News & Notes
Give back to the community in a way that will last a lifetime by helping a child and get involved in the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Haralson and Polk County. The organization that utilizes volunteers to be an advocate of a child in juvenile court proceedings, as well as acting as a mentor for our local youth. Help out today and become a CASA volunteer by enrolling in classes by contacting the organization by e-mail at contact@polkharalsoncasa.org or call 678-901-1021 for more information.
Keep Polk Beautiful needs your help today. Sign up as a Once Around the Block Neighborhood Captain now and help monitor and remove litter and trash in your neighborhood. Twice-annual monitoring assists Keep Polk Beautiful in making the community a more beautiful place, and only takes 30 minutes. For more information contact KPB at kpbeautiful@polkga.org.
Need help dealing with a Federal agency? Rep. Tom Graves’ office wants to help. Contact the office at 706-290-1776 today in Rome or come take part in an upcoming County Connection day with Graves’ staff on Feb. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Cedartown City Hall, 201 East Ave. Visit tomgraves.house.gov for more information.
The City of Cedartown on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 at 6 p.m. in the Commission meeting room at city hall at 201 East Ave., Cedartown for their monthly session. Call 770-748-3220 or visit cedartowngeorgia.gov for more information.
The Polk County Board of Education will be back in session on Feb. 13 for their regular session. Both sessions start at 6 p.m. and are held in the board meeting room at the Polk School District Central Office in Cedartown at 612 S. College St. Visit www.polk.k12.ga.us for more information ahead of upcoming meetings.
The Rockmart City Council is set to meet for their first monthly session of the new year on Tuesday, Feb. 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 770-684-5454.
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 770-749-2108 for more information or visit http://www.qpublic.net/ga/polk.
Want to get involved in making Rockmart a better place? Join Rethink Rockmart and get involved in community cleanup efforts, revitalization of local neighborhoods and more. The group meets on the third Thursday of each month. Get involved at facebook.com/rethinkrockmart.
In the Jan. 31 edition of the Standard Journal in a front page story titled “Commission back in business,” we incorrectly listed the names of those Polk County commissioners assigned to the personnel committee. They are Commission chair Jennifer Hulsey, vice chair Hal Floyd and Commissioner Scotty Tillery.