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A Tallapoosa Circuit superior court judge has been cleared of accusations that he hit his wife during an altercation in February after a Haralson County grand jury declined to indict him.
A change in Floyd Polk Medical Center’s operations is providing some services with better ways to help patients and give them more space in which to work.
The Highland Rivers Foundation Board of Directors will meet Aug. 6 at 1:30 p.m. via teleconference due to circumstances necessitated by pandemic conditions involving public safety. The meeting is open to the public. For additional information, please call 706-270-5000.
The following birth announcements were submitted by Floyd Medical Center on July 24, 2020 and July 29, 2020. Congratulations go out to these new parents in the Standard Journal reading area.Cohutta Blu Davis was born on July 21, 2020 to Dana Ozment and Shane Davis of Rome.
The following public health food inspection scores were provided by the Polk County Health Department and are available online anytime at https://ga.healthinspections.us/georgia/search.cfm?county=Polk
A Rockmart man was in critical condition at an Atlanta area hospital Saturday after he was struck by a train while attempting to cross the tracks, according to Rockmart Police Chief Randy Turner.
The final two weeks of July showed a surge in confirmed cases of the new coronavirus among Polk County residents, while five reported deaths made July the deadliest month of the pandemic so far for the county.
Awareness and education are a major key in keeping any community fire safe. That’s why the Cedartown Fire Department is asking local businesses to help their efforts to make sure both are covered in Cedartown.
The Aragon Police Department recently recovered a large amount of marijuana while executing a search warrant, and also got some help to keep their four-legged officer safe in warm weather.
An early morning traffic stop developed into the execution of a search warrant at a Cedartown residence that yielded more than 11 ounces of methamphetamine, according to the Polk County Police Department.
It’s almost time for The Polk County Standard Journal’s 6th annual Best of Polk awards where readers can vote for their favorite businesses in over 100 different categories.
An investigation into nine armed robberies locally, as well as others including in Carroll and Walker counties, culminated in the arrest of a Rome man.
Funeral services for Tori Luke will be held Friday in the gymnasium at Rockmart High School with her father, RHS softball coach Steve Luke, delivering the eulogy.
An Atlanta sports website reported earlier Monday that high school football had been canceled in both Polk County and Floyd County. That report was proven false and the season is still scheduled to begin Sept. 4.
The Georgia Department of Transportation is seeking public input through Thursday on the results and recommendations of the draft Statewide Transit Plan.
Change has pushed Kiela Beam’s business into different avenues over the years, but her dedication to her customers and the community have remained a permanent part of her offerings.
Rockmart Cultural Arts Center’s Juried Art Show is underway at the Rockmart Art Gallery, continuing through Aug. 6, 2020. A reception and Awards ceremony is planned from 4 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 1. For more information call 770-684-2707 or 770-231-9094.
Brad Paisley struck the nail on the head with his country lyric, “I’d like to check you for ticks!” This is a very important topic as we start bringing in our vegetables from the garden and farmers start rolling hay. Ticks can be very easily dealt with if time and care is taken to ensure the…
Carrie Fowler and her family can regularly see skydivers from their rural Cedartown home gliding down from the sky with parachutes.
Adapting education in a time of pandemic has been an in-depth and lengthy process for Polk School District leaders, but with the start of the school year just days away there are still questions about how classes will go.
After having just one reported death caused by COVID-19 in the first four months of the pandemic, Polk County had three more reported in less than a week while the total number cases has more than doubled in less than a month.
Personnel and the start of the process to find a new board member highlighted the July meeting of the Aragon City Council on Thursday.
Two Cedartown hair salons are teaming up again to offer kids a free haircut before school starts, even though health and safety guidelines will make things a little different this year.
A third Polk County resident was reported Wednesday to have died as a result of complications from COVID-19 as the number of statewide deaths was the second-highest reported in a 24-hour period since the beginning of the pandemic.
One of Polk County Sheriff’s Office’s furriest combatants against drugs and crime has a little more protection these days thanks to a donation from a special group.
ATLANTA — The state of Georgia is stepping up its coronavirus testing capacity with a new partnership.
Times-Journal, Inc., parent company of The Polk County Standard Journal, will begin printing six other Georgia newspapers at the company’s press facilities in Rome.
The number of reported cases of the new coronavirus in Polk County surpassed 400 over the weekend, while the number of new cases reported decreased after an uptick over several days last week.
A Rockmart man remained in jail without bond Monday after he engaged in a standoff with officers late Friday night and allegedly hit a woman with a gun.
An Aragon man was arrested Friday and charged with selling a stolen firearm to a man who is in jail in connection with the investigation of the killing of two Floyd County women.
Rockmart Cultural Arts Center’s Juried Art Show is underway at the Rockmart Art Gallery, continuing through Aug. 6, 2020. A reception and Awards ceremony is planned from 4 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 1. For more information call 770-684-2707 or 770-231-9094.
The following birth announcements were submitted by Floyd Medical Center on July 15, 2020. Congratulations go out to these new parents in the Standard Journal reading area.Benjamin Michael Stephens was born on July 8, 2020 to Rebecca and Richard (Trey) Stephens of Rome.
UPDATE: Rockmart Police Chief Randy Turner reports that the suspect has been taken into custody without incident.
For a few moments last week, Rockmart City Manager Jeff Ellis got to relax for a few minutes while friends and colleagues praised his leadership.
A new job position was approved by the Rockmart City Council last week with a reliable and familiar person ready to step into a new role.
There were days that Cedartown City Commissioner Dale Tuck can remember not knowing where the city would get the money to cover its costs.
ATLANTA — Georgia’s unemployment rate fell last month to well below the national rate but still far above pre-coronavirus levels.
Polk County had 38 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported Wednesday, the most in a single 24-hour reporting period since at least early June.
ATLANTA – The Georgia Lottery Corp. announced last week that fiscal year 2020 profits transferred to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education Account amount to a record $1,237,345,246. This brings the total raised for education in the Georgia Lottery’s 27-year history to more than $22.3 billion.
A Rockmart man was arrested by Rome police late Monday night in West Rome and faces several firearms and drug related charges.
Polk County Police could utilize a new tool to enforce school zone speed limits if it gets the approval of the county commission.
For Capt. Henry Runyan, community policing can be summarized in one word — helping.
The Rockmart Farmers Market is back in business, though with social distancing and sanitation guidelines in effect. Come take part in the market on Waters Street in downtown Rockmart on Thursdays starting at 2 p.m. Find weekly updates about available produce and more at facebook.com/rockmart…
The following public health food inspection scores were provided by the Polk County Health Department and are available online anytime at https://ga.healthinspections.us/georgia/search.cfm?county=Polk
The following public health food inspection scores were provided by the Polk County Health Department and are available online anytime at https://ga.healthinspections.us/georgia/search.cfm?county=Polk
The Polk County Commission took care of a housekeeping item to fall in line with state regulations concerning in-home daycares at its meeting last week while also approving some bids to purchase equipment and vehicles for the county public works department.
The possibility of Polk County students returning to in-person learning this year took another step forward last week with the school board confirming that classes will begin on schedule Aug. 3.
