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Santa visits Aragon City Hall to spread cheer ahead of Christmas
St. Nick is working on the final preparations before his big midnight ride across the globe, but he had at least one more stop to make in Polk County before Christmas. Aragon City Hall played host to both Santa and that pesky Grinch during the final event before the holidays at hosted by the City…
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Letters to Santa: Cedartown Public Library shares some youth submissions
Another day, another batch of Letters to Santa Claus have arrived in the mailbox at Polk Today, providing needed smiles and cheer during the holiday season ahead of Christmas. This batch came in from the Cedartown Public Library courtesy of the staff collecting them over the past weeks from local youth across Polk County who…
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Letters to Santa: First part of a big batch from YGES
What do they say when you’re in need: Ask and ye shall receive? That’s what happened on Friday after I had waited for over a month for some more Letters to Santa to come in this year, and boy howdy did I get a haul! This first batch of letters came in thanks to Mrs.…
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Still time to help out with annual Toy Drive in Cedartown
The American Legion Women’s Auxiliary, FHF Hair Design and The West Cinema are all partnering for this holiday season to ensure that local youth won’t go without on Christmas morning. Unwrapped gifts and toys for children are being collected at FHF Hair Design and The West Cinema in Cedartown through December 17, and they’re asking…
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Santa Claus showing up in Aragon on December 19
Want to get a picture with Santa and let the little one take a picture for the holidays? The City of Aragon is hosting just such an opportunity coming up on Friday, December 19 starting at 3:30 p.m. and continuing until 6 p.m. The event at Aragon City Hall continues an annual tradition hosted by…
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Annual Christmas Concert returns to The Rockmart Theatre this weekend
There’s still time to make plans for either Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon to enjoy holiday tunes performed by the Rockmart Community Chorus. The annual celebration of the holiday season “Sing We Now of Christmas” gives two chances: an evening event and an afternoon matinee to enjoy the Community Chorus’ annual holiday event. Tickets are…
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CUF building sold, leased back to organization
United Fund Announces Sale of Building to Expand Services and Increase Community Impact United Fund has announced the sale of its building as part of a strategic move to expand services for local families, strengthen long-term sustainability, and ensure that more donor contributions go directly toward essential community programs. The decision follows a year long…
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Board of Elections meeting moved up a week to Dec. 3
The December meeting of the Polk County Board of Elections is being moved up with the potential for a special election coming up on the books across the 14th Congressional District. The meeting was set to be held on December 10, at 10 a.m., but has been moved up to December 3 at the same…
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New Rockmart gateway signage goes up on Hwy. 278 near Springdale Road
The City of Rockmart will soon be celebrating the full completion of a new addition in the city limits to help those driving through feel more at home. New gateway signage is almost fully complete – minus some landscaping that sill needs to be finished – as a project several years in the making has…
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Home Depot Surprise Teams shows up to spruce up Vets Memorial in Rockmart
Surprise! Seaborn Jones Park’s Veterans Memorial at the Silver Comet Trailhead building got spruced up with a unexpected visit from Home Depot. The City of Rockmart offered their thanks in a post this morning on social media for the Home Depot Surprise Team stopping at the Veterans Memorial to provide a cleanup of the monument…