Tag: Department of Natural Resources
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Cedartown getting $500k grant from Georgia DNR for Turner Street Park improvements
Already investment is paying off for the City of Cedartown as last year’s project to replace the Turner Street Center with a new facility at the urban park in Cedartown will be supplemented by more improvements in the years to come. That’ll be thanks to a just announced grant from the City of Cedartown that…
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Kids Fishing Rodeo coming up this Saturday
Kenview Farms is back at it again, and this year marks a special occasion for the Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo. The event is celebrating its 25th year on Saturday, June 7 having provided opportunities for family-friendly fun around the lake at Kenview Farms in Rockmart. It is the same setup for the 2025 Kids…
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Shirley Dutton
Mrs. Shirley Ann Hopkins Dutton, age 78, of Cedartown, GA, left this world to meet her Heavenly Father Tuesday May 20, 2025, with her loving family by her side. The youngest of four children, she was born Cedartown’s “Baby New Year” January 1, 1947, the daughter of the late Fred Lee Hopkins and the late…
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Bear sightings in Cedartown neighborhood ‘unusual’
Official offer tips for encouraging bear to move on Note: photos contributed via Facebook. -KtE Polk County is no stranger to bears in times past and present, but one showing up this far into town? It is a bit unusual. Local residents ranging from Cleo Street to the east and Robert L. Parks Boulevard to…
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Annual Kids Fishing Rodeo nets a big catch
Hundreds of local youth took to the shores of the lake at Kenview Farms this morning and midday, hoping to lure some fish onto their lines for the 2024 Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo. Cpl. Chad Cox from the Department of Natural Resources reported that 456 youth ultimately took part in the event at the…
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GALLERY: Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo 2024
The Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo saw hundreds of local youth and their families once again crowd around the lake at Kenview Farms just outside of Rockmart on Saturday, June 8, 2024. It is one of the kickoff events of the summer held annually on the second Saturday of June, providing kids the chance to…
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Kids Fishing Rodeo opening early on Saturday
Expect to have to get to Kenview Farms on Highway 113 early to be able to find a spot along the lake as hundreds of local youth are expected for the 2024 Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo. The annual event organized by local Department of Natural Resources officials provides youth the opportunity to take part…
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Kids Fishing Rodeo returns this coming Saturday in Polk
Local youth need to get their tackle boxes out and untangle those fishing lines, because the annual Kids Fishing Rodeo for Polk County returns this coming Saturday, June 8, to the Rockmart area. Kenview Farms off Highway 113 in Rockmart is once again hosting the summer event for local youth as they get a chance…
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(FILE PHOTO) Work is coming up on the Silver Comet Trail across the county. Additional Silver Comet Trail work to come through county’s stretch
Bridge replacements and striping to come in areas of trail outside of the city limits The County Commission voted to approve a grant opportunity for helping improve and make repairs to the sections of the Silver Comet Trail bridging and for full striping of the full section of 36 miles that goes from the Alabama…
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Kids Fishing Rodeo returning on June 10
It’s time to bring the kids out around the lake for a day of fishing in Polk County in June as an annual event returns to bring family fun for all to enjoy free of charge. The Kids Fishing Rodeo put on by local Department of Natural Resources officers with the help of a number…