ARRESTS
Polk Jail report – Friday, October 24, 2025
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Friday, October 24, 2025 report below.
OBITUARIES
Betty Ruth Monroe
Ms. Betty Ruth Monroe, age 63, of Cedartown transitioned October 24, 2024. Celebration of Life for Ms. Monroe will be Friday, November 1, 2024 at 1 pm at F. K. Jones Funeral Home Rome in Peek…
LOCAL NEWS
PCPD: Man without license for 10 years caught behind wheel last week
A man who was found behind the wheel late at night admitted he wasn’t licensed and was taken into custody after it was found he was suspended in 2015, according to reports. PCPD arrested Christopher Wade…
ARRESTS
Polk Jail report – Thursday, October 24, 2024
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LOCAL NEWS
CHS Homecoming court prepping for 2024 ceremony
Parade on Main Street set for October 24 Cedartown is weeks away from Homecoming, but already plans are in motion to honor a queen and the court representing all four grades has already been announced. The…
BUSINESS
Winston Gammon continues family’s commitment to the law
A new attorney recently joined the ranks of the legal profession in Polk County, continuing a tradition of serving local residents in court in a family now in its third generation in practice. Winston Gammon took…
OBITUARIES
Robert “Robbie” Doyle Strickland
Mr. Robert “Robbie” Doyle Strickland, age 68, passed away, Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Mr. Strickland was born, December 9, 1954, in Atlanta, Georgia, son of Bobby D. Strickland and Betty June Strickland Bouler. Robbie was a…
OBITUARIES
Bobby Joe Roberson
Mr. Bobby Joe Roberson, age 72, of Cedartown, GA., passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Mr. Roberson was born March 24, 1951, to the late William Roberson and the late Martha Ely Roberson. Mr. Roberson married…
CULTURE
Rockmart gets grants from Georgia Council for the Arts
Two different grants from the Georgia Council for the Arts are giving opportunities locally to artists and the theater and is bringing thousands of dollars to Rockmart. The Georgia Council for the Arts announced on Tuesday…
HOMETOWN PHOTO
HOMETOWN PHOTO: Cotton crop coming in on Collard Valley Road
When the big rolls of cotton start showing up in fields around Polk County, its a sign that cold weather is just right around the corner. The cotton harvest is underway across Polk County, and local…