Category Archives: Polk County
AdventHealth to open new cardiology office in Cedartown
Thursday, April 10, 2025–8:47 a.m.-News Release-AdventHealth Redmond is excited to announce that AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiology at Cedartown will open on April 14. The Cedartown cardiolog...
Apr 10, 2025
NW Georigia Charter Acedemy set for fall 2026 opening
Thursday, March 20, 2025–11:30 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Northwest Georgia Charter Academy in Cave Spring is set to open in the fall of 2026, serving students who live in Floyd and Polk coun...
Mar 20, 2025
Cherokee AL jury convicts man of murder in 2022 case
January 24th, 2025 – 3:00 PMPress Release: District Attorney of the 9th Judicial Circuit of DeKalb & Cherokee AL Counties –(Eric Kyle Hooper – Cherokee County AL Sheriff’s ...
Jan 24, 2025
GDOT awards resurfacing contract for Highway 156
Wednesday, January 15, 2025–9:30 a.m.-Georgia Department of Transportation-The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a contract for the resurfacing of Highway 156/Rosedale Road in Nor...
Jan 15, 2025
Atrium Health Floyd raises minimum wage for teammates
Wednesday, January 1, 2025–2:20 p.m.-News Release-Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic have announced a significant investment in their Georgia and Alabama workforce, raising the minimum starti...
Jan 01, 2025
AdventHealth Redmond announces 2024 EMS Service Awards
Wednesday, December 18, 2024–9:00 a.m.-News Release-AdventHealth Redmond is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 EMS Service Awards, recognizing the dedicated EMS professionals’ ou...
Dec 18, 2024
Polk County road project underway
Monday, October 28, 2024–10:40 a.m.-News Release-Work is now underway to add a right turn lane on US 278/Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at the intersection with US 27 in Cedartown.The project ...
Oct 28, 2024
Cherokee AL Sheriff’s Office apprehends three, including fugitive, following pursuit
September 19th, 2024 – 11:10 AMWRGA Staff Reports –(pictured above from left to right: Jason Souder, Anna Glaze, and Jeffery Couzzort)The Cherokee (Alabama) Sheriff’s Office recently...
Sep 19, 2024
Polk County Airport to get nearly $4 million for runway upgrades
Tuesday, September 17, 2024–11:05 a.m.-Staff reports-U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff have secured close to $64 million in federal funds for airports across Georgia, includi...
Sep 17, 2024
Registration for Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program starts in October
Thursday, September 12, 2024–12:15 p.m.-News Release-The Salvation Army has announced the registration dates for the 2024 Angel Tree program, which helps provide Christmas for children and senio...
Sep 12, 2024
