Tag: September 28
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Humane Society Pets of the Week – September 28, 2025
Tate This sweet and handsome two year old boy is a bit shy but a very loving and playful fella. He is hoping to find his furever home very soon. He is a Chihuahua mix and weighs seven pounds Please click on the link Cedartown Polk County Humane Society and complete an application to adopt. As with all…
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Jane Walker Beverly
Mrs. Jane Walker Beverly, age 64, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2024. Jane was born in Gadsden, AL, on April 18, 1960, a daughter of the late Troy Lee Walker and Betty Wood Walker. She had been a resident of Rockmart since 1985, moving here from Acworth, GA. Jane was a housewife…
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PCPD: Suspects caught trying to steal camper, one jailed after being left behind
Property owners rolled up at just the right time when a pair of suspects were attempting to take a camper during a Saturday morning incident in the Cedartown area, according to Polk County Police reports. Officers arrested Patrick Lucas Hanson, 43, of a Buchanan address, was booked on Saturday, September 28, after he left behind…
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HOMETOWN PHOTO: Giddy-up! Horses corralled after herd escapes
Call it an attempted escape, or maybe just the herd needed to get out and stretch their legs. Either way, horses (and a donkey) were able to escape on Saturday and made their way through to the Cedar Hill area where local residents came out hoping to help keep the group from wandering further off.…
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GALLERY: 2024 Holloway Hunny Pot Fest still a hit despite move
The courthouse parking lot played host to the 2024 Holloway Hunny Pot Festival over the weekend after city officials were concerned that Big Spring Park would be too wet for the fun planned for Saturday’s event. Yet Hurricane Helene didn’t stop vendors from coming out and families of all ages from enjoying the event in…
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GALLERY: Rockmart Homecoming Court 2024 celebrated at halftime
Rockmart took time out to honor a group of young people this week alongside celebrations of the home team returning back to play for Jacket Nation on friendly turf. As spirit week concluded on Saturday night with the Homecoming Dance, the annual celebration of the Queen was taken up on Friday night. Here’s a full…
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Applications open for Holloway Hunny Pot Festival
The annual Holloway Hunny Pot Festival returns to Big Spring Park in Cedartown in September, and applications are open for vendors who want to participate. The City of Cedartown announced this afternoon that vendor applications opened today, but spaces are limited and because it is meant for handmade and handcrafted items, applicants who are chosen…
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POLICE: Man told police he took car to get to daughter at hospital
Police charged a Cedartown man with felony theft after he snuck out a bedroom window with the keys to a car to drive to the hospital, according to what he told police during his arrest this past Friday in an early morning arrest. Polk County Police arrested Kareem Isaac, 26, of a Cedartown address, after…
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John Andrew “Lamar” Coats
Mr. John Andrew “Lamar” Coats, age 84, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023. Lamar was born in the Fish Creek Community of Polk County, GA on October 30, 1938, a son of the late Leonard Lee Coats and Inola Alsobrooke Coats. He graduated from Rockmart High School and enlisted in the United…
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Nancy Susan Forsyth Weaver
Mrs. Nancy Susan Forsyth Weaver, age 65, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023. Nancy was born in Rome, GA, on February 28, 1958, a daughter of the late Frank Forsyth and Eunice Latham Forsyth. She had lived all of her life in Rockmart and was a member of Piedmont Avenue Baptist Church.…