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 678-9011021 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.
Aragon City Council members will be back in session this week on Feb. 15, 2018 for a 6 p.m. work session, followed by a 7 p.m. regular council meeting. Call 770-684-6563 for more information about the agendas and more.
The next meeting for the Cedartown City Commission will be coming up on Monday, March 12, 2018 at 6 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room at City Hall on East Avenue. Work sessions are additionally held on the first Mondays of the month, if necessary. Visit Cedartowngeorgia.gov for more information, or call 770-748-3220.
The Polk County Board of Education will be back in session on Tuesday, March 6 for their community input and work session, with the regular session to follow on March 12. 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, March. 13, 2018 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.
The Development Authority of Polk County canceled their February meeting last week due to scheduling conflicts with the members. They’ll return to business at the Rockmart History Museum in the conference room shared with the Polk County Chamber of Commerce at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 9.
Details in a Aug. 27, 2014 story were reported wrong at the time, and have now been corrected. The familial relationship between the two was incorrectly reported between Elree and Joshua Cox in a story that week. The two are grandfather and grandson, respectively.