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Rome child dies after being hit by a truck
A 9 -year-old Rome boy was struck and killed by a truck in Cedartown Friday night as he attempted to cross East Avenue after a high school football game. Skyler Ashley was pronounced dead at 10:2...
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Rabies confirmed in Rockmart bat
One confirmed case of a bat with rabies has been reported in Polk County. Kathy Couey-Miller, Polk County Health Department, said three bats were tested but only one was confirmed as having rabies...
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Rome developer pledges million dollar gift to Georgia Tech
Rome Developer Robert H. Ledbetter Sr. is making a $1 million gift to Georgia Tech’s College of Management to establish the Robert H. Ledbetter Sr. Professorship of the Practice of Real Esta...
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Arrest made in Cedartown armed robbery
Suspect arrested in Alabama, charged with felony robbery of local convinience store
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Thomas Wilson, director, Polk 911 Center, talks with Crystal Perry about procedure for taking calls. (Agnes Hagin/RJ) Call volume up at Polk's 911 Center
Every effort is made to assure that calls to Polk’s 911 Center are handled immediately, according to Thomas Wilson, director. There are five fully operational consoles to take calls with a minimum...
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Bike ride to raise funds of Juvenile Diabetes
CEDARTOWN —Advance Auto Parts is teaming up with Unknown Soldiers Motorcycle Club of Rome on Sept. 27 to host their first Ride for a Cure, a motorcycle ride to raise money for Juvenile Diab...
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Ga. Farm Bureau offering scholarships to Polk seniors
Georgia Farm Bureau will award a total of $14,250 in scholarships to ten high school seniors who plan to pursue a college degree in agriculture or family and consumer sciences, James I. Casey, Po...
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GED graduation set at CVTC's Polk Campus, Rockmart
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Coosa Valley Technical College will host the community wide GED Graduation Ceremony and Reception for Polk County at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, at the CVTC campus auditorium in Rockmart. All GE...
Gene Wilson joins FUTURITY FIRST Insurance Group as branch manager
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FUTURITY FIRST Insurance Group (FFIG) has announced the appointment of Gene Wilson as Branch Manager of a new FUTURITY FIRST office in Rockmart. FFIG is an independent insurance organization spec...
Polk farmers hope to match farm gate value of $26 million
by Agnes Hagin
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Polk farmers, who are preparing for harvest, hope the 2007 farm gate value of $26,923,262.79 will be matched in 2008. Farm gate value is described as the net value of the product when it leaves th...
Rockmart council seeks tax increase
by Agnes Hagin
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The Rockmart City Council has tentatively adopted a millage rate that will require an increase in property taxes by 12.18 percent. Before the group takes action, concerned citizens must be given o...
Armed robbery reported Tuesday morning at Smart Mart
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CEDARTOWN -- An armed robbery occurred at the Smart Mart, located at 1765 Buchanan Hwy. at around 3 a.m. on Sept. 2. The clerk called Polk 911 from the rest room of the convenience store having lo...
Hurricane Hanna may be headed for Georgia
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Polk County residents should see a partly cloudy Tuesday (today)with a predicted high of 87 and a low of 63. Tomorrow is expected to be mostly cloudy with a high of 89 and a low of 63. However, m...
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US Government takes over mortgage giants (AP)

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr. speaks during a news conference in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 on the bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The Bush administration seized control Sunday of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to stabilize the housing market turmoil that is threatening financial markets and the overall economy.


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Bush: Takeover of housing giants 'critical' (AP)

In this May 2, 2007 file photo, the Fannie Mae building in Washington is seen. The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 announced that the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - President Bush said Sunday that the historic federal government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is needed to keep them from failing, a risk he called "unacceptable" for an economy battered by housing and credit crises.


Sun Sep 07 13:32:01 -0700 2008
Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, aims at Cuba (AP)

Hurricane Ike blows through the trees just after daybreak on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Ike roared across low-lying islands Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where at least 48 people died in the floods.


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