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Polk Jail report – Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Tuesday, August 4, 2026 report below.
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Polk Jail report – Monday, August 4, 2025
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Monday, August 4, 2025 report below.
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Church set to host Rival Revival in early August to bring community together in prayer
Wimberly Hill Baptist Church is set to host a week of revival, and will cap it off with a community tailgate to bring Cedartown and Rockmart together in prayer before the big kickoff of the football…
OBITUARIES
Carmyn Noel Hayes
Carmyn Noel Hayes, was born on May 11, 2024, to the parents of Steven Hayes and A’liyah Bryant. Carmyn was a fighter and never ceased to amaze her medical staff, and the people around her. Carmyn…
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Daniel Blakely Lester
Mr. Daniel Blakely Lester passed away on August 4, 2024. Dan was born to Marguerite (Lovett) Lester and Daniel B. Lester on April 21, 1935, in Hilltonia, Georgia. He grew up in Augusta, Georgia and graduated…
LOCAL NEWS
REPORT: Cocaine, marijuana and cash found on man involved in PCPD incident over the weekend
A Cedartown man was jailed early Sunday morning following an attempt to get away from police, but was ultimately caught and found with drugs and cash according to Polk County Police information. Polk County Police arrested…
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Patricia Ballew Pope
Mrs. Patricia Ann Ballew Pope, age 84, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 4, 2024, at her residence. Mrs. Pope was born in Rockmart on December 29, 1939, a daughter of the late Ernest…
LOCAL NEWS
Crossview Community Church hosting Love Loud event on Aug. 4
Haircuts, school supplies and a whole bunch of love is being given away in early August just ahead of the start of the 2024-25 Academic Year at Crossview Community Church. This year’s Love Loud event is…
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Bobby Waddle
Mr. Bobby Waddle of Cedartown, Ga., passed away on August 4, 2023. Mr. Waddle was born on January 2, 1954. There will be a private graveside service for the family held at a later time. To…
LOCAL NEWS
REPORT: PCPD arrest man on multiple charges following short chase
Polk County Police arrested a man in a driveway on Friday evening after a short chase in Cedartown, according to reports released this morning. Officers arrested Jonathan Dewayne Timms, 40, of a Cedartown-area address, on Friday…