Police and Fire
Woman being booked into jail to serve 30-day sentence found with pills; judge re-sentences her to four years
A Rockmart woman’s 30-day prison sentence turned into four years after  she was caught with contraband pills while being booked into jail. Tina Cobb, 40, of 584 Lane St., Rockmart, who was fou...
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Polk County police to be equipped with stun guns
Polk County police officers will soon be equipped with stun guns thanks to action taken by the Polk County Board of Commissioners. The group noted that the department is currently the only law enfo...
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Federal authorities search for penitentiary inmate
ATLANTA — Federal authorities are searching for an inmate they describe as a fugitive on the run. U.S. Magistrate Judge Russell G. Vineyard signed a federal complaint accusing Clayton Armstrong Hi...
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Police: 2 women charged with fighting after baby’s delivery at hospital
Two women arrested for fighting over a baby’s delivery at Floyd Medical Center were released from jail Wednesday on $2,600 property bonds, according to Floyd County Jail records. Dana Bailey Stree...
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Man fleeing police plunges to his death in ravine
MACON, GA. — A man running from police in Macon jumped over a fence and died after plummeting into a ravine before dawn on Wednesday, authorities said. The man ignored a warning from one of the of...
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Changes coming to the DJJ will help system's effectiveness, DA says
A new law bringing numerous changes to the juvenile justice system will help the system’s effectiveness, according to one local official. “When being implemented, it should allow my office to focus...
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Miracle Mikey – 1 year later: Toddler who fell into pool has defies odds with recovery
The last time Daniel Scipper saw 3-year-old Mikey Williams, the toddler was blue and not breathing. The Mikey that the Cedartown firefighter saw Monday was waving, repeating words and eating cake. ...
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NYPD: 10-year-old boy grabs intruder's gun, fires
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a 10-year-old Brooklyn boy picked up a gun that was dropped by an intruder and fired a shot. Police say two people dressed as delivery men knocked on the do...
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Tennessee men arrested in Cedartown in drug bust
by Melody Dareing
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Two Tennessee men were arrested Monday, June 3, in Cedartown on allegations that they illegally obtained and sold prescription pills, according to police. Sgt. Wayne Lloyd of the Polk County Drug T...
Columbus police shoot man they say was armed with tree limb
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Jun 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
COLUMBUS, GA. — Police in Columbus say officers shot and wounded a man they say tried to attack them with a tree limb. Columbus police said 62-year-old Robert Cook Sr. was threatening residents al...
State Patrol chopper damaged in training flight
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May 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
JEKYLL ISLAND, GA. — Federal investigators say a Georgia State Patrol helicopter sustained substantial damage during a simulated forced landing on Jekyll Island earlier this month. A recent report...
Four arrested, charged with drug offenses
by Melody Dareing
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Four people face drug charges after ongoing police surveillance ended with their arrests. The Polk County Drug Task Force (PCDTF) had been conducting surveillance into alleged drug activity when th...
Officials release more information on Wednesday wreck in Rockmart
by Melody Dareing
May 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
Georgia State Patrol officials have said that an accident Wednesday on Highway 278 at Prospect Road was caused when a driver of an SUV turned into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer. That driv...
Cedartown man in Texas jail facing murder charges commits suicide
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A Cedartown man who was arrested last week and charged with capital murder in connection with an arson and double homicide was found dead Saturday in his Texas jail cell. Burnet County Sheriff W.T...
Gas leak reported on US 27 near Morton Springs Road area
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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...
One injured in wreck at Prior Station Road and Highway 100
by Melody Dareing
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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...

U.S tennis player, Serena Williams arrives for Burberry Prorsum show, during London Men's spring summer fashion collections 2014, in London, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)LONDON (AP) — Rafael Nadal will be seeded No. 5 at Wimbledon, setting up the possibility of a quarterfinal match against Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray.


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FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2013 file photo, Malaga's coach Manuel Pellegrini, from Chile, attends a news conference before a soccer training session at FC Porto's Dragao stadium in Porto, Portugal. Manchester City has hired Manuel Pellegrini as the club's new manager to replace the fired Roberto Mancini. Pellegrini has signed a three-year contract and will begin his job on June 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte, File)MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United will begin the defense of its Premier League title under new manager David Moyes with an away match at Swansea.


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MADRID (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says recession-wracked Spain is making progress but is urging policymakers both within the country and in Europe to take "urgent action" to slash the country's crippling 27 percent unemployment rate.
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