Tag: intent
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County taking applications to fill vacant District 1 seat through rest of term
The Polk County Commission is taking applications from District 1 residents to determine who will serve out the rest of the term left following the passing of Commissioner Gary Martin last week. County officials noted in a release this morning that applications in the form of a letter of intent and a resume must be…
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REPORT: Man stopped on four-wheeler charged for drug possession
A man who was spotted rolling through a stop sign on a four wheeler on Friday evening remains in jail on multiple counts including drug possession charges, according to Polk County Police. Officers stopped Kenneth Scott Gamel, 35, after they spotted him rolling through a Bethlehem Road intersection on the ATV around 10 p.m. on…
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REPORT: Pair found at Farmers Store, one jailed on meth possession charge
Two men who were found sitting at night at the Farmer’s Store for more than an hour were stopped from leaving by officers on Wednesday night, and one of them was taken into custody on drug charges after a store clerk called in to say they seemed suspicious. Police arrested John Wise, 62, of a…
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Report: Man jailed after shooting at family member on Antioch Road, found with drugs
A Cedartown man remains in the Polk County Jail on multiple charges after police reported he tried to shoot at a family member with the intent to kill them in a Wednesday morning incident on Antioch Road. Austin Gabriel Ellington, 22, of an Antioch Road address, remained in the Polk County Jail as of this…