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The following open house events have been announced for Rockmart area schools:Wednesday, July 30:Pre-K Orientation - Rockmart Euharlee Kindergarten - 1 p.m. Rockmart Middle - 6th to 8th grade - 4 t...
Cedartown schools' open house dates listed
School starts Aug. 1 in Polk County and school officials are offering several chances for parents and students to prepare before the big day.Pre-K students who will attend Cherokee, Northside or We...
School starts Aug. 1 in Polk County and school officials are offering several chances for parents and students to prepare before the big day.Pre-K students who will attend Cherokee, Northside or We...
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Cedartown crime reports: Police keep busy with thefts, burglaries
On July 17, Cedartown police responded to a theft from an automobile.The complainant stated she let her purse in her car while she went into her husband’s place of business and then into her own bu...
On July 17, Cedartown police responded to a theft from an automobile.The complainant stated she let her purse in her car while she went into her husband’s place of business and then into her own bu...
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County participating in discounted prescription card program
Polk County will participate in a prescription discount card program, which is operated through the National Association of Counties (NACo). This program, which went into effect July 21, helps cons...
Polk County will participate in a prescription discount card program, which is operated through the National Association of Counties (NACo). This program, which went into effect July 21, helps cons...
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Youth Summerfest coming this Saturday to Cedartown
The Tenth Annual Youth Summerfest is just around the corner.The event will take place on Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Bert Wood Youth and Athletic Complex.Youth Summerfest is...
The Tenth Annual Youth Summerfest is just around the corner.The event will take place on Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Bert Wood Youth and Athletic Complex.Youth Summerfest is...
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National Night Out
planned in Rockmart
A fun-filled neighborhood party — National Night Out — is planned from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, July 25 at the Nathan Dean Sports Complex, Rockmart.Everything is free!John Adams, one of the planners, s...
A fun-filled neighborhood party — National Night Out — is planned from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, July 25 at the Nathan Dean Sports Complex, Rockmart.Everything is free!John Adams, one of the planners, s...
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Search for missng child ends happy
A search for a missing teen last night in Cedartown ended happily, with the 14-year-old and his family reunited in less than 45 minutes.According to Roy Anderson, Polk County fire chief, the child ...
A search for a missing teen last night in Cedartown ended happily, with the 14-year-old and his family reunited in less than 45 minutes.According to Roy Anderson, Polk County fire chief, the child ...
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$2 million sewer project
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Goodyear Village area
A project, totaling $2,166,000, will soon begin in Rockmart’s Goodyear Village.The scope of work will include sewerage system improvements and sewer rehabilitation and will be done in three phases....
A project, totaling $2,166,000, will soon begin in Rockmart’s Goodyear Village.The scope of work will include sewerage system improvements and sewer rehabilitation and will be done in three phases....
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Vendors began setting up at the park in downtown Rockmart late Friday afternoon in preparation for the annual Homespun Festival.The Polk County Chamber of Commerce has 34 vendors confirmed for this...
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A six-month pilot program — going from 10 hour to 12-hour shifts — is being implemented at the Polk County Police Department.The change, approved by the Polk County Board of Commissioners, will bec...
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Carl Swearingen, chairman of the board of Georgia’s Department of Technical and Adult Education, will be the guest speaker at the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce July Booster Breakfast.The event,...
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Pierre Foods Inc., parent of Rome’s Zartic, said today it has filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The filing should no affect on the Zartic plant on Lavender Roa...
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The Anna Kresge Memorial United Methodist Church Mission Team is having a night at the movies to raise money for their upcoming trip to Somoto, Nicaragua. The animated movie “The Prince Of Egypt” w...
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A home at 704 E. Gibson St. was totally destroyed by fire when lightning struck it on July 12.According to reports, firefighters responded to the blaze at 2:53 p.m.The homeowner's grandson said he ...
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AP - Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that flooded some low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley.
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AP - Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and preventing the collapse of troubled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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AP - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.
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