OBITUARIES
Daniel Zych
Daniel John Zych was born 7/9/1952 and passed away on 1/30/2026, at the age of 73. He usually went by Dan, but was Danny to family and friends. He was born in Delaware to a mother…
OBITUARIES
Watha Boatner Gokey
Mrs. Watha Boatner Gokey, age 66, passed away Friday, January 30, 2026. Watha was born March 28, 1959, in Rome, Georgia, daughter of the late Robert Boatner, Sr. and Alice Marie Welchel Boatner. Watha had a…
OBITUARIES
Riley J. Henson
Mr. Riley J. Henson, age 93, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Friday morning, January 30, 2026, at his residence. Riley J. Henson, best known to many as “Shark,” was born on September 9, 1932, in Paulding…
OBITUARIES
Ellen Louise Streetman
Mrs. Ellen Louise Streetman, age 98, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, January 30, 2026. Mrs. Streetman was born on September 11, 1927, in Marshall County, Alabama, to the late Cephus L. Cody and Cynthia Elizabeth…
ARRESTS
Polk Jail report – Friday, January 30, 2026
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Friday, January 30, 2026 report below.
GEORGIA
December Sees Decline in Unemployment Across Most Georgia Regions
Note: The following item was provided by the Georgia Department of Labor. -KtE The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that unemployment claims declined across most of Georgia’s regional commissions in December. “Georgia means business,” said GDOL Interim…
HEALTH
RELEASE: January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month
DPH Launches Voluntary Awareness Training for EMS Personnel ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health Office of EMS and Trauma in partnership with Governor Brian Kemp, and First Lady Marty Kemp, is launching voluntary training for…