Tag: April 11
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Alma Hardaway Moody
Mrs. Alma Hardaway Moody, age 75, of Cedartown transitioned April 11, 2025. The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Alma Hardaway Moody will be Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 1 pm at Wares Grove Baptist Church (Cedartown). The body will lie in state from 12 noon until the Celebration hour. Interment will follow at Polk Memory…
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Erlene Campbell Cole
Erlene Campbell Cole, 92, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on April 11th, 2025. She was a lifelong resident of Rockmart, Georgia, a Rockmart High School graduate, and retired from the local SunTrust Bank as a respected banker. She was part owner of a local jewelry store, George W. Cole Jewelers, for a number…
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Storms cause power outage for Lake Creek customers
Restoration time expected by 6 p.m. this evening Bad news for some folks who live in the Lake Creek area: your power is going to be out for much of the day. Stormy weather moving through Polk County and the surrounding area last night brought with it large hail reported around the area per Emergency…
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Spring Break fun ahead at Sipping W/A Swirl of Paint
An upcoming week of fun for youth is planned a local art-focused business that are in the process of expanding the opportunities for crafting in Cedartown. Sipping W/A Swirl of Paint is opening up their doors this coming week – April 7 through April 11 – for Spring Break to local youth 5 and up…
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Exercising for the worst case scenario
Hazmat drill in Polk last week brings together first responders for practicing for chemical spill Note: Photos for this were provided by the Polk County Emergency Management Agency. -KtE It is something that happens all too commonly: a truck will be turning off of Highway 278 onto the Highway 27 bypass, pulling a heavy load…
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Forward progress for Piedmont Highway Dollar General
A brief update on another Dollar General project in Polk County: look for a store on Piedmont Highway to open later this spring. Construction continues as the walls are up and interior work set to begin soon for the latest location for the national chain that is popular in suburbs and rural areas, like the…
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Polk Jail report – Thursday, April 11, 2024
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Thursday, April 11, 2024 report below. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
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New emissions regulations forcing City of Rockmart to move faster on Fire Dept equipment purchase
Rockmart Fire and Rescue will be getting a new fire apparatus slightly earlier than their normal turnaround time on such equipment, and one main reason for the pending replacement? New federal regulations on what kind of motors can be found inside. Those regulations going into effect in the coming years for all new equipment powered…
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Raymond Lee Kuglar
Mr. Raymond Lee Kuglar, age 81 of Dallas, Georgia, formerly of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. He was born on July 19, 1941 in Cedartown, Georgia. He was the son of the late Willie O. and Beulah Howard Kuglar. Mr. Kuglar is preceded in death by his parents and first wife, Elizabeth…
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Zachery Ryan “Trills” Sorrells
Zachery Ryan “Trills” Sorrells, age 23, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, April 11, 2023, following a courage battle with leukemia. Ryan was born in Rome, GA, on February 4, 2000, and had lived all his life in Rockmart. He attended Rockmart High School and worked with Eby-Brown Company. “Trills” loved playing video games…