Local news
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 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.
NEW THURSDAY EVENING:
Two regional officials were chosen as president and vice president of the Georgia Municipal Association's District 1 in a virtual meeting recently.
Tallatoona CAP is accepting appointments for people who need financial aid through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
If the room is somewhat quiet, you as a producer might want to think about weaning and preconditioning those calves to add some value.
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…
Polk County Animal Control wants to make sure that pets within the shelter have every opportunity of finding forever homes, even the midst of a pandemic and economic turmoil.
The following birth announcements were submitted by Floyd Medical Center on July 1, 2020. Congratulations go out to these new parents in the Standard Journal reading area.Lawson Ivie Timms was born on June 27, 2020 to Angie Marie Morris and Derick Timms of Cedartown.
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 Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday that Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Meng Lim was arrested and charged with one misdemeanor count of battery under the Georgia Family Violence Act.
ATLANTA — Rural Georgians have complained for years about the lack of broadband connectivity in their communities.
UPDATE: The Georgia Department of Public Health has revised its initial report of a second death of a Polk County resident as a result of complications from COVID-19.
A statement on COVID-19 from Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, was released Friday afternoon giving more details into the current state of the new coronavirus in the area.
Work on the replacement of a bridge on Booger Hollow Road near the Floyd County line should resume within the next few weeks.
Three people were sent to area hospitals, including two with serious injuries, after a wreck on Cedartown Highway last week, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
The Georgia Department of Community Health has again rejected Floyd Medical Center’s bid to provide open heart surgical procedures in Rome.
Gov. Brian Kemp is holding off on ordering a statewide mandate to wear masks in Georgia as positive cases of coronavirus and hospitalizations are on the rise.
Change and crisis can be sparks of inspiration for artists, especially during current times.
A decrease in patients in the final months of Floyd Polk Medical Center’s fiscal year comes as a decrease in its overall profit is predicted for the next fiscal year.
State school officials are asking Georgians to chime in on whether students should have to take year-end tests during the upcoming school year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A Polk County staple is coming back online this weekend after being closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s coming back with a bite.
Just two days before the new fiscal year was set to begin, the Polk County Board of Education unanimously approved the system’s FY2021 budget after making some adjustments based on the final state budget.
Finally converging on Cedartown Memorial Stadium for their graduation ceremony, the Cedartown High School class of 2020 was tasked with remembering their past while thinking about their future.
Despite the unorthodox way their high school careers ended, repeated sentiments during the graduation ceremony of the Rockmart High School class of 2020 were thankfulness and the opinion they had been the school’s most celebrated senior class.
All Polk County Convenience Centers will close at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, to give those employees the opportunity to attend the funeral services for Polk County Solid Waste Supervisor, Perry Williams.
The 35th Annual Cave Spring Fourth of July Parade will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. in downtown Cave Spring. Participants should line up between 8-8:45 a.m. Wheeled vehicles should line up on Perry Farm Road, while walkers should gather at Joe Hill’s Lawnmower Shop at the Old Depot on Alabama …
The following birth announcements were submitted by Floyd Medical Center on June 10, 2020. Congratulations go out to these new parents in the Standard Journal reading area.Jacie Savannah Millhollan was born on June 8, 2020 to Jessica and Justin Millhollan of Aragon.
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 organizer of a rally calling for justice in the death of a Cedartown man said she plans on continuing her efforts until she feels her demands are satisfied.
ATLANTA – By the time the 2020 General Assembly gaveled to a close Friday night, June 26, lawmakers had dealt with two issues they couldn’t have dreamed of when they came to the Capitol in January.
Reports of a small outbreak of COVID-19 at a Rockmart plant coincided with a foreboding milestone for Polk County last week as the new coronavirus continues to be a threat to high-risk age groups.
Members of Polk County Schools’ class of 2020 are getting the opportunity to walk and toss their cap after an unusual end to their senior year.
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Northwest Georgia continues to rise, but the rate of deaths and hospitalizations has declined.
The City of Cedartown announced last Monday that upcoming municipal court cases for the end of July and first of August will be moved to the Cedartown Performing Arts Center.
More change orders and supplemental agreements for the runway extension project at Cornelius Moore Field were approved by the Polk County Commission during a special called meeting last Tuesday.
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
House Freedom Caucus member U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., is the latest high-profile backer of Marjorie Taylor Greene to pull his endorsement in the 14th Congressional District race.
Cedartown Second Baptist Church announced that McQuade Dillard was voted in Sunday as its associate pastor of discipleship. He will work directly with students and children in addition to overseeing the overall discipleship process within the church.
ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate passed a state budget Friday slashing spending by $2.6 billion over the objections of Democrats who argued majority Republicans could have avoided some of the cuts by raising revenues.
The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has awarded a $500 scholarship to one qualified student at each of the 26 high schools and five college and career academies in the Northwest Georgia region. Two students at Trion High School received a scholarship of $250 each.
Home can mean many things and become many places in a person’s life. But there is no doubt when a person feels at home they hold that place in high regard and with a sense of pride.
ATLANTA — A revised version of Georgia’s state budget for the upcoming year would cut $2.6 billion in state money after Gov. Brian Kemp told lawmakers to reduce spending by 11%.
The total economic impact of the Floyd health system on local and state economies is more than $841.2 million.
The following birth announcements were submitted by Floyd Medical Center on June 10, 2020. Congratulations go out to these new parents in the Standard Journal reading area. Anterrian J. Hunt was born on May 19, 2020 to Deaundra Green and Anthony Hunt Sr. of Rome.
The first day of summer is right around the corner, and as the weather continues to warm up it is easy to for youth around Polk County to find time to spend in backyard pools.
