Tag: March 29
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Tulip Festival dates set for March weekends at Roots at Bentley Lake
Expect a lot of fun coming up through three weekends in March to kick off spring as the tulips start blooming at The Roots at Bentley Lake. The calendar has been set for 2026 dates for their second annual Tulip Festival off Highway 100 South outside of Cedartown. More than 50 vendors have already signed…
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REPORT: Man jailed in weekend traffic stop arguing with officers
A man who had several issues with his vehicle and was speeding ended up in cuffs after he wouldn’t stop arguing with officers during a traffic stop over the weekend, according to Polk County Police reports. The Saturday afternoon, March 29 traffic stop at Highway 278 at Pea Ridge Road began when 19-year-old Diego Gomez…
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Christopher Lee Shaw
Mr. Christopher Lee Shaw of Rome, Georgia passed away Friday, March 29, 2024. Mr. Shaw was born July 6, 1970. During his spare time he enjoyed watching baseball, Georgia Bulldogs and listening to Elvis. Surviving are his sons Aron Shaw and Christopher Shaw; brother, Casey Shaw; sister Carla Collins along with many nieces and nephews.…
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Two jailed on drug charges following early morning Hwy. 278 traffic stop
Fentanyl and Methamphetamine were found when a Tennessee man and woman were stopped early Friday morning in Rockmart by Polk County Police, according to reports. Kevin M Clements and Chelsey Smith, both of Tennessee addresses, were taken into custody after they were stopped by officers after 2 a.m. on Friday, March 29, after their car…
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Polk Jail report – Friday, March 29, 2024
Officials from the Polk County Jail provided this additional jail report that included arrests that normally would have been published on Friday, March 29, 2024 on the morning of Monday, April 1, 2024, following the Easter weekend holiday. The report for the weekend can be found here. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle…
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Van Wert Elementary students interact with Agriculture this week
Third through Fifth graders at Van Wert Elementary School are getting an education about what grows in Georgia’s fields with a stop in Polk County by the Georgia Ag Experience trailer this week. Polk County is the latest stop during the school year for the Georgia Ag Experience trailer, a combined effort to provide a…
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Officials gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Pizza Hut on Wednesday morning, March 28, 2023. New Pizza Hut construction officially underway following groundbreaking ceremony
Rockmart getting a replacement restaurant by this summer, Burger King later this year A small gathering this morning saw a group grabbed the golden shovels and got construction officially underway for the new Pizza Hut location in Rockmart. The City of Rockmart gathered with Tom Davis and members of his construction crew to celebrate the…
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Cedartown Police end chase at Convenience Center on Canal St.
Cedartown Police helped their brother officers in Alabama end a chase that got up to high speeds on Highway 278 West from Piedmont, according to local police. Per CPD officials, local officers were requested to help from the Piedmont Police Department in Alabama as they were chasing a driver in a car that was coming…
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Students gather around Georgia Foundation for Agriculture's Hannah Hall before she starts her program at Van Wert Elementary School on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. SUBSCRIBER VIDEO: Kids play Georgia Ag Quiz Game at Van Wert Elementary School
Students got a chance to learn and interact with the various ways that farmers around the state grow food and products used globally with a visit from the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture and Georgia Farm Bureau’s Mobile Ag Classroom at Van Wert Elementary in Rockmart on Wednesday. The trailer is now in its fourth year…
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Polk Jail report – Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Wednesday, March 29, 2023 report below. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});