Cedartown News
Chili's to host golf tournament at Meadow Lakes
Chili’s will host a golf tournament at Meadow Lakes golf course to benefit St Jude’s Children’s hospital Sept. 24. A team of four costs $400, and an individual can be registered to be placed on ...
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Class open Sept. 7 at Cedartown Middle School and all other Polk County public schools. CMS is ready with a new schedule
It’s a new school year at Cedartown Middle School, and Principal Marvin Grayer is excited about new challenges and opportunities this year.
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Tiffany Dawn Greer Cedartown woman charged with DUI and homicide by vehicle in ATV wreck
The woman driving the all-terrain vehicle in a fatal wreck Sunday is suspected of driving drunk, according to reports. Tiffany Dawn Greer, 28, of Cedartown, is charged with DUI by alcohol, hom...
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13-year-old Cedartown girl killed in ATV wreck
A 13-year-old Cedartown girl died in an all-terrain vehicle wreck over the holiday weekend, according to officials. Deputy Coronor Tony Brazier identified the girl as Emily Clackum.
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Bicycle stolen on Canal Street
Cedartown officers responded to a theft of a bicycle on Canal Street. The incident took place on Aug. 29, but was not reported until the following day. The victim stated she heard something arou...
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CD player stolen from Cedartown vehicle
Cedartown officers were dispatched to Johnson’s Printing Company, 112 W. Gibson St., in reference to theft from a vehicle on Aug. 29. The victim said sometime between Aug. 28 and the incident da...
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Cedartown Library hosts used book sale
The Cedartown Public Library is hosting a used book sale Saturday, Sept. 11 through Saturday, Sept. 18 during normal library hours.
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Scheduled power outage to affect Cedartown residents
A scheduled power outage will affect approximately 125 Cedartown residents today, according to a Georgia Power representative. Homes located in Breckhill, Oakwood and Kenwood subdivisions will exp...
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Polk NET seizes Rockmart meth lab
by Melody Dareing
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The Polk County Narcotics Enforcement Team executed a drug raid at 112 Floyd Mountain Circle, Rockmart today, Sept. 1. Arrested in the raid were Lisa Dawn Pope, 42, of the Floyd Mountain Circle ad...
Cedartown Municipal Court moves to Courthouse No. 2
by Todd Ollis
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Beginning in September, the Cedartown Municipal Court will move to Polk County Courthouse No. 2, room 104. The first court date at the new location will be Friday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. The court w...
Friday's storm caused 2 house fires; no injuries
by Melody Dareing
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Friday's storms caused fires at two houses in the county within seconds of each other, but neither left any injuries. According to Polk County Fire Department officials, the first fire called in w...
Report: Property damaged on Georgia Avenue
by Todd Ollis
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Cedartown police responded to a damage to property incident Aug. 26 at a mobile home park on Georgia Avenue. Upon arrival, the officer observed the front and rear passenger windows broken out of...
Report: Property damaged on Slusser Avenue, broken Bud Light bottle found
by Todd Ollis
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Police responded to a Slusser Avenue residence on Aug. 24 in reference to damage to property incident. The victim stated at approximately 1:30 a.m. the sound of glass breaking woke her. Upon che...
Last Community Fun Night will be Sept. 2
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A Community Fun Night will be Thursday, Sept. 2, at Peek Park. The fun nights have been the first Thursday of the month in the park. The Sept. 2 gathering will be the last in the park, according t...
Cedartown house demolished because of Wednesday fire
by Todd Ollis
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Several Polk County volunteer fire stations responded to a structure fire in the early morning hours Wednesday, Aug. 25. The residence at 530 Grogan Road, Cedartown, was fully involved when the ...
Cedartown church holds annual Flea Market
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The First United Methodist Church will be having their annual UMW Flea Market to be Sept. 3-4 in the Fellowship Hall.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) logo is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. A US court dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Boeing subsidiary for allegedly flying terror suspects to secret CIA sites for interrogation, saying the case could have exposed state secrets.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AP - A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons.


Wed Sep 08 22:35:02 -0500 2010

Pastor Terry Jones, right,  of the Dove World Outreach Center arrives at a news conference with an armed escort in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Jones stated that he is going forward with a scheduled burning of copies of the Quran at his church on Saturday, Sept. 11.  (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - A top general, the secretary of state, the White House and political and religious leaders from around the world have decried a plan by the leader of a small Florida church to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 attacks. The Rev. Terry Jones is not backing down.


Wed Sep 08 22:35:54 -0500 2010

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy,Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010,  at Cuyahoga Community College West Campus in Parma, Ohio. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Politically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans, joining battle with Republicans — and some fellow Democrats — just two months before bruising midterm elections.


Wed Sep 08 22:36:38 -0500 2010