The County Commission voted on the issue last week and approved a resolution for consideration by the state house and senate, and the Cedartown City Commission and Rockmart City Council have joined that call to try…
At least one County Commission seat and three school board seats on Tuesday night were decided for the upcoming terms by voters in local primaries, but there are two local races that will still be on…
UPDATE: The Board of Education might end up with a contested primary come May, depending on who else qualifies before Friday’s deadline. Robin Forston, longtime community advocate and retiree from the Department of Family and Children’s…
Approves ordinance, will still have zoning changes to make before hold on builds lifts by end of May The Polk County Commission voted to approve a new ordinance governing the construction and operations of data centers…
An incumbent hopes to keep their seat for office as the fourth candidate to get on the primary ballot for the 2026 general election primary for Polk County. Board Member Dr. Judi Renshaw qualified to keep…
The growing number of proposals and builds across the nation to meet the needs of AI companies and enterprise customers like Microsoft means that communities are having to make a choice: allow warehouses of computers to…
The Polk County Commission won’t be taking up any request on the Tax Allocation District proposed by the City of Cedartown that would bring a Publix-anchored shopping center to the city limits. On Monday, City and…
No movement was made on Monday afternoon when Cedartown City Commissioners and Polk County Commissioners gathered for a joint special-called session to hear more about the Corners of Cedartown project. The multimillion-dollar shopping complex being proposed…
No votes are expected for Monday afternoon as the Cedartown City Commission hosts a special called session to talk about the Corners of Cedartown project that is seeking the Tax Allocation District and bonds to help…
Note: The following notice was provided by the Polk County Board of Elections for publication on Polk Today. The Polk County General Primary Election will be held on May 19 th 2026. Notice is hereby given…
