News & Notes
The Polk County Commission will hold their next full meet-ings on July 10 and 11, at 5:15 p.m. on Monday for their work session and 7 p.m. on Tuesday for the regular session, Find agendas online close to the meeting date on Polk georgia. org, or call 770-749-2100 for more information. They meet monthly at the Board of Commissioners meeting room at the Polk County Police Department, located at 73 Clines Ingram Jack-son Road, Cedartown.
The Polk County Board of Education is set to meet for their upcoming combined session on July 11, 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. Col-lege 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 Cedartown City Commission meets for their work ses-sions on the first Monday of each month, and then for their regular session the following Monday at 6 p.m., unless other-wise noted. Check out Cedartowngeorgia.gov to find agendas for upcoming meetings set for the July 3 work session and July 10 regular meeting.
The Polk County Board of Tax Assessors meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 9 a.m. in the Polk County Admin-istration Building, suite F. Call their office at 770-749-2108 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, July 7 at offices of the DAPC and Polk County Chamber of Commerce. Call the DAPC at 770-684-8760 for more information.
The Polk County Board of Elections were set to hold their next meeting on July 11 at the Elections and Registration of-fice at the Polk County administration offices at 144 West Ave., Cedartown. Call 770-749-2103 for more information.
The Rockmart City Council were set to meet for their monthly session on Tuesday, July 11, 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 Rockmart Business Alliance will meet at the Polk County Chamber of Commerce offices at the Rockmart History Museum on Tuesday, July 18 at 8:30 a.m. Contact Stacy Lovvorn at 678685-4799 or Brenda Leslie at 770-684-1552 for more information.
The Polk County Chamber of Commerce Board meets on June 21 at 4 p.m. at Miura Boiler. Visit polkgeorgia.com for more information about the Chamber, or call 770-684-8760.
The Aragon City Council is set to meet for their July session on July 20, starting with a 6 p.m. work session and followed by a 7 p.m. regular meeting. Go to cityofaragon.com or call 770-6846563 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.
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