City gathers with downtown businesses for opening Let’s Talk session
Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct an error made in the number of parking spots available publicly downtown. That figure is 179 parking spots. This error was due to a mishearing of the recording of the meeting. If anyone is interested in that recording, I will make it available with this article as…
Splashing into Summer: Peek Park Fountain back on for 2023 season
It may not be a pool, but the fountain at Peek Park is back up and running for summer and local families are already flocking…
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Obituaries
William Crawford
Mr. William Crawford of Cedartown, GA. peacefully passed away with his family…
Janice Carlon Williams
Mrs. Janice Carlon Hayes Williams, age 80 of Cedartown, Georgia passed away…
John Wiley Layfield, Jr.
Mr. John Wiley Layfield, Jr. age 90 of Rockmart, affectionately known as…
Gertrude Watson Shelstead
Ms. Gertrude Watson Shelstead, age 85, passed away on Monday, May 29,…
Jimmy Clyde Carter Sr.
Mr. Jimmy Clyde Carter, Sr., age 72, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away…
Annette Ezzell Allgood
Mrs. Annette Ezzell Allgood, age 93, of Rockmart, GA went home to…
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Graduation 2023
Graduation opens a new chapter for Class of 2023
The year comes to a close for a group of seniors at Cedartown and Rockmart High Schools who faced plenty of challenges, but came out on top to receive their diplomas this weekend in the Polk School District. Families and friends gathered in the school’s football stadiums starting on Friday evening at The Rock where…
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VIDEO: Marvin Williams performs God Bless America for Memorial Day
Marvin Williams stepped up to the microphone a second time for the Cedartown Memorial Day Ceremony in 2023 on Monday morning, May 29, 2023 to perform “God Bless America” to cap off the annual event.
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Report: Woman arrested within days on domestic charges
A Cedartown woman remained in jail on felony and misdemeanor charges after her bond was denied following a pair of domestic incidents in recent days,…
Woman alleged to steal more than $100 in plants remains in jail
A woman who was already known to police due to previous encounters faces theft charges for allegedly stealing plants from the ACE Hardware in Cedartown…
Report: Man arrested for drugs, stolen revolver forced to ground when resisting officers
A Cedartown man was jailed last week after he got into a late night altercation with police in the area of South Main Street and…
CULTURE
Anamchara Gallery hosting Watercolor workshop this Saturday
Looking for something to do this Memorial Day weekend and want to get artsy? Check out the latest workshop at a local gallery in Cedartown on Saturday. Anamchara Gallery will host free watercolor workshop starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 27 at the gallery, located at 419 S. College St., Cedartown. The workshop will…
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NACEP Accreditation Welcomes Georgia Northwestern Technical College to the Concurrent and Dual Enrollment Community!
Concurrent Enrollment Programs Offering College Courses Taught by High School Instructors and College Faculty Receive NACEP Accreditation CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA — The Accreditation Commission of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) granted initial accreditation to seven dual and concurrent enrollment programs and re-affirmed accreditation to seven dual and concurrent enrollment programs at…
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Education
Big budget for PSD up for decision in June
The new fiscal year is coming for the Polk School District, and board members will have a lot to decide on the line items for revenue and expenditures going into work and regular sessions. What is being sought in revenue and expenditure projects are for the moment just numbers on a sheet of paper, but…
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Polk News Wire – Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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