It took a jury less than 20 minutes this week to convict a man involved in a 2023 shooting that left four people injured, according to the Tallapoosa Circuit District Attorney’s Office this afternoon. Deliberations in…
A Cedartown man was booked into custody on Monday on a forgery and theft charge reported in November, according to Polk County Police reports. Harley James Clark, 25, of a Bremen address, was booked into custody…
Two teens were charged and booked for an altercation that happened on Friday evening on Springdale Road in Rockmart, according to a report from the Polk County Police from over the weekend. Officers arrested Terlijah Millsap,…
Communities across the nation are getting requests for data center builds, and the City of Cedartown is hoping to get ahead of issues created by these facilities with a decision on whether to pause any efforts…
Polk County Police arrested a man over the weekend on a misdemeanor charge for making a 911 call that was meant to prompt a serious response, according to records from the department. Cedric Miquez Diamond Smith,…
While many college students spent spring break traveling to the beach, a group of students from Appalachian State University spent part of their week volunteering with foster youth at Murphy-Harpst Children’s Center in Cedartown. During their visit, the…
Trees are down, and a relatively small number of people are without power this morning after strong storms passed through Polk during the overnight hours. So far, Polk County EMA has reported relatively minor impacts from…
A couple was taken into custody on Thursday on felony warrants after the pair were accused of returning to a property multiple times and taking items, according to reports from Polk County Police. The PCSO took…
Polk County Police arrested three on multiple drug and other charges after a K-9 officer sniffed out marijuana and methamphetamine in the pickup truck they were stopped in on Knight Road, according to reports. Officers arrested…
A man was taken into custody on Thursday after he was accused of attacking a dog with a knife during a midweek incident at a neighbor’s residence, according to Polk County Police reports. Officers took out…
