Category Archives: Polk County

July 8th, 2025 – 4:50 PMWRGA Staff Reports –Two corrections officers at the Polk County Jail were injured Saturday after being assaulted by an inmate, according to a statement from the Pol...

Thursday, July 3, 2025–8:40 a.m.-Staff reports-Miguel Jiminez Vergara of Chula Vista, California, posted the top time of 10:22.22 to win the Men's Open at Wednesday's Cedartown 5K.Linden William...

Wednesday, June 25, 2025–1:00 p.m.-Georgia Lottery-A Max the Money scratcher delivered a $5 million win to a Georgia Lottery player in Cedartown.The winning scratcher was purchased at The Countr...

Friday, June 20, 2025–9:00 a.m.-News Release-Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation has again awarded $1.3 million in grants to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center and Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medic...

Tuesday, June 17, 2025–5:40 p.m.-News Release-The Georgia Senate Republican Caucus today elected Senator Jason Anavitarte (R-Dallas) as Majority Leader of the Georgia State Senate. He will assum...

Wednesday, April 30, 2025–6:12 p.m.-Staff reports-The GBI is investigating the deaths of a mother & her four-year-old daughter at the request of Aragon Police Department Chief John Tortoso.&...

April 17th, 2025 – 2:35 PMWRGA Staff Reports –A train derailment occurred Thursday morning behind Triangle Foods in Rockmart, involving a number of empty railcars.According to the Polk Cou...

Monday, April 14, 2025–11:33 a.m.-Staff reports-Authorities are seeking a man who is wanted in connection with a high-speed chase that left two Polk County Police Officers with critical injuries...

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...

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...