Tag: July 24
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Oscar “Buddy” Winslett
Mr. Oscar “Buddy” Winslett, age 84, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025. He was born on March 9, 1941 in Oneonta, Alabama. He was the son of the late Cliff and Louise Richardson Winslett. Mr. Winslett is survived by his wife of 60 years, Jeanette Hamrick Winslett; sons, Genile Winslett (Felicia)…
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Cora Elizabeth Norman
Ms. Cora Elizabeth Norman, age 84, of Rockmart transitioned July 24, 2025. Complete arrangements are forthcoming. To the Norman/Phillips family, we at F. K. Jones Funeral Home extend to you our deepest sympathy and condolences. Our prayers remain that your abiding faith in God will continue to comfort, to strengthen, and sustain you during your…
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Protest gives families opportunity to plea for justice
Jury trial for 2019 Rockmart shooting suspect still months away Years have gone by where mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, family members and friends have waited patiently following the tragic events of a January night in 2019. Shots rang out amid a chilly winter night, ending the lives of four people at two separate…
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Water Days provide relief from heat in Rockmart
Summer is still in full swing as temperatures remain up, but local youth got an opportunity for some relief on Wednesday and Thursday thanks to the Rockmart Recreation Department. A portion of Hilburn Field was turned into a makeshift water park during the latter half of the week, with a kiddie pool, an inflatable slide…
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Polk Jail report – Thursday, July 24, 2025
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Thursday, July 24, 2025 report below.
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Judy Long
Ms. Judy Long, age 76, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Judy Longino Long of Cedartown, GA passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. She was 76 years old and born at Floyd Hospital on December 9, 1947. Judy is survived by her daughters: Marla Terwilliger, Korie Goss and Mandy Knaak; by her sons in…
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Timmy Sauceda
Mr. Timmy Sauceda, age 42, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Timmy was born September 21, 1981, in Centre, Alabama, to Sherry Sauceda and the late Eliseo Charles Sauceda. Timmy was of the Christian faith and attended Antioch Baptist Church. Timmy loved spending time at the lake fishing and enjoyed any time spent riding his…
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REPORT: Argument turns into domestic incident, two jailed
A pair who were involved in a domestic incident on Wednesday night were booked into the Polk County Jail on charges that both were combatants after their argument turned physical, per police reports. Officers arrested both Christopher Eugene Cosby, 46, and Sheryl Fuller Cosby, 49, of Rockmart addresses on Wednesday evening around 9:30 p.m. after…
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Polk Jail report – Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Wednesday, July 24, 2024 report below.
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Rev. Doyle Larry Ritch Sr.
Rev. Doyle “Larry” Ritch, Sr., age 91 of Marietta, Georgia, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2023. He was born on May 13, 1932 in Silver Creek. He was the son of the late Joseph Doyle and Dorothy Mae Davis Ritch. Mr. Ritch wore many hats during his 91 years. He served in the National…