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Romanchuk back in top spot for 2024 Cedartown Wheelchair 5K
A new record time propelled Daniel Romanchuk back into the top spot of the Cedartown Wheelchair 5K on Tuesday evening as the premiere racing event returned to neighborhood streets on North College and around Mundy’s Lake. Romanchuk’s previous record time of 10:04 was bested this year with a finish at 9 minutes and 57 seconds, […] The post Romanchuk back in top spot for 2024 Cedartown Wheelchair 5K appeared first on Polk Today.
Man jailed on assault charges got physical with jail staff
A Cedartown-area man was back behind bars from a domestic incident over the weekend and later released on bond, according to a Polk County Police report. Paul Linville Coley, 41, of a Cedartown address, was jailed on the evening of Sunday, June 30, after police were called out to a Ledbetter Road address after a […] The post Man jailed on assault charges got physical with jail staff appeared first on Polk Today.
REPORT: Stolen carport in Aragon sold to another individual, two charged with theft
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WEATHER: Heat index rising for Independence Day holiday
The rockets red glare and backyard grills won’t be the only thing that’s burning up for the Independence Day holiday. The thermometer is on the rise again as well. The forecast put out by meteorologists in Peachtree City are calling for chances of rain today and through July 4 and high temps up in the […] The post WEATHER: Heat index rising for Independence Day holiday appeared first on Polk Today.
GNTC student places in top ten at national FBLA competition
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Nancy Johnson, a resident of Tunnel Hill, placed seventh in Foundations of Entrepreneurship at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference held June 24-27 in Orlando. Five GNTC students competed in a total of eight competitions at the national FBLA competition. To be eligible to […] The post GNTC student places in top ten at national FBLA competition appeared first on Polk Today.
Randall Edward Thomason
Mr. Randall Edward Thomason, age 67, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024. Mr. Thomason was born April 26, 1957, in Marietta, Georgia, son of the late Aurbery Lee Thomason and Bernice Osborne Thomason. Mr. Thomason loved music and enjoyed playing guitar. He always enjoyed watching a game of football and was known for being a […] The post Randall Edward Thomason appeared first on Polk Today.
Jimmie Rowell Jones
Ms. Jimmie Elaine Rowell Jones, age 81 of Cedartown, passed away on June 29, 2024. Jimmie was born on July 20, 1942 in Cedartown, daughter of the late J.E. and Wilma Grogan Rowell of Rockmart. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her former husband, Robert H. Jones of Cedartown, […] The post Jimmie Rowell Jones appeared first on Polk Today.
RACE DAY ARRIVES! Cedartown Wheelchair 5K coming up this evening
The flags have been up for weeks, the finish line is sprayed onto North College Street in front of Peek Park, and racers have been working out at Darlington after arriving in town over the weekend. All this leading up to the starting gun for one of the fastest 5K races for wheelchair athletes in […] The post RACE DAY ARRIVES! Cedartown Wheelchair 5K coming up this evening appeared first on Polk Today.
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