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“This decision is just a segment of the whole budget scenario,” said Superintendent Marvin Williams. The Polk School District Board of Education approved the district-wide change to a 160-day scho...
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Today, forecasts call for occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 p.m., then scattered showers and thunderstorms afterwards. Expect a high near 63 with southeast wind around 10 mph...
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A Maryland fugitive wanted on rape and child molestation charges is in the Polk County Jail awaiting extradition. Fernando Lopez was apprehended Tuesday after a lookout was initiated in Polk Count...
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At Monday’s meeting of the Cedartown City Commission, the city received copies of the latest ethics complaint filed by George Anderson, of the Ethics in Government Group, based in Rome. Anderson f...
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The Polk School District Board of Education approved the district-wide change to a 160-day school year beginning this August. The 160-day calendar would lengthen instruction time by one hour each...
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Gubernatorial candidate John Oxendine spoke to Polk County Republicans Saturday and outlined his 12-point “Contract with Georgia.” Oxendine, Georgia Fire Safety and Insurance Commissioner, is runn...
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Polk County Emergency Management Agency is making it easier for residents to know when sever weather hits. A new, free service that alerts Polk County residents within minutes of a National Weathe...
national news
AP - House Democratic leaders Thursday abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion in their ranks, gambling that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming as early as next week.
Fri Mar 12 00:16:42 -0600 2010
AP - After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center.
Thu Mar 11 23:51:24 -0600 2010
AP - Pakistan's navy successfully test-fired a series of missiles and torpedoes Friday in what it called a message to "nefarious" forces — an apparent reference to longtime rival India.
Fri Mar 12 01:26:14 -0600 2010