Category: Local News
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Still no comment on coaching change
Abrams says he gave permission for PSD to speak about his personnel records The Polk County Board of Education Chair Britt Madden said during the board’s previous session that he wouldn’t say anything about the coaching change made at Cedartown High School despite public outcry over the removal of Jamie Abrams as head football coach…
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Community speaks out about Coaching Change
Madden makes statement about ‘personnel decision,’ but offers no explanation The Bulldog fanbase is still scratching their heads and wondering why the administration for the Polk School District made a drastic decision last week to send Head Coach Jamie Abrams to an elementary school PE role and open up the job at the top spot…
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Georgia Farm Bureau accepting entries for 2024 hay contest & hay directory
Note: the following item was provided by Georgia Farm Bureau. – KtE MACON – Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) is accepting entries of dry Bermudagrass hay until Oct. 31 for its 2024 GFB Quality Hay Contest. Hay entered in the contest will be tested at a University of Georgia lab using the Relative Forage Quality (RFQ)…
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DPH: Measles Case in Metro Atlanta confirmed
MMR Vaccine is Safe and Effective in Preventing Measles ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a measles case in a metro Atlanta resident who was not fully vaccinated. The individual was exposed to measles while traveling out of the country. DPH is working to identify anyone who may have had contact…
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POSTPONED: Cedartown at Rockmart game impacted by stormy weather
It wasn’t the first time this big game was suspended, and it likely won’t be the last. Cedartown was in the midst of playing against Rockmart in the first quarter – 4:10 left on the clock – when lightning flashes were spotted in the sky and the wind began to pick up. Then stormy weather…
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Expect to sweat as heat advisory goes into effect this morning
The short run of monsoon season is over, and Polk County is back to the sweltering days of summer as August begins with a heat advisory going into effect this morning. From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., forecasters from the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City have called for temps to increase up to…
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GDOL notes minor rise in unemployment with Class of 2024 grads
The newest group of potential employees have caused a rise in the unemployment rate for the state, but it is likely just a temporary blip during the summer months. The state’s Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson noted that the unemployment rate was still eight-tenths lower than where the national figure stands as of June. May’s adjusted…
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FORECAST UPDATE: Temps back on the rise for the weekend
A couple of days of relief from a heat wave are done and gone, and now high temps are back in store for Polk County and the surrounding area for the rest of the weekend. Keep the air conditioner on high and remain well hydrated today as the thermometer is expected to get up to…
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Commission splits, votes ‘no’ on sludge decision for landfill
The Polk County Commission split on a vote on Tuesday evening, declining a request put forward for the Grady Road Landfill to take the byproduct of wastewater treatment the cities of Cedartown and Rockmart create on a daily basis, and costing taxpayers thousands to dispose of elsewhere. Commissioners denied the motion 3-2 with Commissioners Gary…
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RACE DAY ARRIVES! Cedartown Wheelchair 5K coming up this evening
The flags have been up for weeks, the finish line is sprayed onto North College Street in front of Peek Park, and racers have been working out at Darlington after arriving in town over the weekend. All this leading up to the starting gun for one of the fastest 5K races for wheelchair athletes in…