Police and Fire
Commissioners approve bid for renovation work
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...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Police: 'Around 50' stores were part of underage alcohol sale sting; 12 stores cited
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...
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Undercover op discovers 12 Polk stores selling alcohol to underage individuals
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...
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Tina Cobb
Rockmart woman convicted in theft of Aragon police car
A woman accused in an October 2009 theft of an Aragon police car was convicted on three of the four charges against her in a trial earlier this month. Tina Cobb, 40, of 584 Lane St., Rockmart, was ...
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Shay Merritt
Aragon man enters "not guilty" plea on charges of murdering wife
A former Aragon man pleaded not guilty in Polk County Superior Court Tuesday, May 14, to charges of murdering his wife. Shay Alexander Merritt, 32, formerly of 11 East 2nd St., Aragon, was indicted...
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FILE - In this April 29, 2013 file photo, teacher Cecilia Richardson helps a student tie a ribbon honoring murder victim, third grader Leila Fowler, at Jenny Lind Elementary School in Valley Springs, Calif. The father of a 12-year-old boy arrested in the stabbing death of his 8-year-old sister says he believes his son is innocent until he is shown evidence that proves otherwise. Barney Fowler, father of a 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister, on Monday, May 13, 2013 said that the family is standing behind the boy "until they have the proper evidence to show it's my son." Sheriff's deputies in the Central California foothill community of Valley Springs arrested the 12-year-old on Saturday in the April 27 death of 8-year-old Leila Fowler. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Dad wants evidence in girl's stabbing
VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — The father of a 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister said he'll believe his son is innocent until he sees evidence that proves otherwise. ...
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Instructor Mark Wiles discusses strategies with visiting fire professionals during meeting. (Agnes Hagin/thepolkfishwrap.com)
Firefighters grow knowledge of wildfire prevention
A multi-agency National Fire Prevention and Education Team is bringing a message of education and wildfire prevention to Polk and Haralson counties. The group, comprised of professionals from the ...
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Ten arrested in Rockmart drug bust
Ten people face criminal charges after a drug raid in Rockmart last Thursday ended with police seizing methamphetamine. According to a press release, agents from the Polk County Drug Task Force rai...
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Discovery of 3 women recalls past abduction cases
by GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press
May 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The discovery of three women in a Cleveland home who all had gone missing separately about a decade ago brings to mind cases of abductions elsewhere. A list of some prominent cases: JAYCEE DUGARD ...
No one injured in Piedmont Highway wreck
by Melody Dareing
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
No one was injured in a mid-morning wreck on Piedmont Highway near Cedartown, according to police. The one-vehicle wreck happened seven miles west of the truck route intersection with Highway 278. ...
Five arrested in drug bust on Canal Street
by Melody Dareing
May 02, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
Police arrested five people and seized drugs and a number of suspected stolen items in a drug bust at a Canal Street residence Wednesday, May. 1 A search warrant was executed at 247 Canal St., Ceda...
Cedartown police seek public's help in robbery case
by Melody Dareing
May 01, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Cedartown police needs the public’s help to find a man suspected in a robbery at local convenience store. According to Lt. Craig Payton, a man with a gun robbed the Marathon Convenience Store at 13...
Ga. teen accused in child sex sting faked death
by The Associated Press
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
PANAMA CITY, FLA. — Prosecutors in Panama City are seeking to revoke the bond of a Georgia teen who officials believe faked his death and traveled to Denver. According to court records in Bay Coun...
Speeding issue near local plant a concern
by Aimee H. Madden
May 01, 2013 | 3 3 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Cedartown city commissioners and local law enforcement agencies recently expressed concern over a potentially dangerous situation involving speeding vehicles and chemical-hauling tanker trucks. Com...
Combined forces working for county's benefit
by Melody Dareing
Apr 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Good things happen when folks work together, according to a local law enforcement official. Cedartown Assistant Police Chief Jamie Newsome said he and other law enforcement leaders, including Polk ...
Two arrested Monday in burglary
by Melody Dareing
Apr 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
Two burglary suspects were in police custody within 20 minutes of the dispatch call, according to Cedartown Assistant Police Chief Jamie Newsome. Newsome said two residents of an Adam Avenue house ...

FILE - In this May 16, 2013 file photo, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama’s health care law. But no one appears to have connected the factual dots yet, and it’s unclear whether they will. “Now we’ve learned that the IRS, which is tasked with enforcing this very unpopular bill of Obamacare, the IRS admitted they targeted Americans,” Bachmann said during floor debate this week on repealing the health care law. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama's health care law.


Sat May 18 12:33:38 UTC 2013
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign in the region, with authorities saying they killed 10 suspected insurgents.
Sat May 18 12:33:37 UTC 2013
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Point guard George Hill will be a game-time decision as the Pacers try to close out the Knicks.
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