Tag: Gwinnett County
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Berkmar-Cedartown game moved up to Thursday night
The Cedartown Bulldogs will open the season on Friday night as planned this week, but have a schedule change coming up on the schedule next week that fans will want to know about ahead of time. The Bulldogs were set to play Berkmar on Friday, August 23, but are now set to take on the…
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Ken Suffridge
Mr. Kenneth M. (Ken) Suffridge, age 86, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Tuesday evening, August 22, 2023. He was born on January 9, 1937 in Knoxville, TN, son of the late Hubert J. Suffridge and the late Frances Paula Suffridge, Needham. He lived in Fountain City, TN where he attended grammar school through the…
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Ken Suffridge, former Mayor of Aragon and many other community roles, passed on Tuesday, August 22 at the age of 86. Ken Suffridge, former Aragon Mayor and more, died Tuesday at 86
A former Mayor of Aragon, longtime emcee for the Homespun Festival, a veteran and much more passed away Tuesday, August 22. He was 86 when he passed of natural causes. Suffridge moved to the area from Gwinnett County after serving as a District Commissioner in the Metro Atlanta area. He was Mayor of Aragon from…
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Jack Edward Stooksbury
Mr. Jack Edward Stooksbury, age 81, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Jack was born in Knoxville, TN, on April 7, 1941, son of the late Willard Cam Stooksbury and Willie Mae Lee Stooksbury. He had been in the Rockmart area for the past 5 years, moving here from Gwinnett County. Jack…
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GHC: President’s and Dean’s List announced for Summer 2022
The following students were named to the President’s List (by state and county): GA- Appling Amy Carter, Baxley GA- Bartow Francisco Alonzo, Cartersville Dana Arteaga, Cartersville Kailey Baker, Euharlee Madeline Choate, Cartersville Chloe Cochran, Adairsville Jessica Heath, Taylorsville Braylon James, Taylorsville Christopher Layne, Cartersville Emily Long, White Isela Moraga, Cartersville Amna Sarwar, Cartersville Bryson Shiflett,…
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Greg Cooper Cedartown PD set to say goodbye to Greg Cooper as he heads to retirement
Note: the following item was posted by the City of Cedartown on Friday, April 29, 2022. It is being posted here as well on Polktoday.com without any alteration. We wish Greg the best of luck in retirement. – KtE The ink was still wet on Greg Cooper’s employment paperwork, but already he knew that this…
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Oconee County ranks tops in Georgia for small businesses
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Oconee County has the highest concentration of small businesses in Georgia, according to a new study from a New York-based financial technology company. The report, compiled by SmartAsset,…
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President-elect Joe Biden urges supporters in Atlanta on Dec. 15, 2020, to turn out the vote for Georgia’s two Democratic candidates in the upcoming U.S. Senate runoff elections. (Biden campaign video) Biden stumps for Ossoff, Warnock after clinching Electoral College
Beau Evans of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. President-elect Joe Biden campaigned in Atlanta Tuesday for the state’s two Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate ahead of their runoff elections on Jan. 5. Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael…
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When voters take part in elections, they get this sticker above for casting a ballot. Uncounted Georgia ballots down to 60,000
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – About 60,000 ballots remained to be counted in Georgia Thursday morning, two days after voters went to the polls, an official with Secretary of State Brad…