Live Now: Cedartown Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony
Congratulations to the Class of 2020 at Cedartown High School!
Live Now: Rockmart Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony
The Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony at Rockmart High School is live now. Congrats to the Class of 2020!
PSD students in Class of 2020 also graduate from HON Project SUCCESS
The Polk School District is celebrating graduations this weekend, but it isn’t just about the issuing of diplomas to youth. It’s also about building them up for their future careers. A group of students is among…
Counting COVID Cases: Polk tally sits at 192 positives, statewide tally now nearing 70,000
The total number of COVID-19 cases is slowly ticking toward 200 in Polk County as the Georgia Department of Public Health reported their latest figures this afternoon. Polk County had 192 total cases, marking the third…
Rockmart, Cedartown graduation ceremonies coming up this weekend
Graduation ceremonies that were postponed from the end of the academic calendar year in May are coming up this weekend, allowing the Class of 2020 to turn their tassels finally and receive their diplomas. The pomp…
Georgia DPH investigating Tip Top Poultry COVID-19 cases in Rockmart facility
Officials from the Georgia Department of Public Health reported that the agency is investigating multiple cases of COVID-19 at a Rockmart chicken processing plant. The Northwest Georgia Public Health confirmed that an investigation of “multiple COVID-19…
First Day of Summer fun!
Today was the first official day of Summer (though let’s be honest with the closures, doesn’t it feel like it started months ago?) and in order to honor the occasion, we’ve asked people to share their…
Local educator Dr. Dorothy Welch back home after time in hospital
A beloved local educator in the Polk School District is back home after spending months recovering in the hospital. She told her friends on Facebook that she is working hard to get her life back after…
PSD plan to re-open schools coming on July 8
The Polk School District will soon be providing a plan for the Board of Education to approve for students to return to classrooms for the upcoming 2020-21 Academic Year. On the district’s Facebook on Tuesday, officials…
Rotarians back to business, induct April Lucas as newest member
The Rotary Club of Polk County got back to their regular business today and inducted a new member to their group for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began and forced clubs of all sizes…