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Category Archives: Polk County

Georgia gas prices continue to rise

Georgia gas prices continue to rise

Monday, Jan. 9, 2023–8:47 a.m. -AAA South The Georgia gas price average continues to increase at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $2.81 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 5 cents more than a week ago, 11 cents less than a month ago, and 30 cents less than…read more

Georgia gas prices on the rise

Georgia gas prices on the rise

Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023–2:00 p.m. David Crowder, WRGA News Gas prices in Georgia are heading back up. According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded was at $2.78 on Tuesday. That is up by eight cents from a week ago but still lower than last month’s average of $2.98. The national…read more

Updated: Tornado Watch in Effect for NWGA

Updated: Tornado Watch in Effect for NWGA

January 3rd, 2023 – 12:12 PM National Weather Service – UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has upgraded the hazardous weather outlook to a tornado watch until 9:00 PM Tonight (Tuesday, January 3rd) for Northwest Georgia. Previously reported: The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a hazardous weather outlook as several…read more

Toys for Tots assisted more than 1,400 families in 2022

Toys for Tots assisted more than 1,400 families in 2022

Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2023–8:31 a.m. David Crowder, WRGA News The holidays may be over, but volunteers with Toys for Tots are already getting ready for Christmas 2023. According to the Exchange Club of Rome’s latest newsletter, 2022 was another successful year for the campaign that provides toys for deserving children in Floyd, Polk, and Chattooga…read more

Woman charged in hit and run death of Floyd County man

Woman charged in hit and run death of Floyd County man

Sunday, Jan.1, 2023 — 12:17 p.m. STAFF REPORTS A woman has been arrested in a hit-and-run that claimed the life of a Floyd County man. 28-year-old Sharad Robinson had been missing since Dec. 18. Authorities believe he was struck by a vehicle while walking toward Cedartown on Highway 27 that same day.   Robinson’s body was…read more

Body Found After Hit And Run

Body Found After Hit And Run

December 27th, 2022 11:00 AM Georgia State Patrol- These details are preliminary as the crash is still under investigation.                On December 26, Polk County PD requested GSP’s assistance with a Hit and Run. After investigating the scene, it was determined that a Pedestrian, Mr. Sharad Robinson, age 28, was walking…read more

Widespread Power Outages reported on Friday morning in Northwest Georgia

Widespread Power Outages reported on Friday morning in Northwest Georgia

December 23rd, 2022 – 6:50 PM Staff Reports – Georgia Power has reported widespread power outages this morning in Northwest Georgia. As of 6:17 AM, the following are without power: In Floyd County, 204 customers on Wilkerson Road. 567 customers in the area around Billy Pyle, Burnett Ferry Road, Alto Park, and West End Elementary.…read more

Wind Chill Warning Issued for Northwest Georgia

Wind Chill Warning Issued for Northwest Georgia

December 22nd, 2022 – 4:20 PM Staff Reports – A Wind Chill Warning has been issued as dangerously cold wind chills (-10 to -20 degrees) are expected this weekend in the following counties: Floyd, Gordon, Polk, Paulding, Bartow, and Chattooga. A wind chill warning has not been issued in Georgia in almost 5 years .…read more

29-year-old arrested for Murder in Polk County

29-year-old arrested for Murder in Polk County

December 22nd, 2022 – 3:30 PM Press Release – On Monday, Polk County police officers responded to a 911 call about a shooting and home invasion at 1029 Hutto Rd. in Cedartown and found a man, later identified as Antonio Johnson, 29, who had been shot. Johnson was life-flighted to Grady Hospital. It was reported…read more

Couple Arrested by Cave Spring Police for Animal Cruelty

Couple Arrested by Cave Spring Police for Animal Cruelty

December 20th, 2022 – 4:40 PM Floyd County Jail Records – A married couple was arrested at the Creekside Inn by the Cave Spring Police Department on Saturday for Animal Cruelty Charges. According to Floyd County Jail Records, 40-year-old Dewey Franklin Saunders and 35-year-old Sabrina Ellen Saunders (both of a Slusser Avenue Cedartown address) allegedly…read more