Tag: May 29
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Big budget for PSD up for decision in June
The new fiscal year is coming for the Polk School District, and board members will have a lot to decide on the line items for revenue and expenditures going into work and regular sessions. What is being sought in revenue and expenditure projects are for the moment just numbers on a sheet of paper, but…
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Foundations are done and lumber is on site at the future home of Ellianos in Cedartown. Framing is brewing at new Ellianos in Cedartown
The breakfast market in the area around the corner of East Avenue and Main Street is set to heat up in the coming months with the addition of another player to an already crowded portion of Cedartown. The wood is stacking up on the work site as foundations have been completed for the new Ellianos…
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Aragon vote completes municipal approvals for SPLOST 2026
Voters will be getting a chance to decide on whether to accept the request from local governments for an extension of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or whether they will wait until the deadline gets a little closer. The Aragon City Council complete the round robin of approvals needed from municipal governing boards…
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Home Depot volunteers for help with Memorial Day
Volunteers from Home Depot were out on Tuesday afternoon despite overcast weather to ensure that the Veterans Memorial in Cedartown is ready to go for Monday’s remembrance ceremony for Memorial Day. The annual ceremony put on by American Legion Post #86 is coming up on Monday, May 29, with the event to start at 11…
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Martyn Clarke Mercer Jr.
Martyn Clarke Mercer, Jr (Clarke), 87, passed away on May 29, 2022. Clarke Jr, as he was often called, was born and raised in Cedartown, GA, the son of the late Mary Hammond and Martyn Clarke Mercer, Sr. He was a graduate of Cedartown High School where he was active in various activities. He was…
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James Gavin Statham
Gavin Statham, age 16, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022 after a courageous battle against an extended illness. Gavin was born on March 9, 2006 in Cartersville, GA, to his loving parents: Kevin Statham and Alecia Haney Statham. Gavin lived all his life in Rockmart, GA. He loved golf, UGA football…
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Second Baptist to host Memorial Day weekend event on Sunday
Join Second Baptist Church of Cedartown for some Sunday evening activities this Memorial Day Weekend for dinner on the lawn and an outdoor movie. Everyone is invited to join the church on Sunday, May 29, with dinner beginning at 7:30 PM and movie to follow at 8:30 PM. In addition to dinner and a movie,…
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Report: Pair evade police after found with stolen license plate on a vehicle on Saturday, jailed on Sunday
A pair who had been living in the woods and stole a license plate from a wrecked vehicle were tracked down and jailed over Memorial Day weekend, according to Polk County Police reports. Police found the campsite and makeshift residence of James Robert Dutton of Rome and Tracy Jean Dutton of Silver Creek around the…
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Report: Man found with heroin after pair stopped flagging down vehicles on Highway 27
A Cedartown man was jailed and later released on bond after he was reported to have heroin and drug paraphernalia in his pockets before getting into a police car for a ride down the road, according to reports. Zackery Lightsey, 22, of 1200 East Ave., Cedartown, was taken into custody without incident on Saturday, May…
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Police: Woman maced during altercation, jailed on misdemeanor charges
Rockmart Police took a woman into custody this past Saturday evening after she got physical during an altercation and was maced by another woman trying to protect herself. Nakia Marie Hicks, 29, of 82 Southern Trace, Rockmart, was jailed and later released on a $2,000 bond on misdemeanor charges of simple assault and criminal trespass…