Category Archives: Polk County

Wednesday, January 24, 2024–3:57 p.m.-News Release-Jason AnavitarteChairman of the Senate Majority Caucus, Senator Jason Anavitarte (R - Dallas) announced his intention to introduce the "Second ...

Sunday, January 14, 2024–12:05 p.m.-News Release-Polk County community leaders gathered Friday to celebrate a ribbon-cutting for the new Congestive Heart Failure Clinic at Atrium Health Floyd Po...

Thursday, January 11, 2024-Polk Standard Journal--Polk Standard Journal-A man was killed in a skydiving accident in Polk County Thursday.The Polk Standard Journal reports the incident occurred in a fi...

Monday, December 4, 2023–9:25 a.m.-News Release-On November 30, AdventHealth Redmond EMS donated a decommissioned ambulance to the Polk County College and Career Academy.This valuable contributi...

Sunday, December 3, 2023–5:44 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a contract for guardrail improvements along a couple of major thoroughfares in Fl...

Sunday, October 1, 2023–12:11 p.m.-Staff Reports-A Polk County jailer who was fired last month for violating policy was arrested Friday on three misdemeanor counts of improper sexual contact.&nb...

-Jeremy Stewart, Polk Standard Journal-This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at northwestgeorgianews.com.Daylon Delon Gam...

Tuesday, August 15, 2023–10:04 p.m.-News Release-Sobering statistics from the state about opioid-related deaths have prompted Atrium Health Floyd to provide some area school systems with doses o...