A date has been set for mid-October for the Board of Education to determine the outcome of Ethics complaints filed against a board member. Last week, the Polk County Board of Education voted 5-1 to move…
The Polk County Board of Education will be gathering on Monday afternoon for a special called session to determine whether a board member is going to face a hearing on a complaint lodged against them. No…
Classes resume for PSD on Aug. 5 Polk School District has students back to business coming up at the beginning of August following a few days for teachers to prepare their classrooms and usher in the…
Peek Park hit a high mark for the year in the number of people stopping by as the 2026 edition of the Cedar Valley Arts Festival setup for the weekend. The annual event brought out crowds…
Several students from Cedartown and Rockmart High School were crowned winners – or scored big – during the 2026 SkillsUSA State Championship and will get to onward to represent Polk County and Georgia on the national…
Cedartown and Rockmart High Schools both recently announced who will be this year’s STAR Students and Teachers representing the county for 2026. Senior Dayla Cetino-Hernandez is the Rockmart High School STAR Students, and she recognized Vivian…
Polk County is preparing to shut down for a couple of days this weekend amid a pending winter storm that is expected to impact the area from the Alabama state line to Braswell. Here are some…
Polk County families are invited to participate in a free event at Victory Baptist Church’s upcoming event to help with supplies needed for the second half of the school year. VBC is hosting the upcoming Replenish…
The 2025 Teacher of the Year was celebrated at the Polk County Board of Education’s Tuesday session as schools from across the district honored their educators for the year over the past month. Beth Morgan of…
Freddy Arencibia will soon be leading the way down Main Street during the holiday season. He will serve as this year’s Cedartown Christmas Parade Grand Marshal, an honor he’s being bestowed after his many years of…
