Cedartown News

Officials in Cedartown, Rockmart and Polk County are expected to sign an intergovernmental agreement for the Polk County Drug Task Force in July.

First responders were called to an one vehicle wreck next to Kimoto Tech on Canal Street Monday afternoon.

The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, June 17: 1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Bert Wood Park has activities Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Seniors 55 and older may participate in activities.

The draft Silver Comet Trail Economic Impact Assessment indicates that the long-haul trail from Smyrna to the Alabama state line west of Cedartown generates approximately $57 million in economic benefit to the State of Georgia.

The battle is over, and winners declared in the fourth annual Battle of the Bands .

The Dekalb County Sheriff's Office confirms a 19-year-old male drowned at the Hippie Hole at Little River Canyon on Saturday evening.

Children, from age 1 to 18, can eat a free meal at designated sites in Polk County as part of the Seamless Summer Feeding Program.

Shae Dollar, Barbara Young, Gayle Gates and Maria Flores serve lunch earlier this year at Eastside Elementary School.

The question that's been on the minds of local officials for months was answered during a recent meeting of the Cedartown City Commission.

Nick Chubb plays for the Cedartown Bulldogs now and he will play for the Georgia Bulldogs next year.

Blair Hooper Elrod of Rockmart, one of the "30 Under 30" at the University of West Georgia , believes age is simply a number and personal commitment helps achieve goals.

The third annual Cedartown High School youth football camp has proved to be the largest camp yet.

Sex Offender Pleads Guilty For Incidents at Perimeter Mall - Dunwoody Patch On Monday, Kennedy Perez Miranda pleaded guilty to several charges including sexual battery during an incident at Perimeter Mall, according to an 11 Alive report .

Polk County police officers will soon be equipped with stun guns thanks to action taken by the Polk County Board of Commissioners.

The first annual Cedartown Recreation Department cheer camp has been deemed a success.

Today is the day Nick Chubb has been waiting for. He has made up his mind and the Scout 100 running back out of Georgia will announce his decision Tuesday evening... "I am ready," Nick Chubb told Scout Monday night.

The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, June 11: 1. The Rockmart library hosts gaming time for kids on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. through July 9. 2. The Downtown Cedartown Association will meet at the Welcome Center at 11 a.m. 3. Redmond Regional Medical Center will hold a series of wellness works seminars throughout ... (more)

Jose Castro, 33, died today at the Grady Road Landfill in Rockmart, after police said he was pinned between two tractor-trailers, according to an online report by The Fish Wrap , Cedartown Standard .