Tag: March 24
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Community pays tribute following the passing of Sgt. Eason
No one will ever forget the Kerr Bear, and would do well to follow his example in life was the message that friends and his wife shared with those who loved and were touched by Sgt. Kerry Eason during the time he shared with the world. Sgt. Eason, who passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March…
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Marilyn Juanita Whitley
Mrs. Marilyn Juanita Whitley, age 80, of Aragon, GA, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Mrs. Whitley was born on September 15, 1941 in Atlanta, GA. She is the daughter of the late Arthur White and Corine Waters White. Marilyn spent the greater part of her life in the Aragon and Taylorsville area and…
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EGGS AND ISSUES: Candidates for 14th District Congressional race converge on Polk County for Rotary breakfast
US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sent campaign manager to speak on her behalf Watch presentations from candidates, Greene staffer below First opportunity for Eggs and Issues Breakfast in more than three years following the pandemic The tradition of bringing candidates to Polk County and enjoying a good breakfast was reinvigorated this morning as 14th District…
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Polk Jail report – Thursday, March 24, 2022
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Thursday, March 24, 2022 report below. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
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Mosaic Place threw Sgt. Kerry Eason a surprise birthday party, and Lydia Goodson captured this photo she shared with Polk Today in honor of Sgt. Eason. (Contributed by Lydia Goodson) Memorials for Sgt. Kerry Eason continue to grow as community mourns his loss
Blue lights and tributes mourning the loss of Sgt. Kerry Eason of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend continue to grow as the community finds ways to remember Sgt. Eason and his legacy ahead of a visitation this evening and services on Thursday afternoon. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page has been…
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Tickets on Sale for Rotary’s Eggs and Issues Breakfast on March 24
Get tickets now and get a chance to hear from Congressional candidates for the 14th District on Thursday, March 24 as the Eggs and Issues Breakfast returns for the 2022 campaign season. Tickets are $20 each and includes breakfast – catered by Linda’s Place in Rockmart – for the event being held at the Nathan…
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Chamber set to hold State of the Community event on March 24
Cedartown Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia set to host 8th annual event Note: The following item was submitted by the Polk County Chamber of Commerce for posting. – KtE The Polk County Chamber of Commerce will host its eighth annual State of the Community event Thursday, March 24th at 6:00pm at the Cedartown Museum of Coca…
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This was the view for Aragon's Daniel Johnson on Wednesday, March 24, when he returned back to work after he spent time on medical leave. (Contributed) Johnson returns to work following motorcycle wreck in early February
Aragon City Council Member Daniel Johnson had a close brush with near-tragedy in early February when he got into a motorcycle wreck in Cedartown and sustained several injuries. Now he’s back to work and thankful for all the support he’s had over more than seven weeks out of work healing broken bones. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle…
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Push to raise the max age for Georgia juvenile offenders to 17 clears hurdle
Beau Evans of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. A bill to raise the maximum age for youth offenders to be tried in juvenile court from 16 to 17 advanced in the General Assembly on Wednesday. Sponsored by…
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Two injured, one sent by Lifeflight to hospital in Rockmart wreck this afternoon
Photo contributed by April Lucas. Two women were injured – one seriously enough to require a trip by helicopter to an area medical center – in a wreck this afternoon on Highway 113 just in front of Jefferson’s. According to Rockmart Police Department’s Sgt. Walters, the wreck involved a Ford SUV and a Ford pickup…