Polk County News Archives

The following property transactions were recorded in the Polk County Clerk of Court office for the month of June 2009.

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

Cedartown police have arrested three people suspected in two local armed robberies, according to Assistant Chief Jamie Newsome.

Georgia authorities have arrested a 43 year old Graham, Alabama man in connection with a Friday stabbing which resulted in the death of a Georgia man Driver leads county police on pursuit Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Polk County police unit 835 attempted to make a traffic stop at approximately 2:30 am on Tuesday after noticing a vehicle was riding ...

Jimmy Holland, a lifelong resident and former city commissioner in Cedartown, has announced his candidacy in the upcoming city election on Nov.

The following people have been arrested on the listed charges according to the Polk County Jail docket book.

Buses gather outside Northside Elementary shortly before the bell rings. Buses gather outside Northside Elementary shortly before the bell rings.

There havena t been any more arrests overnight from the sting targeting an alleged car theft ring in Polk County, according to records available at the Polk County Sheriffa s Office.

The 2009 goal for the Rockmart-Aragon United Fund Campaign is $30,000. Donations are accepted throughout the year, but October is the month when the spotlight shines on the organizationa s efforts to help less fortunate in the community.

The three civil cases expected to go to trial in September are in a legal limbo, according to records at the Polk County Clerk of Superior Courta s office.

The community turned out in droves Sunday, Oct. 3 for a momentous food giveaway at Turner Street Community Park, sponsored by the Atlanta Food Bank.

An investigation of officers at two area law enforcement agencies concluded this week with the resignation of a third police officer for illegal use of steroids.

An undercover investigation of a northwest Georgia vehicle theft ring has resulted in numerious arrests including a Polk County police officer and a former sheriff's deputy.

The Georgia State Patrol says a collision between a school bus and a garbage truck on Georgia Highway 100 in Polk County left the two drivers with cuts and bruises, but none of the 15 children on the bus appeared to be seriously hurt.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, a Polk County school bus was struck by a refuse truck Tuesday morning.

A capacity crowd attended the 30th annual GED Graduation and Awards Ceremony at Georgia Northwestern Technical College in Rockmart Thursday, Sept.

Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd today said an investigation into two police officers led, in turn, to a second investigation involving the Cedartown Police Department.

Chairman Bill Byrne, Government Affairs Committee, Polk County Chamber of Commerce, presents proposal to members of the Polk County Water Authority Board.