ARRESTS
Polk Jail report – Friday, May 1, 2026
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Friday, May 1, 2026 report below.
OBITUARIES
Rickey Randall Abernathy
Rickey Randall Abernathy, age 78, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday morning, May 1, 2025. Mr. Abernathy was born on October 21, 1946, son of the late Emory Wilson “Doc” Abernathy and Venus Otting Abernathy. He…
OBITUARIES
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…
OBITUARIES
Martha Smith Milligan
Mrs. Martha Smith Milligan, age 77, of Aragon, GA, passed away Thursday morning, May 1, 2025. Mrs. Milligan was born in Rome, GA, on February 22, 1948, a daughter of the late William Smith and Lillian…
OBITUARIES
Elizabeth Greene
Mrs. Elizabeth Lark Hall Greene, age 73 of Yulee, Florida, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 1, 2025. She was born in Rockmart, Georgia on October 1, 1951, the daughter of the late Jewell Hall Braswell…
ALABAMA
Livewire Surplus opens location in Alabama
Centre the latest spot for Cedartown-based store Those looking for good deals across the state line in Alabama now have an option thanks to a local business owner’s expansion westward. Livewire Surplus opened its newest location…
ARRESTS
Polk Jail report – Thursday, May 1, 2025
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Thursday, May 1, 2025 report below.
OBITUARIES
Linda Faye Kelley
Ms. Linda Faye Kelley, age 79, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Ms. Kelley was born December 25, 1944, in Rome, Georgia, daughter of the late Hugh Rogers and Bonnie Rogers. Ms. Kelley was especially fond…
ARRESTS
Polk Jail report – Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Wednesday, May 1, 2024 report below. (Note: Today’s report was delayed while officials were waiting for processing of an inmate.) (adsbygoogle =…
BUSINESS
SHOWTIME: The West Cinema opens under new ownership
The Kirby family has joined the movie business after making their new ownership official at The West Cinema earlier this week. Cedartown Middle teacher Josh Kirby and his wife Sarah Gunnells Kirby are being joined co-owners…