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Paige Robinson (Image courtesy of Polk Medical Center)
Polk Medical Center names 2013 Nurse of the Year
Paige Robinson has been named Polk Medical Center’s 2013 Nurse of the Year, as part of the hospital’s celebration of Nurses Week. Robinson, who works in Polk’s Emergency Department has been with t...
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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A group of seniors gather for activities at center in Rockmart.(Agnes Hagin/thepolkfishwrap.com)
Nutrition sites brace for budget cuts
Nutrition sites in Rockmart and Cedartown will be affected by federal sequestration cuts, according to officials with Northwest Georgia Regional Commission Area Agency on Aging (AAA). Director Deb...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jack Foley (Image courtesy of Floyd Medical Center)
Jack P. Foley named Floyd and Polk Medical chaplain and bereavement coordinator
Jack P. Foley has been named chaplain and bereavement coordinator for Floyd Medical Center and Polk Medical Center. Foley joins the Pastoral and Spiritual Services Department full-time alongside l...
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Olin Gammage is shown continuing the tradition of being the first player to sign up for the Doc Ayers/Ray Beck golf tournament. On the back row, from left, are Beau Gammage and Doc Ayers. On the front row, from left, are Gammage and Stephen Casey. (Contributed photo)
Ayers/Beck tournament is approaching
One week from today, one of the biggest sporting events in Polk County will take place. On Friday, May 10, the 22nd annual Doc Ayers/Ray Beck Celebrity Golf Tournament will be held at the Cherokee...
May 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Georgia Board of Corrections Chairman and Floyd County Commissioner John Mayes presides over the board’s May meeting Thursday at the Rome library. (Jeremy Stewart / Rome News-Tribune)
Silver Creek store seeks to rebuild
The property owner who leases the Silver Creek Mini Mart convenience store has received a conditional recommendation for rezoning — needed to rebuild the demolished business. J.W. Chandler, who is...
May 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Redmond names new COO
ROME, GA— Redmond Regional Medical Center announces Patrick Trammell as the new Chief Operating Officer. Trammell replaces Beemal Shah who accepted an offer from a private company he helped laun...
Apr 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Workers sought for as many as 80 jobs
Titan Hotel Management will have representatives in Rome on Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to recruit as many as 80 employees for a full-service hotel in Rome. Auriel Collier with Titan said Thu...
Apr 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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HON receives first Polk County Industry of the Year award
The HON Company, 907 West Avenue, Cedartown, has received the first ever Polk County Industry of the Year award. The award was presented Thursday morning during the Polk County Chamber of Commerce ...
Apr 18, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rockmart Museum was one of the bright spots listed in Polk's assessment.
by Agnes Hagin
Apr 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Polk County is as diverse as the opinions expressed by a cross section of its residents. These people – different races, cultures and ages – expressed their thoughts about the strengths and weakne...
Development Authority requesting $1.3 million in SPLOST dollars from county for spec building
by Agnes Hagin
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Development Authority of Polk County plans to make a presentation to the board of commissioners during a work session on Monday night, April 1. The meeting will be held in the commission meeti...
Aragon to decide on Sunday alcohol sales
by Agnes Hagin
Mar 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
On Nov. 5, 2013, Aragon voters will decide whether or not the retail sale of malt beverages and wine will be permitted from 12:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sundays. Sales will be permitted if a majority ...
Strong storms expected to move into area today; could bring high winds, hail
Mar 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A strong spring storm system over the mid-Mississippi valley will move northeast into Polk County today. Scattered storms will develop across north and central Alabama early Monday morning and mov...
Officers of the Year awarded by Exchange Club
by Aimee H. Madden
Mar 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
Cedartown Police Department officers Craig Payton and Chris Reed were chosen as the Cedartown Exchange Club Police Officers of the Year. In the past, the award has been given to one individual, b...
Construction of New Polk Medical Center Approved
by Press release--Floyd Medical Center
Mar 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Georgia’s Department of Community Health has issued a Certificate of Need (CON) authorizing the construction of a replacement hospital for Polk Medical Center. The 73,000 square foot facility will ...
American Red Cross launches tornado app
by Staff reports
Mar 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The American Red Cross has launched a Tornado App, putting lifesaving information right in the hands of people who live in, visit or have loved ones in tornado-prone areas. This free app — availabl...
Polk Medical Center named to GHA Safety Leaders Circle
by Press release--Polk Medical Center
Feb 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Polk Medical Center has been named to the Georgia Hospital Association’s (GHA) Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) Safety Leaders Circle, which recognizes hospitals’ improvements in patient care thro...
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