Polk School District announced this morning via social media that a local already in position will remain as leader of educators moving forward. The Polk County Board of Education will still have to approve a new…
A release on social media from the Polk School District over the search for the new Superintendent was provided tonight, and the candidates who have completed a first round are now being considered for a second…
Note: The following release was provided by Polk County officials for publication late this afternoon. -KtE Over the past 12 years, both Polk County and the City of Rockmart have both enjoyed automatic aid for fire…
Note: the following item was submitted to Polk Today by the City of Rockmart for publication. -KtE During the May 2025 meeting of the Rockmart City Council, the Council voted to end participation in the Fire…
Jefferson’s Restaurant in Rockmart join others across the area in their inaugural “Teacher of the Year” award. The restaurant’s corporate offices announced on Tuesday that Charlene Woolfork, who teaches special education at Van Wert Elementary School,…
A man who previously acted as his own counsel will be spending the rest of his life behind bars, and the court added on another 115 years to his sentence as well. District Attorney Jaeson Smith…
ATLANTA (March 31, 2025) — Last week, Sen. Jason Anavitarte (R–Dallas) introduced Senate Bill 356 to allow for residents of Polk County to apply for a homestead exemption from school district ad valorem taxes. “Many senior citizens…
Note: The following item was provided by Georgia Northwestern Technical College. -KtE Noelia Sargento, winner of Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) EAGLE Award for 2025, was selected as a regional finalist for the State EAGLE Award…
Note: The following item was provided by the Georgia Department of Labor. -KtE The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that unemployment claims declined across most of Georgia’s regional commissions in December. “Georgia means business,” said GDOL Interim…
DPH Launches Voluntary Awareness Training for EMS Personnel ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health Office of EMS and Trauma in partnership with Governor Brian Kemp, and First Lady Marty Kemp, is launching voluntary training for…
