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WASHINGTON (AP) — The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to close dozens of mail processing centers, saying it can no longer wait for Congress to decide how to cut postal costs. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe says postal operations are simply too big given declining mail volume. The agency will consolidate 140 mail processing centers within the next year, including 48 this August. Most will occur next January and February, after the busy election and holiday mail season. Another 89 closings would occur in 2014. The Postal Service had previously planned to ...
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Rockmart High School had two athletes compete at the Class AA State track and field meet in Jefferson recently. While neither Darius Holloman or Kato Williams won a state title, both athletes repr...
Tue May 15 14:47:07 UTC 2012
In this day and age, a lot of attention is given to athletes who do bad things. But then you have athletes like Rockmart High School’s Brady Garrett, a golfer who is the complete opposite – a hard-...
Tue May 15 11:31:33 UTC 2012
The Rockmart Yellow Jackets football program did something they had never done before on Monday – they held a picnic scrimmage. Head coach Dan Duff came up with the idea, to host a picnic scrimmag...
Mon May 14 20:26:30 UTC 2012
Last week, the Cedartown Bulldogs had four athletes compete at the Class AAA state meet in Jefferson. The 4x100 meter relay team of Dee Wilson, Tomyus Price, Zach Chubb, and Nick Chubb finished 11...
Mon May 14 17:43:58 UTC 2012
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, May 17: 1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Burt Wood Park has activities Monday through Fr...
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, May 16: 1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Burt Wood Park has activities Monday through Fr...
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Polk County republican candidates wishing to qualify for office can do so by visiting the administration building on West Avenue in Cedartown on May 23 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or on May 25 fro...
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Friday, May 18, 2012
CHS Class of 1975 is having 35th Class Reunion
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Girl Scout Registration!
6:00 AM - 2:50 PM
Summer Camp
6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend Celebration
7:26 AM - 7:26 PM
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