&Notes News
A note of two corrections from past issues. First, in covering the death of Mr. Terry Rayburn, we in the first story had a typo which would have potentially confused the readers, and in the second story incorrectly listed the date he went missing in one part of the article, but corrected it in another part. To be clear, Mr. Rayburn was found by his stepfather on Aug. 8, several days after he was reported missing on the weekend of Aug. 3 and Aug. 4. Additionally, his body was found several hundred yards away from his truck.
In a second correction, we’d like to apologize to the Rockmart High School football team, family and fans for a misprint on our part of the names of players on the team in our Pigskin Preview special section released on Aug. 15. We’ll be printing an updated roster in the coming days. We thank our readers for their patience with us here at the paper. - KM
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 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
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.
Join the Polk County Commission for their upcoming work and regular sessions following the Labor Day Holiday on Sept. 10 and Sept. 11. Check back for agendas and more at Polkstandardjournal.com. Want to speak to the commission? Get on the agenda for their September work session by calling 770-749-2100 and seeking out the County Clerk.
The Polk County Board of Education will be back to work again on Tuesday, Sept. 4 for their work session at 6 p.m. Find out more about taking part in board meetings by visits www.polk.k12.ga.us/Board.
The City of Aragon will be back to work for their monthly work session at 6 p.m. and regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. Contact the city at 770-684-6563 to learn more about the upcoming meeting, or to address the city council during the regular session.
The Development Authority of Polk County board will hold their September meeting on Friday, Sept. 14. Need more information? Call the DAPC at 678-883-9255.
The next meeting for the Cedartown City Commission will be coming up on Monday, Sept. 10, 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 Rockmart City Council is set to meet for their next session on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 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.