Polk County teacher accused of having sexual relationship with student
A Cedartown High School coach has been arrested after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
Massive blaze at former Jockey plant in Cedartown shuts down West Avenue
A massive fire in Cedartown blocked West Avenue for hours after firefighters worked to battle the blaze.
Visiting pastor from Georgia saves choking Alabama woman mid-sermon
A Polk County pastor says his time as a police officer prepared him to save a churchgoer's life with the Heimlich maneuver.
Monisha Leath: Polk County man found guilty of murdering wife in 2022
A Polk County man wanted for the 2022 murder and strangulation of his wife has been found guilty.
Blood shortage: Critical need for donations in north Georgia; hospitals postpone elective surgeries
A blood center that supplies North Georgia’s hospitals with blood has asked them to put off elective surgeries.
'Unbecoming' Polk County jailer terminated from job
The Polk County Sheriff's Office announced one of its jailers has been terminated over behavior “unbecoming of an officer."
Polk County looking for man who reportedly left dog at animal control office
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man that reportedly left a dog at the Polk Animal Control Office in Cedartown on Friday.
Taxpayer loans to city workers create anger in small town of Aragon
Barely 1,500 people call Aragon home, a simple spot in Polk County spread around a textile mill long since shuttered.
After 2 years, missing Aragon teen located by police
A Polk County teen has been found safe over two years since she first was reported missing.
Convicted Georgia sex offender wanted by deputies on felony charge
Have you seen this man? Georgia deputies say Christopher Scott Reed was convicted for child molestation in 2012 and disappeared without registering where he's living now.
Polk County elections director placed on paid leave after DUI arrest
The Polk County Board of Elections director Noah Andrew Beck, 24, has been put on 10-day paid leave after he was arrested for diving under the influence in Rome last weekend.
Polk County police officer shoots, critically wounds man
A man was shot by police officers who were investigating a report of a fight at a Polk County home on Tuesday afternoon, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says.
Death benefits denied to widow of Georgia law enforcement officer
"Everyone has paid and acknowledged him to be an officer fallen in the line of duty, even the governor, and the state of Georgia until it comes time to pay death benefits," the woman's attorney said.
Beloved Cedartown teacher killed in crash, 21-year-old woman arrested
A beloved teacher was killed in a wreck after leaving school Tuesday. David Brown was a social studies teacher at Cedartown Middle School.
GBI: Man murdered by burglar in Polk County home invasion
A dangerous robbery in Polk County ended with a man dying from a gunshot wound in his home. Police say they caught the suspect breaking into another home on the same street shortly afterward.
Charges upgraded to murder for man in Cedartown home invasion shooting, the GBI says
Brandon Lyle faces murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, home invasion, burglary, theft by taking, among other charges.
Man at center of politically charged and deadly hit-and-run appears in court
Man at the center of a deadly hit-and-run case appears in court. Ryan Dover called State Representative Trey Kelley instead of 911 after the deadly accident. Case moving forward.
Polk County police converge on DUI suspect during chase
Police in Polk County said a man was high when he led officers on a pursuit involving more than a dozen police units.
Two men charged with child sex, drug crimes in Polk County
Two men were arrested on child sex and drug charges as part of two separate investigations by the Polk County Police Department.
GBI releases new details about Cedartown drive-by shooting
New details have been released about a drive-by shooting which killed a young woman and injured her mother in Cedartown early Tuesday morning.