Polk County News

A TEA Party was held Saturday morning at Cedartown's Peek Park in conjuction with other events held nationally on or around the Fourth of July holiday.

Effective July 1, Redmond EMS will be servicing Polk County residents as the 911 provider.

Two people are dead after a light sport airplane crashed near Cedartown late Thursday afternoon.

It's a time of firsts and lasts. Northwestern Technical College serving Northwest Georgia graduated its last class ever June 19.

Cedartown police are continuing to investigate an apparent homicide on Saturday that left one man dead and another in custody.

Huge rocks and signs, plus a barrier, give notice to motorists that Hills Creek Bridge is closed to through travel.

The following people were booked on the following charges, according to the Polk County Jail docket book.

Rockmart and Cedartown combined to put 11 players on the Rome News-Tribune All-Area baseball teams that were released Sunday.

The following property transactions were recorded at the Polk County Clerk of Superior Court for the month of February, according to the Polk County Clerk of Court.

A federal grand jury has indicted a former sergeant at the Polk County jail on a felony charge of using excessive force against an inmate.

The following people were arrested and charged according to the Polk County Jail docket book.

Keanna Harris and Shaddric Powell, of Rome, announce the birth of a son, Jaylen Deion Powell.

The Rockmart/Polk County Rotary Club brought home several awards from the Rotary District 6900 annual conference held at Jekyll Island.

This map shows the location of the Big Cedar Creek watershed. Landowners in western Polk County and portions of Floyd County may be eligible to participate in a program to help protect and improve water quality in their communities.

A tornado warning was issued for a northwest Georgia region at 4:42 p.m. Sunday that includes Cedartown, Rockmart and Aragon.

The third suspect in a stabbing and attempted armed rob-bery in a Rockmart residence in early April is behind bars.

A Cedartown dentist became the third person in the area to be arrested within a week on trying to sexually exploit children.

A Polk County dentist was behind bars Monday, because of what authorities said they found on his computer.

According to the docket book at the Polk County Jail: Joshua David Bagwell, 17, 414 Pine Mountain Road, Rockmart, was arrested April 9 and charged with aggravated assault.

A Cedartown man who was a substitute teacher is in jail facing a computer pornography charge.