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Category Archives: Polk County

Extremely Cold Temperatures expected this Weekend

Extremely Cold Temperatures expected this Weekend

December 20th, 2022 – 4:30 PM Staff Reports – Extremely cold temperatures are expected across North Georgia starting Thursday night and into the weekend. According to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, there is potential for some wintry precipitation in the North Georgia area late Thursday into Friday morning as rain could potentially quickly…read more

Colony Bank Donates 50,000 to Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center

Colony Bank Donates 50,000 to Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center

December 13th, 2022 – 6:15 PM Press Release – Colony Bank has donated $50,000 to Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center through the Georgia HEART Hospital Program. Polk Medical Center is one of 55 hospitals in Georgia that qualify to receive funds through the program, which allows individual donors to receive a Georgia income tax…read more

GSP: Rockmart Man dies in Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Accident

GSP: Rockmart Man dies in Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Accident

December 11th, 2022 – 4:00 PM Staff Reports – On December 10, at approximately 6:15 PM, troopers from the Georgia State Patrol Cartersville branch were dispatched to a vehicle versus a pedestrian accident in Polk County on Bellview Road. The investigation revealed that a Ford Escape was traveling east on Bellview Road. A pedestrian in…read more

Gildan Facility in Polk to Close in February laying off 107 Employees

Gildan Facility in Polk to Close in February laying off 107 Employees

December 8th, 2022 – 5:05 PM Polk County Standard Journal – According to a report by the Polk County Standard, employees at Cedartown’s Gildan Yarn facility were notified this week that they will be laid off in February pending the closure of the plant. A letter sent to employees states that the layoff will affect…read more

Polk County Police respond to Fatal Shooting

Polk County Police respond to Fatal Shooting

December 7th, 2022 – 2:00 AM The Polk County Standard Journal – According to a report by the Polk County Standard Journal, an altercation between two armed men that occurred in the 2700 block of Esom Hill Road last weekend left one dead. The Polk County Police Department reported that on Sunday at 4 PM,…read more

More details released by GBI on Fatal Rockmart Shooting

More details released by GBI on Fatal Rockmart Shooting

November 21st, 2022 – 4:07 PM Georgia Bureau of Investigation – The GBI has arrested Ashjuan Stocks, age 15, of Rockmart, and charged him with felony malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a pistol by a person under 18, and possession of marijuana within a…read more

More Details released by GBI on Fatal Rockmart Shooting

More Details released by GBI on Fatal Rockmart Shooting

November 21st, 2022 – 4:07 PM Georgia Bureau of Investigation – The GBI has arrested Ashjuan Stocks, age 15, of Rockmart, and charged him with felony malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a pistol by a person under 18, and possession of marijuana within a…read more

Fatal Shooting reported in Rockmart Saturday

Fatal Shooting reported in Rockmart Saturday

November 20th, 2022 – 9:02 PM Polk Standard Journal – According to a report by the Polk County Standard Journal, a 38-year-old woman died of injuries following a shooting in a Rockmart neighborhood Saturday afternoon. The case has been turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, according to Rockmart Police Chief Randy Turner. Rockmart…read more

Northwest Georgia under Wind Advisory as Tropical Storm Nicole approaches

Northwest Georgia under Wind Advisory as Tropical Storm Nicole approaches

November 10th, 2022 – 4:10 PM Staff reports – According to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City Gordon County, Bartow County, Polk County, and Floyd County will remain under a wind advisory until 7 PM Friday. The remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole are expected to impact Northwest Georgia bringing up to potentially 3 inches…read more

AGC Georgia to host local High Schools in event at Coosa Valley Fairgrounds

AGC Georgia to host local High Schools in event at Coosa Valley Fairgrounds

November 7th, 2022 – 4:30 PM Press Release – The Associated General Contractors of Georgia (AGC Georgia) is partnering with Duffey Southeast, Inc. to host construction students from 15 high schools for the Northwest Workforce Development Alliance Skills Challenge. The competitions will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10th, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Coosa…read more