With the opening of the Rockmart precinct for early voting in the U.S. Senate run-off for both seats, numbers were up for Monday and are expected to continue to climb again today. Elections Coordinator Brande Coggins reported that 980 ballots were cast in person for early voting, and another 185 absentee ballots were returned to…
The annual battle of brains between local youth saw a new spelling king crowned this week for the Polk School District. Cedartown Middle eighth grader Jaxon Landrum took the top spot as Spelling Bee Champion for the district during competition this week between elementary and middle school students. As the district champ, Landrum will go…