Tag: December 3
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James Richard Beasley
Mr. James Richard Beasley, age 84, passed away Wednesday morning, December 3, 2025. James was born in Atlanta, GA, on March 21, 1941, son of the late Benjamin Franklin Beasley and the late Zella Pearl Aly Beasley. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Vietnam War, and was a…
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Charlie Maude Whatley
Mrs. Charlie Maude Whatley, age 76, of Aragon (GA) transitioned December 3, 2025. Celebration of Life Service will be held Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Pine Hill Baptist Church at 12 Noon. Interment will follow at Polk Memory Gardens. To the Whatley family, we at F. K. Jones Funeral Home extend to you our deepest…
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Leslie Turner
Mrs. Leslie McGukin Turner, age 59, of Cedartown passed away, Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Mrs. Turner was born July 9, 1966, in Carrollton, Georgia, daughter of Grant McGuskin and Elaine Harris Broome Purcell. Leslie spent most of her life in Cedartown where she graduated from Cedartown High School with the Class of 1984. She had…
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Polk Jail report – Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Wednesday, December 3, 2025 report below.
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Board of Elections meeting moved up a week to Dec. 3
The December meeting of the Polk County Board of Elections is being moved up with the potential for a special election coming up on the books across the 14th Congressional District. The meeting was set to be held on December 10, at 10 a.m., but has been moved up to December 3 at the same…
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County Commissioners honor Dr. Jerry Buttrum as Citizen of the Year
Editor’s note: Usually I like to celebrate a bit more with the 2024 Citizen of the Year coverage, but unfortunately the award was given out during the same evening as the Rockmart Christmas Parade and the scheduling conflict went in favor of Santa and the parade versus the award and Dr. Buttrum. -KtE After local…
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REPORT: PCPD found man with warrant, then cocaine he tried to toss before booking
Polk County Police used surveillance video to prove a man being brought in for a warrant tried to toss away crack cocaine before being booked into the jail on Tuesday, according to reports. Officers arrested Demetrius Dewayne Diamond, 48, of a Cedartown address, was found by officers on Tuesday around 9:15 a.m. while on patrol…
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GALLERY: 2024 Rockmart Christmas Parade
Dozens of vehicles, floats and local marching bands lined up and took part in Rockmart’s celebration of the holidays capped off by the lighting of the Christmas tree in front of the History Museum on Tuesday evening, December 3, 2024. Check out this full subscriber-only gallery below from the parade:
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Santa Claus rode into downtown Rockmart on a Ladder Truck from Rockmart Fire and Rescue to stop at the end of the Christmas Parade to turn on the lights for the Christmas Tree. Rockmart Christmas Parade coming up tonight
Christmas time is here, and the community is full of cheer as Rockmart readies for tonight’s parade down South Marble Street with the tree lighting by Santa finishing off the 2024 event. The parade is set to begin at 6 p.m. in Rockmart in front of City Hall and make its way to South Marble…
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Polk Jail report – Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Tuesday, December 3, 2024 report below. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});