UNCATEGORIZED
Mary Bowman
Ms. Mary Inez Bowman, age 94 of Jacksonville AL, passed away August 1st, 2026. She was born in Cedartown, Georgia on June 11, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Mr. Lloyd and Mrs. Annie…
CEDARTOWN
Annual Pryor to Success event set for Aug. 1 in Cedartown
The annual Pryor to Success event helping ensure local youth head back to classrooms with school supplies and more is coming up next weekend in Cedartown. The event started in 2021 enters its fifth year of…
LOCAL NEWS
REPORT: Man stopped on four-wheeler charged for drug possession
A man who was spotted rolling through a stop sign on a four wheeler on Friday evening remains in jail on multiple counts including drug possession charges, according to Polk County Police. Officers stopped Kenneth Scott…
OBITUARIES
Regina Rose Gentry
Mrs. Regina Rose Gentry, age 56, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Friday morning, August 1, 2025. Regina was born on September 19, 1968, in Rome, GA, the beloved daughter of Rosetta “Rose” Hembree Hindmon and the…
ARRESTS
Polk Jail report – Friday, August 1, 2025
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Friday, August 1, 2025 report below.
BUSINESS
Chamber celebrates new Rockmart McDonald’s owner
A new owner for Rockmart’s McDonald’s location recently celebrated his takeover of the business with a ribbon cutting pout on by the Chamber of Commerce. Jim Aaron officially took over last week as the new owner…
BUSINESS
Badcock Furniture closing its Cedartown location as parent company files Chapter 11
Cedartown’s location of Badcock Furniture & More is going to close its doors once their inventory is gone as their parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas. Conn’s Inc., the parent company for Badcock…
ARRESTS
Polk Jail report – Thursday, August 1, 2024
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Thursday, August 1, 2024 report below.
LOCAL NEWS
Heat advisory set to start at 10 a.m., last through late evening on First Day of School
Anyone who has to work outdoors – or simply go outside – should take note that the heat is on, and it’s going to be seriously warm in Paulding County today. The National Weather Service in…
LOCAL NEWS
County says ‘no’ to Dover de-annexation request
It hasn’t been the first time a resident in Aragon has sought to say sayonara to the city government, but this time it was the county denying the request instead of the Aragon City Council. Will…