A former Polk County Water Authority will not have to spend time in prison after her sentence was handed down today by the court after she took a guilty plea earlier this year for taking money…
A man convicted of murder getting a second chance at sentencing instead will never get out of prison – at least based on the ruling of a local court on Wednesday. Harry Van Godfrey Jr. was…
A trial that ended this past week will see a man sent to prison after a jury convicted him on multiple charges including malice murder for a 2022 shooting in Cedartown. Randy McClarity will face a…
New elected officials will be ready to get to work on Day 1 of their new jobs after a swearing in ceremony was held this past Friday, December 27, for those starting terms in 2025. Judicial…
The time has come and the deadline is 7 p.m. EST to get to one of seven polling places in Polk County and cast your vote for President, the Congressional Race in the 14th District, and…
Participating officials get a taste of what its like for individuals released from incarceration facing challenges toward recovering their lives Life in someone else’s shoes is near impossible to experience, but various officials from around the…
The Polk Re-Entry Program (PREP) held a simulation for local officials and residents on Tuesday, April 30. Lydia Goodson, Judge Mark Murphy and Judge Andrew Roper all had things to say to those about to go…
A man charged for murder for the disappearance of a woman in early 2022 will now face a judge’s sentence after he was found guilty by a jury following this week’s murder trial in a Polk…
A Rockmart man who remains behind bars lost a big chunk of change and a handgun he owned at the time, according to a press release from the District Attorney’s office this evening. Per the details…
A new attorney recently joined the ranks of the legal profession in Polk County, continuing a tradition of serving local residents in court in a family now in its third generation in practice. Winston Gammon took…
