Tag: Bethlehem Road
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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 Gamel, 35, after they spotted him rolling through a Bethlehem Road intersection on the ATV around 10 p.m. on…
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County GOP meeting coming up this Saturday
The Polk County Republican Party meeting is coming up this Saturday, October 14, for their latest session. GOP members will be gathering at Bethlehem Baptist Church, located at 500 Bethlehem Road, Rockmart, which is located behind Cowboys off of Highway 278. The doors open at 8:30 a.m. for coffee, meeting is from 9 a.m. to…
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Report: Man failed to stop for officers pulled from car at gunpoint, suspect’s family ordered to stay back as arrest made
A man with a Loganville address who ran a stop sign was ultimately stopped more than two miles after officers tried to initiate a stop, and his family also tried to get involved in the incident but were ordered to stay back while the suspect was ordered from his vehicle at gunpoint, per Polk County…
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Report: House damaged by fire on Bethlehem Road, volunteer firefighters fast to respond
Volunteer firefighters got to a house on Bethlehem Road quickly this afternoon after a fire caused moderate damage but didn’t go further than upstairs rooms, per officials this afternoon. The Polk County Volunteer Fire Department was on the scene this afternoon and had a house fire out within five minutes of arrival around 3 p.m.,…
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Report: Man jailed on burglary, theft charges after stolen items found in the front yard
A Rockmart man remained in jail on multiple theft and burglary charges after items he took from a storage shed were found in plain view in his front yard. Larry Ray Ballew, 33, of 3253 Cedartown Highway, Rockmart, remains in the Polk County Jail following his arrest on Monday, May 31 on an $11,000 bond…
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Police: two injured in wreck at Highway 278 and Barber Road today
A wreck at Highway 278 and Barber Road sent drivers of each vehicle to the hospital, according to the Polk County Police around midday. Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd reported that the driver of a passenger car and a F-250 truck pulling a gooseneck trailer collided at the intersection while the passenger car was…