Tag: business
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A campaign mailer in Cedartown reported to state Ethics Commission
Johnny Crawford only had one goal in mind: education about an issue. Instead, he might be facing some trouble from the Georgia State Ethics Commission after the mailer was sent out to thousands of homes across the city limits without having specific language included to ensure that voters knew its source. Crawford, a native of…
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Rounders One Motel set to open in 2026
Work began on Monday to begin clearing the site for a new Boutique-style motel in Cedartown, and will be ongoing through the start of next year. The new upscale offering is set to be opened in early Spring 2026 according to Aureate Properties’ Co-Founder and CEO Will Holdren, who said they plan to offer 12…
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More building in Rockmart means another national brand coming soon
Building work is going on all over the City of Rockmart, from the new amphitheater in downtown to several areas under construction along the commercial corridor of Nathan Dean Parkway. So it should be no surprise that another national brand is building behind Chattahoochee Drive, bringing a second location to Polk County in the coming…
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The new Valvoline still has some work to be completed before it is ready to open, but expect the contractors to have it ready before the end of 2025. Valvoline getting close to completion
Expect a new auto service business to open in Rockmart before year’s end as construction workers are making good progress on completing the new Valvoline location off of Nathan Dean Parkway. Construction began in 2024 with site preparations going through the early half of the year on the new Valvoline Oil & Lube location, bringing…
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Rock Creamery opens over weekend in downtown Rockmart
Craving a scoop of something tasty, or maybe want to shake your dessert up a bit? Rockmart’s newest addition to downtown The Rock Creamery is hoping to draw in customers with something everyone screams for: ice cream. Saturday marked the opening day of the new business who held a ribbon cutting to officially usher in…
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A 50th Anniversary to Remember
A local legend who was a longtime public servant for Polk County, or the name of the head of a country western and rock-influenced band from out west? No matter which name you know, the world got a bit smaller on Saturday as one Nathan Dean met the son of the other and celebrated a…
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Ideal Bakery celebrates with Chamber ribbon cutting
The McGee family was joined by family, friends and local officials on Friday morning to celebrate the recent re-opening of Ideal Bakery on Main Street in Cedartown. The Polk County Chamber of Commerce brought along the big scissors for the ribbon cutting at the longtime staple in downtown Cedartown for Ideal Bakery’s official ceremony after…
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Site work underway for new grocery-restaurant combo in Cedartown
A locally and family-owned grocery-restaurant combo is preparing to be built on a corner lot on West Avenue, joining a busy corridor in the coming months as work began after the land sat empty. Once upon a time the Old Wayside Inn sat on the lot at 500 West Avenue, Cedartown, but many years ago…
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New company moving to Aragon after Three Kings Towing property purchase
Centrifuge & Pump Services Corporation, currently in Stone Mountain, who provides services to the industrial centrifuge industry will be moving to Aragon in the coming months as they take over a property formerly owned by ‘Three Kings Towing’ in the Mill Village. Following the purchase of the property, that sits next door to the Mayor’s…
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BUILDING UPDATE: Housing on S. Main pushing forward; Basement dug out for Valvoline
Another spot for oil changes in Rockmart will open later this year, and housing in Cedartown is on the rise as projects across Polk County are being tackled day by day. Here’s a quick update on where some projects underway stand in Polk County (as of March 5): Townhomes on South Main on the rise…