Deadly two vehicle wreck on Hwy 27 south over weekend
MEDIA RELEASE Sunday afternoon at 1:13 p.m. Polk County 911 received calls that a two vehicle accident had occurred on Hwy. 27 South near Shoemake Road in Cedartown, resulting in one of the vehicles overturning. Redmond EMS, Cedartown Fire & Rescue, Polk Co. Fire & Rescue, as well as unitsContinue Reading
Coroner: One dead after bicycling accident on Silver Comet Trail
MEDIA RELEASE Polk County Public Safety personnel had a very busy weekend which came to a tragic point on Sunday. Polk Co. 911 received a call to a bicycle accident on the Silver Comet Trail near its intersection with Clarkwood Road in Rockmart around 09:49 a.m. James Howard Adylette, ageContinue Reading
Polk schools to reveal plan to return to classroom
The Polk School District is preparing for the start of the new school year as fall athletic teams and activities return to the practice fields this week. On that note, the school system intends to reveal their “Roadmap Back to PSD” on Wednesday, July 8, which will include detailed informationContinue Reading
Polk County Primary Election Results
With all seven precincts reporting, including absentee ballots and early votes (provisional votes not included): Polk County Commission – Republican Polk County Probate Court Judge – Republican State House District 16 – Republican Kelley will face Lyndsay Arrendale (D) in Nov. General Election State Senate District 31 – Republican WinnerContinue Reading
Polk County Health Department offering free drive-up COVID-19 testing
CEDARTOWN, GA: Free COVID-19 testing is available to all Georgians who request it, whether they have symptoms or not. The Polk Health Department, 125 East Ware Street, Cedartown, is offering free drive-up COVID-19 testing from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays,Continue Reading
Floyd to Now Allow One Visitor Per Patient
NEWS RELEASE Floyd is easing its visitation policy but will continue to limit visitors as COVID-19 continues to be present in the community. Effective at 8 a.m. Friday, May 22, one visitor may accompany a patient who is receiving care at most Floyd locations, including hospitals, Floyd Primary Care andContinue Reading
PCWA newest facility to begin operation
The Polk County Water Authority has seen a long term project finally come to a conclusion in recent weeks, as the Mulco-Ammons Spring Water Treatment Plant is set to go online any day now. The authority wrapped up its last stages of testing and have received operational approval from theContinue Reading
Liles appointed to county commission post
A familiar face will be joining up with the Polk County Board of Commissioners, following a long career in local politics. The Polk County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night in a special called meeting met to decide on the person who would replace former commission chair Jennifer Hulsey, who resignedContinue Reading
Additional information regarding the March 31 shooting deaths
MEDIA RELEASE The Cedartown Police Department has released more information regarding the shooting death of 36-year-old Cedartown resident Rekiesha Moore. In the early-morning hours of March 31, Moore was killed from a gunshot fired by her step-father, Michael Prater. After firing the shot that killed his step-daughter, Prater attempted toContinue Reading
Early morning shooting leaves one dead, one injured
MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown Police are investigating a March 31 early morning shooting on Jule Peek Avenue that left one person dead and one injured. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, a woman suffered a single gunshot wound and was killed. Another individual, a male, was also shot, and wasContinue Reading