Tag: March 8
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RPD: Two jailed in RHS traffic stop for drugs, warrants
A traffic stop for no insurance on a vehicle ended with drug charges filed against a pair from Adairsville, according to Rockmart Police reports. Officers arrested Michael Joseph Bartl, 33, and Miranda Ann McChargue, 33, both of Adairsville addresses in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 8, when they were pulled over at Cartersville…
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REPORT: Woman jailed after found with ‘plethora’ of drugs at Dollar General
A woman who was found with drugs and stolen goods from the Buchanan Highway Dollar General remained in jail awaiting bond on multiple charges from the Polk County Police over the weekend. PCPD reported the arrest of Christy Dawn Bellflower, 39, of a Buchanan address, after 911 got several calls about her behavior at a…
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BUILDING UPDATE: Housing on S. Main pushing forward; Basement dug out for Valvoline
Another spot for oil changes in Rockmart will open later this year, and housing in Cedartown is on the rise as projects across Polk County are being tackled day by day. Here’s a quick update on where some projects underway stand in Polk County (as of March 5): Townhomes on South Main on the rise…
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Early voting tallies pick up on Tuesday for March 18 election
The second day of Early Voting for the March 18 election picked up as more than 150 ballots were cast in Cedartown, and nearly 100 more in Rockmart to close out business. The Board of Elections reported the combined figures as 257 ballots cast at the Cedartown precinct, and another 96 at the Rockmart precinct…
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Paul Jones
Mr. Paul Randall Jones, age 75, of Aragon, GA passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Aragon, GA on February 25, 1948 a son of the late Rev. Dixie Venard Jones and the late Mattie Lois Bowman Jones. Mr. Jones had lived all of his life in…
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Raiden Albert Sullivan, Jr.
Mr. Raiden Albert Sullivan, Jr., age 53 of Rockmart, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Mr. Sullivan was born February 16, 1970 in Floyd County, son of Raiden Albert “Ray” Sullivan, Sr. and Loye Cagle Statham. He was a 1989 graduate of Cass High School and was a service consultant for Harley-Davidson in Lithia Springs.…
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REPORT: Man found with meth, firearm in traffic stop
A Rockmart man remained in jail on felony drug and gun charges after a traffic stop in Rockmart on Wednesday night, according to reports from Polk County Police. Timothy Jack Wilson, 58, of a Litchfield Street address in Rockmart, was taken into custody around 10:30 p.m. on March 8, 2023, following a traffic stop that…
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UPDATE: GSP releases name of Wednesday wreck victim
Georgia State Patrol this morning released the name of a man who died in a wreck on Highway 101 outside of Aragon on Wednesday morning. Per their report, Jacob Page, 27, of a Dallas, Georgia address, died of injuries sustained in the wreck after a head-on collision with semi-truck GSP previously reported to Polk today…
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UPDATE: One fatality reported in Hwy. 101 wreck
Update: Georgia State Patrol is reporting that a collision between a pickup truck and a semi truck on Highway 101 in the Aragon area took the life of one driver and injured the second, according to a release from the agency. Troopers this morning were dispatched to investigate the collision just before 8 a.m. on…
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Raceway in Rockmart expands with new diesel-only lanes
Chamber holds ribbon cutting for pumps in morning ceremony An expansion for local Raceway owner Clint Brock means the opportunity for more business, including that of short and long-haul truckers as new diesel-only lanes officially welcomed to the gas station on Wednesday morning. The Polk County Chamber of Commerce gathered together contractors, employees at Raceway,…