Tag: Rockmart High School
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Shea Camp
Mrs. Shea Camp, age 51, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 28, 2025, in Rome, GA. Shea was born in Rockmart on September 16, 1973, the daughter of the late Thomas Larry Swann and Marcia Whitman Swann. She was a lifelong resident of the Rockmart and Aragon area and attended Rockmart High School.…
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BATTLE FOR POLK TONIGHT
It has stormed, it has been called off by COVID. But if mother nature can’t stop two rivals from facing off to start off every season, nothing will. The annual rivalry that is the Battle for Polk County returns to the gridiron tonight, and all week the two teams have been getting ready to face…
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Glenn Campbell
Polk County lost a legend this week. Mr. Glenn Wade Campbell of Rockmart, Georgia, left this earth on August 6, 2025. Glenn was born on June 5, 1948. He was the son of the late Billy Campbell and Tommie Lou Simpson Campbell, and was raised on Grady Road in Rockmart, Georgia. Glenn was raised helping…
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Class of 2026 mark their spots
Seniors over the weekend got to show off their artistic talents and mark their parking spots for the upcoming school year. Rockmart and Cedartown Class of 2026 members grabbed paint and went to the campuses to decorate and personalize their area where they arrive and leave school every day. This was one of the first…
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Regina Rose Gentry
Mrs. Regina Rose Gentry, age 56, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Friday morning, August 1, 2025. Regina was born on September 19, 1968, in Rome, GA, the beloved daughter of Rosetta “Rose” Hembree Hindmon and the late Rudy Hindmon. A lifelong resident of Rockmart, Regina graduated from Rockmart High School in 1986. She dedicated her…
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Clyde William Runyon
Mr. Clyde William Runyon, age 81, of Cedartown, passed away, Monday, July 21, 2025. Mr. Runyon was born May 15, 1944, in Cedartown, Georgia, son of the late Tom Runyon and Pauline Hampton Runyon. Mr. Runyon spent the entirety of his life in Polk County, Georgia. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Mr.…
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Bobby Eugene Shirah
Mr. Bobby Eugene Shirah, age 86, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 10, 2025. Bobby, born on February 26, 1939, in Temple, Georgia, was the beloved son of the late Bunyon Eugene Shirah and Jewell Shackleford Shirah. He spent the majority of his life in Rockmart, Georgia, and was a proud graduate of…
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Rockmart Mayor Sherman Ross listens in as City Manager Stacey Smith announces Momon Construction as the lowest bidder for the new Public Works facility contract on Tuesday evening, July 8, 2025. City of Rockmart plans to build new Public Works facility
The Public Works Department at the City of Rockmart has been in long need of replacement, and now the city is moving forward with a plan to replace it with a new facility utilizing what used to be the old Rockmart High School baseball field as the new site. City Council members approved a $1.85…
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Edward C. “Eddie” Carter Jr.
Mr. Edward C. “Eddie” Carter Jr., age 70, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday evening, July 2, 2025. Eddie was born on May 8, 1955, son of the late Edward C. Carter, Sr., and Catherine Alura Rogers Carter. He was a graduate of Rockmart High School, a veteran of the United States Navy and the…
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Church set to host Rival Revival in early August to bring community together in prayer
Wimberly Hill Baptist Church is set to host a week of revival, and will cap it off with a community tailgate to bring Cedartown and Rockmart together in prayer before the big kickoff of the football season the following week. The church is set to host their Rival Revival starting on August 3 and continuing…