Tag: contest
-
Halloween fun coming up on Friday
Trick-or-Treat! Kids from across Polk County will be getting out and about on Friday evening to load up on sugary snacks and candy to celebrate All Hallows Eve for 2025. Whether dressed up as pink princesses or scary slashers, youth will be out in force in Cedartown, Rockmart and other parts of the county. Here’s…
-
Fall Festival returns next weekend to Cedartown
The Nov. 1 event will see Main Street closed through the morning and afternoon hours for the 2025 edition of the Cedartown Fall Festival in downtown. A whole host of fun is planned for Downtown Cedartown during the festival scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. along Main Street. It is organized annually by the…
-
Boo Bash coming up this weekend at Bert Wood Park
Editor’s note: I’ve been asked to be one of the judge’s again this year for the Costume Contest, and am happy to lend my services during the event. Come say hello! – KtE Bert Wood Youth and Athletic Complex is playing host this weekend once again to Boo Bash!, an old-fashioned style Halloween event for…
-
Local youth get creative with PB sandwiches for 2025 4-H Peanut Contest
Who doesn’t love a good PB&J? Good thing none of the kids who took part in a countywide competition with the Polk County Cloverleaf 4-H for the state’s annual 4-H Peanut contest. Youth were assigned the task in the competition of getting creative with their peanut butter sandwich recipes and submitting them for the countywide…
-
SAY BOO! Annual event bring out big crowd for costumed fun
A lot of fun was had by all ages parents brought out their ghosts and goblins to visit local business and organizations who participated in the 2024 edition of the City of Cedartown’s Boo Bash at Bert Wood Park. The event brought out hundreds of local youth seeking out candy and an opportunity to play…
-
VIDEO: 2024 Boo Bash Costume Contest
The 2024 Boo Bash brought out a big group of youth in four different age groups to take part in this year’s Costume Contest! Check out the full video above to see youth in their costumes and announcement of winners from this year’s event. Note: I was a judge in this year’s Costume Contest, which…
-
GALLERY: Ghouls come out for Boo Bash 2024
The 2024 Boo Bash was a big hit with local families as they got to take part in an event featuring businesses and organizations providing fun for youth of all ages. Cedartown’s annual celebration of the spooky season provided a chance for local youth to get some candy before Halloween arrives next week. Here’s a…
-
Polk County Fair Photo Contest 2024 Voting
Hey folks! Thanks for taking part the voting for this year’s Polk County Fair Photo Contest! Please cast your ballot below. The top vote getter will be winning a Polk Today 1 year subscription, second place gets a six month pass and third place is getting a three month pass. Submissions ended on August 30,…
-
Sign ups underway for Polk County Fair Photo Contest
Top three photo votes win subscriptions on Polk Today! For the past couple of years, one of the previous exhibits available at the Polk County Fair was a photo contest. It was previously run by an organization that has since decided they can no longer take on the task, but now it is back! In…
-
Boo Bash a bunch of fun over the weekend
It was a good time for all at the 2023 Boo Bash held by the City of Cedartown, this year at Biggers Field on Prior Street. A costume contest, plenty of local organizations handing out candy, and kids aplenty (including a wide variety of Spider Men) took part in the annual event, normally at the…