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What's happening today May 20
The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, May 20: 1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Bert Wood Park has activities from 8 a.m. to 2 ...
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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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This weekend's weather: showers and thunderstorms likely, highs near 80
This weekend's forecast from the National Weather Service calls for showers and possibly a thunderstorm on Saturday mainly before 2 p.m., then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. High n...
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What's happening this weekend May 18-19
The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County this weekend, May 18-19: Saturday 1. The Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo will be held Saturday, May 18 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m...
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Rain or shine, the Polk County Fishing Rodeo will take place Saturday
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...
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What's happening today May 17
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 Bert Wood Park has activities Monday through Fr...
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Polk Medical Center (Aimee H. Madden/The Polk Fishwrap)
Polk Medical Center to host community health fair and blood panel screening
Polk Medical Center, in conjunction with the Cedartown Pilot Club, will host the Cedartown Community Health Fair Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The free event will educational resourc...
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Georgia Gems place second at state
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...
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Undercover op discovers 12 Polk stores selling alcohol to underage individuals
by Melody Dareing
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Twelve stores are facing possible sanctions after an undercover operation revealed their clerks were selling alcohol to those under the age of 21, according to police. The one-day operation on Wed...
Thursday's weather: partly sunny with a high near 82
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Today's forecast from the National Weather Service calls for a 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5...
What's happening today May 16
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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 Bert Wood Park has activities Monday through Fr...
GDOT suspends major lane closures in northwest Georgia for Memorial Day
by Press release--GDOT
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Transportation will scale back its construction projects across Northwest Georgia – suspending construction-related lane closures on all interstate an...
Short-term solution for water approved
by Agnes Hagin
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Polk County Board of Commissioners has approved a new policy to provide assistance to Jud Brazier Road residents seeking water service. The new county policy stipulates that Polk’s Emergency M...
Wednesday's weather: sunny with a high near 82
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Today's forecast from the National Weather Service calls for sunny skies with a high near 82. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a l...
What's happening today May 15
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, May 15: 1. The Rockmart Civic Arts Commission 316 N. Piedmont Ave., Bldg. 300, Rockmart, holds open studio pottery class...
Polk County squad wins softball state title
by Staff reports
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Southern Misses are once again state champions. Playing in the 14-and-under GSA state tournament on Saturday, May 11, the Polk County Southern Misses went undefeated to win the championship. I...
Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

FILE - In this June 13, 2012 photo, visitors ride on the Ferris Wheel and Wave Swinger at Chicago's nearly century-old Navy Pier. Clinton Shepherd, park operations manager at the Navy Pier, rode the tourist spot’s Ferris wheel for more than 2 days over the weekend of May 18-19, 2013, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)CHICAGO (AP) — A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.


Mon May 20 08:32:04 UTC 2013
Pakistan's former military ruler granted bail

Pakistanis chant slogans during a protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outside her home on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the city of Karachi in southern Sindh province. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)ISLAMABAD (AP) — A judge granted bail to Pakistan's former military ruler on Monday in a case related to the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer said.


Mon May 20 08:31:39 UTC 2013
Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

A derailed Metro-North rail car is hoisted back on to the tracks in Bridgeport. Conn. on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision between two trains Friday evening that injured 72 people, Metro-North President Howard Permut said Sunday. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post,Brian A. Pounds ) MANDATORY CREDITBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut commuters planned for long, slow trips to and from work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.


Mon May 20 08:27:54 UTC 2013