Tag: 2022
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Stallworth set to serve 10 years for 2022 convenience store armed robbery
A Cedartown man who was waiting for his day in court for a 2022 armed robbery of a convenience store is heading back to prison with an additional 10 years to serve. Najawon Devonta Stallworth, 32, had his probation revoked after he was arrested and charged with the armed robbery of a convenience store on…
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Memorial moved due to trial set to return to courthouse lawn
The names of brave men and women who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty to protect and serve local residents has been missing from the side lawn of the Polk County Courthouse building in Cedartown for a while now. The memorial – installed in 2010 and updated following the 2017 shooting death of…
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Primary voting totals remain down in Polk for PSC races
It wasn’t expected to be a highlight race of 2025, but the Public Service Commission primaries wrapping up mid-month right now have barely attracted any voters to the polls in Polk County following the first full week of early voting, and adding in totals from Monday too. Vote totals so far sat at just 38…
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Public Service Commission special primary vote coming up in June
Another trip to the polls is coming up for local residents as voters are being asked to come out and determine a race held in 2022 that went to the courts, and is now back on the ballot. The Public Service Commission seat is a statewide race, and Polk County is among those who will…
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Jury convicts McClarity on all charges for 2022 shooting
A trial that ended this past week will see a man sent to prison after a jury convicted him on multiple charges including malice murder for a 2022 shooting in Cedartown. Randy McClarity will face a sentencing hearing following the guilty verdict on all charges against him on Friday evening following the conclusion of his…
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Last chance to speak out to School Board on Millage Rate coming up Tuesday
The millage rate is set to go up for property taxes collected by the Polk County Board of Education to support schools and educators locally. A proposed millage rate increase is on the table and the final public hearing for local citizens to comment on Tuesday starting at 4 p.m. in the Board of Education…
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Commission splits, votes ‘no’ on sludge decision for landfill
The Polk County Commission split on a vote on Tuesday evening, declining a request put forward for the Grady Road Landfill to take the byproduct of wastewater treatment the cities of Cedartown and Rockmart create on a daily basis, and costing taxpayers thousands to dispose of elsewhere. Commissioners denied the motion 3-2 with Commissioners Gary…
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Police catch up with forgery suspect 2 years later
Polk County Police took out charges against a woman who was alleged to have forged a check while working as a caretaker in 2022, according to reports. Donna Jo McCay, 42, of an Oxford, Alabama address, was booked into the Polk County Jail on Tuesday, May 13, 2024 on a single charge of misdemeanor forgery…
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Joshua Mitchell (Contributed by the GBI) GBI Seeking Information in Paulding County Homicide Investigation
The GBI and the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office are seeking information about a 2022 homicide. Joshua Mitchell, age 37, of Douglasville GA, was found dead in his driveway on Saturday, December 17, 2022. He had been shot multiple times. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to assist with the investigation. Paulding County Sheriff’s Office deputies…
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The old Pizza Hut is now closed, and the new one open in Rockmart. Rockmart’s new Pizza Hut now open for business
Out with the old, in with the new. Pizza Hut’s new location in Rockmart is now open for business on the corner of Nathan Dean Parkway and North Piedmont Avenue, just a stone’s throw away from the old Hut location that will in the near future be torn down and replaced by a Burger King.…