON, GA. — Authorities say a small earthquake struck near Dalton, in northwest Georgia. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the quake hit at 7:39 Tuesday about four miles northwest of Dalton. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that it was a 2.9-magnitude earthquake. There were no immediate reports of anyContinue Reading
Mark Richt Visits Cedartown’s Nick Chubb
You’re a pretty big deal if you’re a high school junior and Mark Richt stops by to see you three weeks from signing day. Cedartown High School’s Nick Chubb is a pretty big deal. He’s likely the state’s No. 1 prospect at running back for 2014. Richt stopped by Cedartown on MondayContinue Reading
Gardendale pastor charged with murder, attempted murder following shooting
GARDENDALE — The Rev. Dr. Terry Greer is charged with one count of murder and another count of attempted murder, as a result of the shooting Thursday afternoon that left Greer’s wife Lisa dead, and his daughter Suzanna injured from gunshot wounds. Greer remains in UAB Hospital Friday afternoon, butContinue Reading
CMS MatDawgs Perform at Area Championships
The MatDawgs took 13 wrestlers to this weekend’s area wrestling tournament and 10 out of the 13 placed. This helped the 2012-2013 CMS Team finish in 3rd Place overall. This is the best ever Team finish for Cedartown Middle School at the Area Championships! Individual Results are listed below. 1st PlaceContinue Reading
Polk County Declared Natural Disaster Area
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 92 Georgia counties, including Polk as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought. The counties are: Baker, Baldwin, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Burke, Butts, Calhoun, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Clay, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dawson,Continue Reading
Disbarred Cedartown Attorney Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $2.5 Million from Injured Clients
U.S. Attorney’s Office Press Release Miles Lamar Gammage, 59, a recently disbarred attorney from Cedartown, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges that he defrauded more than 50 of his seriously injured worker’s compensation clients out of settlement funds they were owed. United States Attorney Sally Quillian YatesContinue Reading