Tag: Public Safety
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Community Night Out coming up next Friday in Rockmart
Family friendly fun is coming up in Rockmart next Friday night for the 2025 edition of the city’s Community Night Out event. The Sept. 12 event is set to start at 6 p.m. at the Nathan Dean Sports Complex in Rockmart and will feature several public safety vehicles (think fire trucks and police cars) for…
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County Firefighters show off equipment used for extrication
Local firefighters got out their tools from rescue trucks to show off what is required to get someone out of a vehicle when it is severely damaged in a crash. Polk County’s Facebook page shared photos this afternoon from the Polk County College and Career Academy campuses in Cedartown and Rockmart, where firefighters from Polk…
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City of Rockmart hosting public meeting over sludge issue
City officials: Service Delivery Strategy agreement in violation by county The City of Rockmart is set to host a meeting about the municipal sludge issue and explain why the city’s byproduct from wastewater processing – along with the City of Cedartown’s – should be allowed to be dumped into the Grady Road Landfill alongside municipal…
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City Commission gives thumbs up to CPD purchase request
“Only those who chose to speed through a school zone are paying for this” says Commissioner Branch Several purchases that include a camera system to watch over local parks, a drone, radar signage and ballistic shields were given the thumbs up by the Cedartown City Commission during their Monday evening session. City Commissioners voted unanimously…
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New radio system goes live, fifth tower coming to complete coverage
The new public safety radio system is up and running, and will be getting another planned upgrade to make it fully capable to serve those serving the community in law enforcement, as firefighters, paramedics and even connect to other radio systems without any technical problems. Dispatchers working in the 911 Operations Center at the Polk…
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Brewer family shares message of thanks, Det. Hearne’s love for community
What does one lose when someone is taken suddenly and too soon in their lives? For the family of Detective Kristen Hearne, it was everything. Since she was killed in the line of duty almost five years ago, the family has lost time: Christmas and Thanksgiving, birthdays and midweek days when she made favorite meals…
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Radio tower goes up in Taylorsville for new P-25 system for Polk Public Safety
Update: Headline edited for poor grammar. – KtE The new radio system for Polk County 911 dispatchers to use to communicate clearly with first responders out in the field is in the midst of going up, and the upgrade to the new P-25 mission critical public safety communications system that is set to go online…
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Public Safety Job Fair coming to EMA building on Thursday morning
Looking for a job that also provides a positive community service? You might want to stop by the Polk County Emergency Management Agency building tomorrow morning. Polk County’s local government is hold a Public Safety Job Fair starting at 10 a.m. through 1 p.m. offering those who want a job as a police officer, jailer…
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Commissioner Hal Floyd talks county progress during virtual State of the Community address
Local officials got a chance to share the successes of the municipalities during the virtual State of the Community event for 2020, and among those provide a list of good news from this year was Polk County Commission Chair Hal Floyd. The annual event organized by the Polk County Chamber of Commerce was forced to…
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County Commission committee sessions canceled this week, rescheduled
Polk County Commission committee sessions that were scheduled for this week have been called off and will return next week, according to County Clerk Dawn Turner. The Personnel, Public Works, Finance and Public Safety meetings were all called off after being on the calendar for Wednesday and Thursday this week. The Public Works committee will…