The Polk School District Board of Education took time during its monthly meeting recently to recognize two members of the PSD community.
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A pair of Rockmart Fire Department’s finest received recognition and congratulations at the recent meeting of the Rockmart City Council.
The search for an accused murderer stretched into the weekend as police continued to try and find Jimmy Brian Blackmon after he allegedly shot and killed his wife at their Rockmart home.
With the Nov. 3 elections just around the corner, Georgians are already heading to the polls in record-breaking numbers amid the dual challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the biggest test of the state’s new voting machines.
The fifth day of a manhunt for a murder suspect led police back to the scene where a Rockmart woman was shot and on the trail of her accused killer.
Georgians are turning out to vote in record-breaking numbers both by mail and at local polling places during the early voting period less than two weeks before the Nov. 3 election.
Police continued their search in rural Floyd County on Tuesday for a Rockmart man charged with murdering his wife.
A 2001 Armuchee High School graduate will be returning to his hometown with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds for the upcoming Wings Over North Georgia drive-in air show.
A man accused of killing his wife and fleeing his residence in Rockmart on Sunday night was last seen in Floyd County, according to Polk County Police.
After deciding to cancel city-sponsored fall youth sports earlier this year, the Rockmart City Council approved a motion to hold youth basketball this winter at its monthly business meeting last Tuesday.
Polk County officially entered the heart of the voting season last week as more than 4,500 people cast ballots in person for the first week of early voting for the Nov. 3 general election.
The Yellow Jacket spirit is sure to be on display this week at Rockmart High School as Homecoming 2020 comes around.
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 safety of some of Polk County’s youngest passengers is at the heart of a recent donation to the Polk County Polk County Sheriff’s Office’s department of Polk Safe Kids.
Some of Polk County law enforcement and public service agencies will be part of a friendly competition to help boost blood donations and help out a good cause.
Mosaic Place, Highland Rivers Health’s addiction recovery and resource center in Cedartown, celebrated its second anniversary this month with a gathering of more than 30 friends and partners.
The Cedartown City Commission meeting last week included a recognition of one of the community’s most prominent groups of citizens as part of an official action by the board.
As much as it seems Polk County and the state are on a possible downward slope of COVID-19 infections, its impacts are still being felt at the most vulnerable level.
Voters continued to the polls in a steady stream Tuesday and Wednesday this week to cast their ballots in the Nov. 3 general election.
A couple of Polk County agencies received new vehicles recently as part of a continuing relationship with a local dealership.
Polk County was not immune from lines forming at the polls during the first two days of early voting, but election officials said training and preparation have helped cut down on any long waits.
Tis the season for holiday magic and a little bit of creative thinking for Cedartown officials. With earlier City-sponsored special events put on hold this year due to COVID-19, officials were determined to think out of the gift box concerning the annual Christmas parade and come up with a s…
The Polk County Office of Elections and Registration has moved forward with a new way to try and cut down on wait times at the polls while also helping those with absentee ballots.
The special election to fill the unexpired term of Jennifer Hulsey’s District 2 seat on the Polk County Commission is set to be on the Nov. 3 ballot with five candidates on the ballot.
Georgians heading to the polls next month will decide the fate of two amendments to the state Constitution supporters have been pushing for years.
A new, revised proposal to build an agriculture education center near the center of Polk County has put new emphasis on trying to get the county’s help in making it a reality.
Polk County Outreach Ministries, Inc. will distribute free food boxes at Turner Street Center, 254 Turner St., in Cedartown, on Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. COVID-19 guidelines will be followed and volunteers will bring boxes to cars. For more information call 706-409-5572 or 678-986-1939.
Them Mixon Boys will perform at The West Cinema and Event Center in Cedartown on Oct. 23. Tickets are $10 and the show starts at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit www.thewestcinema.com.
The following birth announcements were submitted by Floyd Medical Center on Oct. 7, 2020. Congratulations go out to these new parents in the Standard Journal reading area.Jaxon Edward Ryan Eason was born on Sept. 25, 2020, to Aevorie McClanahan and Dalton Eason of Cedartown.
The following birth announcements were submitted by Floyd Medical Center on Oct. 14, 2020. Congratulations go out to these new parents in the Standard Journal reading area.Roselyn Victoria Winkles and Franklin Mordecai Winkles were born on Oct. 5, 2020, to Mychaylah Victoria Winkles and Fran…
School spirit will be in abundance this week at Cedartown High School as students, faculty and staff celebrate Homecoming.
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 exact details of a shooting in Cedartown that left a man dead and the shooter cooperating with police were still being investigated late Friday afternoon.
ATLANTA - Jury trials are about to resume in Georgia for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold back in March.
The paper is pink for the ninth consecutive year to recognize October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and honor those who have been touched by breast cancer.
Some extra effort and love for the appearance and ecology of downtown Rockmart was provided on Saturday morning.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and the perfect time to schedule a mammogram, the best tool available for the early detection of breast cancer.
The color pink is everywhere in October – signifying that it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This awareness is for a good cause.
A patient’s journey through cancer can be one of the most difficult challenges they will ever have to face.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Floyd will again be urging women to take preventive measures in the fight against breast cancer.
The future of Polk County was on the slate last week as economic development and the county’s budget were discussed at a virtual candidate forum.
A program is aiming to make sure kids in foster care get to take part in one of the reasons it’s fun to be a kid in the fall — trick or treating on Halloween.
Yes, Vincent, there will be Halloween this year.
Keep Polk Beautiful is sponsoring a Pinhoti Flagpole Hike on Saturday, Oct. 10. Starting at at the trailhead on Jackson Chapel road at 9 a.m., the hike is 5.8 miles round trip and will take around 3 hours. Water will be provided and hikers should bring their own lunch. Hikers can meet and at…
After two months of increasing confirmed cases of the new coronavirus among Polk County residents, September saw a drop in the number of infections reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health.
The following birth announcements were submitted by Floyd Medical Center on Sept. 30, 2020. Congratulations go out to these new parents in the Standard Journal reading area.Nova Grace Lee was born on Sept. 22, 2020, to Taylor Lee and Jeffery Lee of Cave Spring.
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.
New tools are always welcome by law enforcement agencies when it comes to locating those who break the law and could possibly harm the public.
Electrician’s Mate Fireman Joshua Shellhouse, from Cedartown, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), performs maintenance on the cover of a multipurpose power outlet in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 25, 2020. Ralph Johnson is part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and i…
Georgia officials have launched a new hotline for alerting authorities to instances of human and sex trafficking as part of Gov. Brian Kemp’s crackdown on trafficking cases in the state.
Traveling along one of the four-lane highways in Polk County is a common occurrence for many people as they travel to work or businesses.
