News & Notes
The Polk County Commission will hold their next full meetings in July, with dates to be announced. Find agendas online close to the meeting date on Polkgeorgia.org, or call 770749-2100 for more information. They meet monthly at the Board of Commissioners meeting room at the Polk County Police Department, located at 73 Clines Ingram Jackson Road, Cedartown.
Join the Cedartown City Commission on Monday, June 12 for their next regular set to start at 6 p.m. at city hall in the commission meeting room. Visit Cedartowngeorgia.gov for more information about the upcoming meeting, or call 770-748-3220 to find out how to participate.
The Polk County Board of Education is set to meet for their upcoming regular session on June 13, 2017 at 6 p.m. in the Board of Education meeting room located at the Polk School District Central Office in downtown Cedartown at 612 S. College St. For more information about the 2017 schedule and to find agendas, visit the Polk School District website at www.polk.12.ga.us or call 770-748-3821.
The Polk County Board of Tax Assessors meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 9 a.m. in the Polk County Administration Building, suite F. Call their office at 770-7492108 for more information or visit http://www.qpublic.net/ga/polk.
The Development Authority of Polk County Board will meet at 8 a. m. on Friday, June 9 at the Cedartown Welcome Center and Depot. Call the DAPC at 770-684-8760 for more information.
The Polk County Board of Elections were set to hold their next meeting on June 13 at the Elections and Registration office at the Polk County administration offices at 144 West Ave., Cedartown. Call 770-7492103 for more information.
The Rockmart City Council is set to meet for their monthly session on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at city hall, located at 316 N. Piedmont Ave., Rockmart. For more information visit Rockmart-ga.gov or call 770684-5454.
The Rockmart Business Alliance will meet at the Polk County Chamber of Commerce offices at the Rockmart History Museum on Tuesday, June 20 at 8:30 a.m. Contact Stacy Lovvorn at 678-685-4799 or Brenda Leslie at 770-684-1552 for more information.
The Polk County Chamber of Commerce Board will meet for their next session in June at the Chamber offices in downtown Rockmart. Check back next week for a date and time. Visit polkgeorgia.com for more information about the Chamber, or call 770-684-8760.
The Aragon City Council is set to meet for their June session on June 15, 2017 starting with a 6 p.m. work session and followed by a 7 p.m. regular meeting. Go to cityofaragon.com or call 770-684-6563 for more information about upcoming meetings.
The Historic Van Wert Church, built in 1846, is in need of extensive restoration projects and is asking the public for help. Donate to the Van Wert Church Go Fund Me page at www.gofundme.com/2m4byxra or send donations to EVHS at P.O. Box 364, Rockmart, Ga., 30153.
Editor’s note: As summer approaches, we’d like to thank our readers for continuing to support their local newspaper! As the season slows down and people begin planning vacations and local events, we’d like to reach out and remind those interested in getting items into the paper that for the next few months, we’ll be moving up our deadlines for when we will accept items for the upcoming edition. Please have any announcements, press releases or photos you’d like to share with our readers to us the Thursday prior to the upcoming edition. For example, e-mails should be in by noon on June 8 to have a chance to be in the June 14 edition. Please send all items to kmyrick@ npco.com.