The new Van Wert Fire Station – one of two new stations for Polk County Fire-Rescue – is getting its foundations settled, and the station that consolidates two on the west side of the county is…
Two for price of one, per officials as new station at Van Wert now underway Grading work is starting this coming week on a plot next to Van Wert Elementary School and County Building Inspector Brian…
Polk County, Cedartown and Rockmart fire officials are worried that conditions tomorrow are just too good for causing serious damage by fire. Low humidity and high winds combining with cooler temps for March 28’s forecast means…
EMA Exercise coming up Tuesday will included simulated smoke, more Tuesday morning will be busy for local first responders as a simulated emergency is going to give them a chance to ensure their skills are up…
A elderly man died on the scene following a house fire on Paris Mountain Road this afternoon according to local officials. The Polk County Coroner’s Office confirmed that Vernon Leslie Vogel Jr., 80, of a Paris…
Note: the following item was submitted to Polk Today by the City of Rockmart for publication. -KtE During the May 2025 meeting of the Rockmart City Council, the Council voted to end participation in the Fire…
City Council votes to call off Fire Department’s Automatic Aid Agreement Since 2013, residents within a five mile radius of the Rockmart city limits have benefitted from an agreement between the County Government and the City…
An area man who was injured inside of a burning home last week in the Aragon area died from his injuries the following day while being treated in the Cobb Wellstar Burn Unit, according to local…
Firefighters went to jail this morning, but not because they did anything wrong. It was a call for service required when a construction dumpster full of materials caught fire. Sheriff Johnny Moats confirmed that there were…
Fire trucks are on scene and battling a brush fire that has shut down Highway 278 in the areas of Hardin and Shiloh Roads and M.C. Beck Road. Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Mike Hanuscin confirmed…
