Tag: Lindale
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Loreta Avalee Wheeler Mullins
Loreta Avalee Gilbreath Wheeler Mullins, age 93, peacefully entered her Heavenly home on January 4, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Avalee was born in Lindale, Georgia, where she was raised and spent most of her life before later moving to Rockmart, Georgia. A woman of remarkable strength and determination, she was a…
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Linda Diane Mayes
Ms. Linda Diane Mayes, age 67, of Lindale transitioned August 7, 2025. Complete arrangements are forthcoming. To the Mayes/Chubb 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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Edgar Thomas Tant
Mr. Edgar Thomas Tant, age 78, of Lindale, GA, passed away Thursday morning, May 1, 2025. Mr. Tant was born in Rockmart, GA, on June 1, 1946, the son of the late Alvin Thomas Tant and Millie Inez Williams Tant. He had lived all his life in Polk County and was a member of Calvary…
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POLICE: Man found with marijuana, THC Wax after window tint stop
A man who was pulled over for a window tint violation was found to have drugs in the car, according to Polk County Police conducting the stop over the weekend. Officers arrested Mason Phillip Garman, 34, of a Lindale address early on Sunday morning, March 9, when he was stopped just at midnight by officers…
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Contributed by Jarod Moss Storms, windy weather impact Polk overnight; power out to hundreds
Trees went down, power lines were severed and a brush fire was part of the impact felt by high winds and thunderstorms that moved through Polk County and the surrounding area overnight. Polk County Emergency Management Agency officials noted that trees were down all across the area following the storm system that moved through starting…
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REPORT: Suspect says ‘It must be meth’ when questioned about drugs found during traffic stop
A woman who was only a passenger in a vehicle admitted to officers that “if there is anything it would be Methamphetamine” in her possession – along with other paraphernalia – during a late Friday night traffic stop on Highway 101, according to reports. Polk County Police arrested Brandy Nicole Bradford, 41, of a Lindale…
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James Honea
Mr. James Alton Honea, age 90, of Lindale, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. He was the son of the late Horace G. Honea and Nellie Roper Honea. The funeral arrangements for Mr. Honea will be held on Monday, August 26, 2024 at one o’clock in the afternoon at the First Baptist Church…
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“Operation Etowah Exploits” Leads to 14 Arrests in Bartow County
The following press release was published by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Monday. – KtE CARTERSVILLE – Police arrested 14 people in a proactive multi-agency investigative effort targeting sex traffickers and sex buyers in the Northwest Georgia area. The GBI’s Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit (HEAT), the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations &…
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Janice Marie Ballard
Ms. Janice Marie Ballard, age 52, of Cedartown, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Janice was born November 6, 1971, in Rome, Georgia, daughter of the late Wesley Ballard and Kimberly Ballard. Janice was a graduate of Pepperell High School. She was a very gifted person who loved crafting. She was talented in cross stitch,…
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James Elmer “Jimmy” Bell
Mr. James Elmer “Jimmy” Bell, age 81, of Cedartown, GA passed away Friday, June 21, 2024. Mr. Bell was born in Rome, GA on June 12, 1943, a son of the late Elmer Earl Bell and the late Mertice Clines Bell. Lindale, GA was home for Jimmy for forty-seven years before moving to Cedartown in…