Category Archives: Polk County
Paulding County elementary school student dies during field trip in Polk County
Thursday, October 9, 2025–7:40 a.m.-Staff reports-A Paulding County Elementary School student died on Wednesday during a field trip to a farm in Rockmart.According to the Polk County Police Depa...
Oct 09, 2025
GDOT awards bid for bridge construction in Polk County
Monday, July 21, 2025–10:50 a.m.-Georgia Department of Transportation-The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a bid for a bridge construction project in Polk County.The work will in...
Jul 21, 2025
Arrest reports for July 15th
July 15th, 2025 – 1:00 PMFloyd County Jail Records –A 55-year-old Rome man was arrested by the Rome Police Department Monday night for assault. According to Floyd County Jail records, Jeff...
Jul 15, 2025
[VIDEO] Cedartown Wheelchair 5K
Thursday, July 3, 2025–8:40 a.m.-Staff reports-Miguel Jiminez Vergara of Chula Vista, California, posted the top time of 10:22.22 to win the Men's Open at Wednesday's Cedartown 5K.Linden William...
Jul 03, 2025
Cedartown Wheelchair Athlete Training Camp and 5K this week
Sunday, June 29, 2025–11:30 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Wheelchair athletes from all over the world will be in Northwest Georgia this week for the Cedartown Wheelchair Athlete Training Camp an...
Jun 29, 2025
Two Cedartown men arrested after trespassing incident involving game camera
June 23rd, 2025 – 3:30 PMWRGA Staff Reports –66-year-old Donald Robert Hubbard (left) and 52-year-old Louie Dan Sherman (right)The Cherokee County Alabama Sheriff’s Office has confir...
Jun 23, 2025
Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation Issues $1.3 Million in Grants
Friday, June 20, 2025–9:00 a.m.-News Release-Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation has again awarded $1.3 million in grants to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center and Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medic...
Jun 20, 2025
Mother and child found dead in Aragon home, GBI investigating
Wednesday, April 30, 2025–6:12 p.m.-Staff reports-The GBI is investigating the deaths of a mother & her four-year-old daughter at the request of Aragon Police Department Chief John Tortoso.&...
Apr 30, 2025
Man sought in high-speed chase, injury of Polk officers apprehended
Sunday, April 27, 2025–7:15 p.m.-Staff reports-A man wanted in a high-speed pursuit on April 12 in which two Polk County Police officers were injured is now in custody.According to an arrest war...
Apr 27, 2025
Polk EMA reports train derailment in Rockmart
April 17th, 2025 – 2:35 PMWRGA Staff Reports –A train derailment occurred Thursday morning behind Triangle Foods in Rockmart, involving a number of empty railcars.According to the Polk Cou...
Apr 17, 2025
