Cedartown News
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Gas leak reported on US 27 near Morton Springs Road area
Update: 2:15 p.m. Highway 27 has been reopened. Previously reported: Emergency crews are waiting for a gas company to pinpoint a gas leak on Highway 27 South near Lassetter Propane, LLC., according...
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Prior Station Road was blocked for about 45 minutes as police cleared a wreck at the intersection of Highway 100. (Melody Dareing/thepolkfishwrap.com)
One injured in wreck at Prior Station Road and Highway 100
One person sustained minor injuries in a mid-morning wreck Thursday, May 23, at the intersection of Prior Station and Highway 100, according to police. Cedartown Police Department officer Joy Nolan...
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City working to install lights at intersection
City commissioners are hoping to shed a little light on what could be an accident waiting to happen. The intersection that joins Hwy. 27 to the Cedartown Bypass and North Main Street is a busy one ...
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Giants win coach pitch championship
The Giants won the seven-and-eight-year-old coach pitch championship at Cedartown Little League. Shown in the photo, from left, are Lee Meyers, Kilan Cheatwood, Desirae Brooks, Dalten Williams, Rav...
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T-Ball Red Sox win league championship
The Cedartown Little League T-Ball Red Sox won the six-year-old league championship on Monday night. According to head coach Donnie Smith the team finished the year 13-1. Members of the champions...
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Talks to begin soon on how to pay for new PMC sewer line
Now that officials have been given cost options on the construction of a sewer line that would service the new proposed Polk Medical Center, discussion on how to move forward with the project is se...
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Georgia Highlands College announces President’s, Dean’s lists
Georgia Highlands College has announced the 2013 spring President’s List and Dean’s List honorees. To achieve President’s List status, students must make a 4.0 grade-point average and earn a mini...
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Riley Carter, 6, from Rockmart is pictured fishing on Saturday. (Photo by Brad Easterwood)
Over 300 children attend the Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo
The threat of thunderstorms did little to dampen the turnout at the annual Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo on Saturday. According to organizers, over 300 kids, plus parents, grandparents and guardi...
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Firefighters grow knowledge of wildfire prevention
by Agnes Hagin
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A multi-agency National Fire Prevention and Education Team has brought a message of education and wildfire prevention to Polk and Haralson counties during the past week. The group, comprised of pro...
Cedartown Recreation Department to hold cheerleading, football camps
by Brad Easterwood
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Cedartown Recreation Department will be holding two camps this summer for children in Polk County. A cheerleading camp will be held on June 11-12. According to Joe Colquitt of the recreation d...
CHS holds 'Last Date' program on dangers of drunk driving
by Jake Carter
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Cedartown High School and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) held a "Last Date" program Friday morning with the help of local businesses and first responders. The Last Date program is pu...
Rain or shine, the Polk County Fishing Rodeo will take place Saturday
by Brad Easterwood
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The annual Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo will be held on Saturday, May 18, regardless of the weather. "Rain or shine, we are having it," Ranger First Class Chad Cox said. The event, which is for...
Commissioners approve bid for renovation work
by Agnes Hagin
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Polk County Board of Commissioners has approved the construction low bid for renovations and additions to the former Georgia State Patrol building. The structure is the new home of the Polk Co...
Police: 'Around 50' stores were part of underage alcohol sale sting; 12 stores cited
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May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Update: Police officials said Friday that out of "around 50" stores throughout the entire county involved in a May 15 underage alcohol sale sting, 12 of those stores violated the law. Previousl...
Disbarred Cedartown attorney scheduled for federal sentencing in July
by Alan Riquelmy
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A disbarred Cedartown attorney facing 20 years in federal prison for fraud is now scheduled for sentencing July 25, court officials said. Authorities arrested Miles Gammage in November 2011 on acc...
Georgia Gems place second at state
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The Georgia Gems 10-and-under fast-pitch softball team placed second in the GSA state tournament, bronze division, in Cartersville on Saturday, May 11. Shown on the front row, from left, are player...

Jodi Arias stands as the jury is excused after the verdict for sentencing was declared a hung jury for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool)PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the drawing board to rehash the shocking case of sex, lies and violence to another 12 people.


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New York Rangers' Chris Kreider acknowledges the crowd after he scored the winning goal during the overtime period in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in New York. The Rangers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider proudly wore the Broadway Hat in the victorious New York Rangers dressing room as he tried to describe the feeling of saving his team's season.


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MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.
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