Polk County Standard Journal

12/17/2025

These arrests were reported by the Polk County Jail on Wednesday, Dec. 17. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty. Find arrest reports online weekdays at PolkStandardJournal.com.

12/16/2025

These arrests were reported by the Polk County Jail on Tuesday, Dec. 16. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty. Find arrest reports online weekdays at PolkStandardJournal.com.

12/16/2025

Keep Polk Beautiful will host its annual Bring One For The Chipper event at Camp Antioch on Saturday, Jan. 3, from 9-11:30 a.m. Camp Antioch is located at 3900 Antioch Rd. in Cedartown. Free tree seedlings will be given to all who bring their real t…

Keep Polk Beautiful will host its annual Bring One For The Chipper event at Camp Antioch on Saturday, Jan. 3, from 9-11:30 a.m. Camp Antioch is located at 3900 Antioch

12/16/2025

Buying gifts for an outdoor person can be difficult or virtually impossible. I have everything I need for fishing and, up until recently, everything I needed for camping. Because my age and health dictates that I avoid certain activities, I have bee…

Buying gifts for an outdoor person can be difficult or virtually impossible. I have everything I need for fishing and, up until recently, everything I needed for camping. Because my

12/15/2025

These arrests were reported by the Polk County Jail on Monday, Dec. 15. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty. Find arrest reports online weekdays at PolkStandardJournal.com.

12/15/2025

The Cedartown Polk County Humane Society is working to ensure that all pets in its care have every opportunity of finding forever homes. Its facility is located at 3416 Rockmart Highway, Cedartown.

The Cedartown Polk County Humane Society is working to ensure that all pets in its care have every opportunity of finding forever homes. Its facility is located at 3416 Rockmart

12/15/2025

UGA forecast says politics-driven headwinds put Georgia at a 49% recession risk and slow growth into 2026.

12/14/2025

Approximately 300 Georgia Northwestern Technical College students crossed the stage of the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, Dec. 4, to the cheers of their families, friends and instructors.

12/14/2025

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health has been awarded a $1 million grant to expand recovery-to-work programs into all 13 Northwest Georgia counties it serves.

12/14/2025

Some stories sneak up on you. Kat Devereaux’s “Daughter of Genoa” (Harper Perennial) is one of them.

12/13/2025

December 13, 2025 - COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. Very cold wind chills as low as 8 above expected. Wind chills in the teens with and a few single digit values will be possible across our area into Monday morning. Please prepare for a cold morning commute and avoid prolonged exposure to the cold when possible.

12/12/2025

These arrests were reported by the Polk County Jail on Friday, Dec. 12. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty. Find arrest reports online weekdays at PolkStandardJournal.com.