ROCKMART — Community members in Rockmart and Polk County will now have easier access to exceptional medical care. AdventHealth is excited to announce that AdventHealth Medical Group Primary and Urgent Care at Rockmart is now open,…
It took a jury less than 20 minutes this week to convict a man involved in a 2023 shooting that left four people injured, according to the Tallapoosa Circuit District Attorney’s Office this afternoon. Deliberations in…
While many college students spent spring break traveling to the beach, a group of students from Appalachian State University spent part of their week volunteering with foster youth at Murphy-Harpst Children’s Center in Cedartown. During their visit, the…
A Cedartown man who was waiting for his day in court for a 2022 armed robbery of a convenience store is heading back to prison with an additional 10 years to serve. Najawon Devonta Stallworth, 32,…
CEDARTOWN — The Polk County Health Department will host a breast-cancer awareness event featuring free breast exams Tuesday, October 14 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the health department, 125 East Ware Street, Cedartown. Interested…
Artists from Polk County and surrounding areas are invited to participate in a special theme-based art competition hosted at the Cedartown Performing Arts Center. A public opening reception and awards ceremony will be held on Thursday,…
AdventHealth is pleased to welcome Sophia Kirchhoff, DO, to AdventHealth Medical Group Family and Internal Medicine at Cedartown. Kirchhoff joins providers Greta Dowling Flaherty, DO, and Jina Ford, NP, in offering whole-person care to the Cedartown…
Note: The following press release was provided by Gammon, McFall and Villarreal, Attorneys at Law in Cedartown. -KtE After a week-long jury trial in Heard County Superior Court, a jury returned a not guilty verdict to…
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…
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…
