A former Polk County Water Authority will not have to spend time in prison after her sentence was handed down today by the court after she took a guilty plea earlier this year for taking money…
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…
A man convicted of murder getting a second chance at sentencing instead will never get out of prison – at least based on the ruling of a local court on Wednesday. Harry Van Godfrey Jr. was…
Jury trial for 2019 Rockmart shooting suspect still months away Years have gone by where mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, family members and friends have waited patiently following the tragic events of a January night…
A shooting incident that happened in Cedartown in 2024 finally went to trial and earned the Tallapoosa Circuit District Attorney’s office two more notable convictions on the year. Two brothers: Edgar Cornejo-Reyes, 17, and Alonzo Cornejo-Reyes,…
A man who previously acted as his own counsel will be spending the rest of his life behind bars, and the court added on another 115 years to his sentence as well. District Attorney Jaeson Smith…
A trial that ended this past week will see a man sent to prison after a jury convicted him on multiple charges including malice murder for a 2022 shooting in Cedartown. Randy McClarity will face a…
Cities of Rockmart, Cedartown team up in lawsuit against County Government, GFL over sludge The threats were made, and now the Cities of Cedartown and Rockmart have finally decided that enough is enough and a suit…
New elected officials will be ready to get to work on Day 1 of their new jobs after a swearing in ceremony was held this past Friday, December 27, for those starting terms in 2025. Judicial…
Many to return back to business on Dec. 26 Expect city halls, the county offices, courts, and local front offices for public safety organizations around Polk County to close their doors ahead of the opening of…
