Mrs. Helen L. Smith, age 86, of Rockmart, GA (the Yorkville Community), passed away Thursday evening, July 2, 2026. Helen was born on December 15, 1939, in Kickapoo Township, Peoria, Illinois, to the late Vincent V.…
Mr. Kenneth Lee Bedford, age 74, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away surrounded by family and friends Thursday, July 2026. He was born on January 2, 1952 in Cedartown, GA. He was the son of the late…
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Thursday, July 2, 2026 report below.
Athletes are back in town to speed down College Street and around Mundy’s Lake for the annual Cedartown Wheelchair 5K Road Race coming up on Thursday evening. First, racers will be at Lankford Corner for dinner…
Mr. Edward C. “Eddie” Carter Jr., age 70, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday evening, July 2, 2025. Eddie was born on May 8, 1955, son of the late Edward C. Carter, Sr., and Catherine Alura…
Mr. Jimmy Dale Tracy, age 75 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. He was born on April 15, 1950 in Cedartown, Georgia to the late James Morgan Tracy, Sr. and Ola…
Mrs. Janis Sue Diggs Wallace, age 66, of Rockmart, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday July 2, 2025. She was born on August 30, 1958 in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was the daughter of the late Ellis Wayne…
Sheriff Johnny Moats confirmed that one of his men was ok after they were involved in a wreck today. Georgia State Patrol is investigating after the incident involving a pickup truck striking a Sheriff’s Office vehicle…
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Wednesday, July 2, 2025 report below.
Notice is hereby given that the logic and accuracy testing and preparation of voting equipment to be used in the July 15th, 2025 Special Primary Runoff Election for the county of Polk will begin at 10:00…
