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Riley Carter, 6, from Rockmart is pictured fishing on Saturday. (Photo by Brad Easterwood)
Over 300 children attend the Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo
The threat of thunderstorms did little to dampen the turnout at the annual Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo on Saturday. According to organizers, over 300 kids, plus parents, grandparents and guardi...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cedartown Recreation Department to hold cheerleading, football camps
The Cedartown Recreation Department will be holding two camps this summer for children in Polk County. A cheerleading camp will be held on June 11-12. According to Joe Colquitt of the recreation d...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rain or shine, the Polk County Fishing Rodeo will take place Saturday
The annual Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo will be held on Saturday, May 18, regardless of the weather. "Rain or shine, we are having it," Ranger First Class Chad Cox said. The event, which is for...
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Cedartown announces sign-up dates for youth football, cheerleading
The Cedartown Recreation Department will be holding football and cheerleading registration from July 1 to August 15 of this summer. The sign-ups will be from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday...
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Georgia Gems place second at state
The Georgia Gems 10-and-under fast-pitch softball team placed second in the GSA state tournament, bronze division, in Cartersville on Saturday, May 11. Shown on the front row, from left, are player...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pictured are members of the Xtreme and their coaches after winning a tournament recently. (Contributed photo)
Xtreme shows determination in winning tournament
The Cedartown Xtreme fast-pitch softball team showed great determination recently. On the weekend of April 26-28, the Xtreme entered the USFA Carrollton Classic tournament that would feature 40 te...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Shown are Ashton Shanahan and Joshua Crabb after placing in the top two of the 11-to-15 boys group. (Contributed photo)
Local runners competed in Cedar Valley 5K and Fun Run
The Cedar Valley Arts Festival, sponsored by the Cedartown Junior Service League, held its annual 5K and Fun Run event last Saturday. The overall 5K winners were Maggie Hawkins in the female divis...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Shown above are members of the Cedartown Middle School track and field teams that placed at the Pepperell relays. On the front row, from left, are Takeyah Spurgeon (100 yard sprint), Victoria Frazier (4x100 relay) and Keandra Jones (4x100 relay). On the back row, from left, are Samantha Holland (4x100 relay), Haley Holder (4x400 relay), Kelsey Smith (4x400 relay), John Blalock (shot put), Katrina Harris (4x100 relay), Shywuan Love (4x100 relay) and Jalisa Adams (4x100 relay). (Contributed photo)
CMS track and field teams had a good spring
The Cedartown Middle School track and field teams had a good spring. According to assistant coach Ashley Davis, the young track and field teams had members place in all five of their meets this se...
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Forrister to race at Talladega Superspeedway
by Staff reports
Apr 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Local Cedartown driver, Korbin Forrister, will come one step closer to realizing his dream of racing on NASCAR’s big stage when the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards heads to Talladega Supers...
Polk County Fishing Rodeo to be held May 18
by Brad Easterwood
Apr 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
A date for the 2013 version of the Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo has been selected. The annual event will be held this year on Saturday, May 18 for children ages 15-and-younger. The fishing event...
Cedartown Recreation softball league is going well
by Brad Easterwood
Apr 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
According to Lindsay Swafford Camp, the Cedartown Recreation Department's fast-pitch softball league director, the 2013 youth softball season is going well. "It has been going good," Camp said. "T...
CMS Bulldogs soccer team advances to championship game
by Brad Easterwood
Apr 12, 2013 | 4 4 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
The Cedartown Middle School Bulldogs soccer team is one win away from winning a league championship. The Bulldogs will get a chance at that title on Monday when they play in the championship game ...
Cedartown Xtreme place second at tournament
by Brad Easterwood
Apr 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The Cedartown Xtreme fast-pitch softball team competed in the CamSport Hip Hop Easter Tournament on Saturday, March 30 and finished in second place. “I could not be more proud of this team than I ...
Ledford enjoying 'fast track' career
by Jesse Beard
Apr 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Carson Ledford, a Cedartown teenager, is now a two-time national motor sport champion. Ledford has been riding dirt bikes for the last 10 years. As a child, he said that he had a four wheeler but ...
CMS baseball wins league tournament championship
by Brad Easterwood
Apr 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
After winning their first round game against Model in the Rome-Floyd Parks & Recreation Authority league tournament last Wednesday, the top-seeded Cedartown Middle School baseball team would knock ...
CMS baseball team wins postseason tournament opener
by Brad Easterwood
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Playing in the first round of the Rome-Floyd Parks & Recreation Authority league tournament on Wednesday, the top-seeded Cedartown Middle School baseball team defeated Model 16-1 to advance to the ...
LeBron rescues Heat with OT winner in Game 1
LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.
Thu May 23 02:53:57 UTC 2013
LeBron rescues Heat with OT winner in Game 1
LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.
Thu May 23 02:53:57 UTC 2013
Pens erupt for 4 in 3rd period, take 3-1 lead
Jarome Iginla and James Neal each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Thu May 23 03:22:30 UTC 2013