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Gas leak reported on US 27 near Morton Springs Road area
Update: 2:15 p.m. Highway 27 has been reopened. Previously reported: Emergency crews are waiting for a gas company to pinpoint a gas leak on Highway 27 South near Lassetter Propane, LLC., according...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Prior Station Road was blocked for about 45 minutes as police cleared a wreck at the intersection of Highway 100. (Melody Dareing/thepolkfishwrap.com)
One injured in wreck at Prior Station Road and Highway 100
One person sustained minor injuries in a mid-morning wreck Thursday, May 23, at the intersection of Prior Station and Highway 100, according to police. Cedartown Police Department officer Joy Nolan...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Melanie Schuker Sullivan
Rockmart women face drug charges
Two Rockmart women face drug charges after a citizens tip and a narcotics investigation ended May 17 with officers stopping the women allegedly taking methamphetamine back to a home. The investigat...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Instructor Mark Wiles discuss strategies with visiting fire professionals during a meeting in Cedartown. (Agnes Hagin/thepolkfishwrap.com)
Firefighters grow knowledge of wildfire prevention
A multi-agency National Fire Prevention and Education Team has brought a message of education and wildfire prevention to Polk and Haralson counties during the past week. The group, comprised of pro...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Commissioners approve bid for renovation work
The Polk County Board of Commissioners has approved the construction low bid for renovations and additions to the former Georgia State Patrol building. The structure is the new home of the Polk Co...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Police: 'Around 50' stores were part of underage alcohol sale sting; 12 stores cited
Update: Police officials said Friday that out of "around 50" stores throughout the entire county involved in a May 15 underage alcohol sale sting, 12 of those stores violated the law. Previousl...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Undercover op discovers 12 Polk stores selling alcohol to underage individuals
Twelve stores are facing possible sanctions after an undercover operation revealed their clerks were selling alcohol to those under the age of 21, according to police. The one-day operation on Wed...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tina Cobb
Rockmart woman convicted in theft of Aragon police car
A woman accused in an October 2009 theft of an Aragon police car was convicted on three of the four charges against her in a trial earlier this month. Tina Cobb, 40, of 584 Lane St., Rockmart, was ...
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Aragon man enters "not guilty" plea on charges of murdering wife
by Melody Dareing
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
A former Aragon man pleaded not guilty in Polk County Superior Court Tuesday, May 14, to charges of murdering his wife. Shay Alexander Merritt, 32, formerly of 11 East 2nd St., Aragon, was indicted...
Dad wants evidence in girl's stabbing
by TRACIE CONE and HAVEN DALEY, Associated Press
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — The father of a 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister said he'll believe his son is innocent until he sees evidence that proves otherwise. ...
Firefighters grow knowledge of wildfire prevention
by Agnes Hagin
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
A multi-agency National Fire Prevention and Education Team is bringing a message of education and wildfire prevention to Polk and Haralson counties. The group, comprised of professionals from the ...
Ten arrested in Rockmart drug bust
by Melody Dareing
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
Ten people face criminal charges after a drug raid in Rockmart last Thursday ended with police seizing methamphetamine. According to a press release, agents from the Polk County Drug Task Force rai...
Discovery of 3 women recalls past abduction cases
by GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press
May 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The discovery of three women in a Cleveland home who all had gone missing separately about a decade ago brings to mind cases of abductions elsewhere. A list of some prominent cases: JAYCEE DUGARD ...
No one injured in Piedmont Highway wreck
by Melody Dareing
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
No one was injured in a mid-morning wreck on Piedmont Highway near Cedartown, according to police. The one-vehicle wreck happened seven miles west of the truck route intersection with Highway 278. ...
Five arrested in drug bust on Canal Street
by Melody Dareing
May 02, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
Police arrested five people and seized drugs and a number of suspected stolen items in a drug bust at a Canal Street residence Wednesday, May. 1 A search warrant was executed at 247 Canal St., Ceda...
Cedartown police seek public's help in robbery case
by Melody Dareing
May 01, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Cedartown police needs the public’s help to find a man suspected in a robbery at local convenience store. According to Lt. Craig Payton, a man with a gun robbed the Marathon Convenience Store at 13...
Blackstone notifies Cohen's SAC it intends to pull money: pension consultant

Hedge fund manager Cohen, founder and chairman of SAC Capital Advisors, listens to a question during an interview at the SALT Conference in Las VegasBy Matthew Goldstein (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc, the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which is yanking much of its client money, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters. A pension consultant, in a May 21 letter to clients, said Blackstone has notified Cohen that it intends to "fully redeem" a significant portion of the roughly $550 million the investment firm has invested with the $15 billion hedge fund. ...


Sat May 25 11:45:56 UTC 2013
Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 file photo, Columbus Crew's Robbie Rogers celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match in San Francisco. Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by gay athletes. Rogers tells The Associated Press his fears about returning to soccer were eased by the support he received from family, fans and players, including Galaxy star Landon Donovan. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports.


Sat May 25 11:35:32 UTC 2013
Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
BERLIN (AP) — An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).
Sat May 25 11:31:51 UTC 2013