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SWAT Standoff In Rockmart Ends With One Dead

Posted under Police, Polk County, SWAT on August 6th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

One person is dead after a SWAT situation ended in Rockmart Wednesday afternoon.
Police had a person barricaded in a home in Rockmart. The location was in the area of 1st and Lane Street.
Police say the person in the home was found dead, sources say it was apparently self inflicted although police would not confirm how […]

CVTC’s Office Of Adult Education To Host Reception At Polk Family Learning Center

Posted under Education, Polk County on August 1st, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Coosa Valley Technical College’s Office of Adult Education will host a reception at the Polk Family Learning Center in Cedartown, Georgia on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. for members of the Early Childhood Initiative (ECI) Steering Committee. For the past four years, this group has organized fundraising events and supported services to […]

Georgia Tech Student Killed After Parachute Fails While Skydiving

Posted under Accidents, Polk County on July 26th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

(From PolkNewswire.com) A 23 year old Atlanta man, now identified as 23 year old Olen Reid Ashe III, a student at Georgia Tech, has died from injuries suffered in a skydiving accident while skydiving with friends at the Skydive Farm near Grady Road in Polk County.
Fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene just before […]

31st Annual Homespun Festival in Polk County

Posted under Entertainment, Polk County on July 17th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

This weekend, enjoy a fun getaway close to home. Head for Rockmart and lots of summertime fun during the 31st annual Homespun Festival, July 18-19 in Seaborn Jones Park.
There’s plenty to do for all ages. Arts and Crafts, a 5 K Run on the Silver Comet Trail, downtown parade, the Rotary Duck […]

Former Long time RNT Photographer Opens HuntsvilleNewswire.com

Posted under New Businesses, Polk County on June 19th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Long time Rome News Tribune chief photographer William T Martin has kicked off a new community news site in Huntsville, Alabama.
Martin introduced HuntsvilleNewswire.com recently and will be covering local news, sports, education and more.
The site is up and running and will be starting complete news coverage soon.
In other news, PolkNewswire.com recently rolled out a new […]

NW Georgia Bomb Squad Responds To Threat in Polk County

Posted under Crime, Police, Polk County on May 27th, 2008 by Hayden Jennings0 comments

(Photo above shows hoax device found at the scene.)
A bomb threat on Main Line Road (off of Old Cedartown Road), just east of Rockmart, prompted the response of the Northwest Georgia Bomb Squad this morning. Officials say the device was a hoax.
The intent of the hoax is still under investigation by Polk County Authorities.

Two Men Rob Cedartown Store At Gun Point

Posted under Crime, Polk County on May 8th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Cedartown police report that an armed robbery has occurred at a convenience store on Main Street near Downtown Cedartown.
Apparently two black males robbed the store, located at 1327 S Main Street, and fled on foot, possibly getting into a red Ford Explorer on East Ellawood Street.
Police say the two suspects entered the store […]

Photo From Polk Tornado Victim Found Over 129 Miles Away In Cornelia, GA

Posted under Weather, Polk County on March 16th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Only hours after the devastating tornadoes stampeded through Polk and Floyd County, a remarkable find was made in Cornelia, GA.Denise Caudell was in the driveway of her Cornelia Georgia home around 10pm and spotted what appeared to be a photograph. After picking it up, she and her husband, Wesley, realized this was no ordinary picture.
They […]

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