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FILE: In this photo taken Oct. 8, 2011, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated from left to right are: Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Standing, from left are: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. (AP photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers.
The court voted 6-3 Monday to uphold an appeals court ruling in favor the Federal Communications Commission.
The case involves complaints to the FCC by telecommunications companies and the wireless industry that local authorities are delaying the placement and construction of wireless service facilities. The FCC said that local jurisdictions generally should act on applications within three months for existing st...
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Cedartown Little League
Update: The Pepperell baseball today will host Westminster today at 4 p.m. in the first game of their best-of-three Class AA semifinal series.
Mon May 20 01:01:00 UTC 2013
The Gordon Lee Trojans had just finished up some conditioning drills last Thursday, but several of the players were not ready to go home just yet.
Sun May 19 20:21:00 UTC 2013
Gordon Central High senior Deisy Najarro (seated, center) signed a soccer scholarship on Monday with Tennessee Temple (Chattanooga, Tenn.).
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For the Pepperell baseball team, it’s almost go time.
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CARROLLTON - With a state title on the line, two very evenly matched teams battled for almost the entire length of regulation on Saturday at West Georgia’s University Stadium.
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, May 20:
1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Bert Wood Park has activities from 8 a.m. to 2 ...
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County this weekend, May 18-19:
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1. The Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo will be held Saturday, May 18 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m...
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The Cedartown Recreation Department will be holding football and cheerleading registration from July 1 to August 15 of this summer.
The sign-ups will be from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday...
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The Second Amendment to the Constitution has come under direct fire recently by anti-Second Amendment activists at both the state and national level.
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The sign erected at the Rockmart Huddle House gives public notice that the business has closed. (Agnes Hagin/thepolkfishwrap.com)
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The Huddle House, located at 808 West Elm Street, Rockmart, closed on Sunday, May 19, as noted on a sign erected at the site.
Jack and Connie Montford have operated the business for the past four ...
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