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City begins reviewing city manager applications
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Cedartown Standard
City commissioners expect to begin narrowing down their list of prospective city manager candidates next week.
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Cedartown Municipal Court moves to Courthouse No. 2
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Cedartown Standard
Municipal court was historically held at the City Hall, according to Assistant Chief of Cedartown police Jamie Newsome.
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Cedartown City employees receive recognition for hard work
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Cedartown Standard
The Cedartown City Commission approved a reward for city employees for the sacrifices made this year as the city worked to balance its books Thursday evening.
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City approves more money for downtown Streetscape
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Cedartown Standard
City commissioners Thursday approved additional expenses related to the ongoing Streetscape renovation project in downtown Cedartown, and received an updated timeline from the project architect.
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Cedartown inventory of trees is finished
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Cedartown Standard
Crape myrtles and dogwood trees are among the most common trees growing in the City of Cedartown – and that’s something city leaders hope to change.
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Police reward child safety practices
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Cedartown Standard
Local law enforcement started a program last month to encourage children to practice safety.
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Cedartown City Commission ends employee furloughs
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Cedartown Standard
Positive financial projections for the rest of the year allowed the Cedartown City Commission last week to end employee furloughs, which began in January.
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Turner Street facility gets a facelift
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Cedartown Standard
The long-awaited renovation of the Turner Street Community Center got under way Thursday as a community effort, with neighborhood residents joining city employees and community volunteers to overhaul the old building.
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Cedartown City Commission gets first look at proposed drug-related objects ordinance
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Cedartown Standard
A proposed ordinance that would regulate the sale of drug-related objects in Cedartown is on the agenda for tonight's meeting of the Cedartown City Commission.
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Cedartown has anti-littering signs
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Cedartown Standard
Cedartown is taking aim at a problem that costs the city jobs, tax revenues, and operating expenses. That problem is litter.
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Downtown Cedartown businesses may receive tax credits
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Cedartown Standard
The City of Cedartown has received formal notification that four areas in the city have been approved by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs as opportunity zones.
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Cedartown Housing Authority receives grant for local improvements
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Cedartown Standard
The city of Cedartown has received $476,028 for city public housing projects as part of the $85,224,742 state grant from the Department of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded last week.
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Committee takes aim at suspected drug paraphernalia
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Cedartown Standard
The Cedartown City Commission is forming a committee to investigate whether more can be done to rid the city of suspected “drug paraphernalia” being sold at convenience stores and other businesses.
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City commission adjusts alcohol regulations to help boost downtown business
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Rome News-Tribune
The Cedartown City Commission Monday approved an ordinance that will adjust the allowable ratio of alcohol to food sold in downtown restaurants.
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Cedartown workers demolish house, clean out sewers
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Cedartown Standard
City Manager Charles Akridge said the city just recently obtained a court order to tear down the old house, which had long been vacant and had fallen into such a state of disrepair that it had severe structural problems.
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Cedartown receives GMA grant to purchase safety equipment
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Cedartown Standard
The Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) is proud to announce the City of Cedartown received a Safety Grant check in the amount of $756.00.
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New complex, police department marks the start of something big in Rockmart
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Cedartown Standard
Gabby Fuller enjoyed sitting in her grandmother’s chair during last Sunday’s open house and tour of the new Rockmart Police Department.
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City seeks answers regarding leaks
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Cedartown Standard
An estimated 22.38 percent of water processed at Rockmart’s water plant is listed as “unaccounted”, according to April statistics.
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Cedartown now has arson investigator
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Cedartown Standard
The Cedartown Fire Department now has its own certified arson investigator who will work with local law enforcement agencies to prosecute cases.
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City commissioners discuss conservation plan, sewage issues at Monday's meeting
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Cedartown Standard
Cedartown City Commission approved a watershed conservation plan Monday night that is expected to require costly infrastructure improvements over the next several years.
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Isakson, Chambliss announce funding for Cedartown
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Cedartown Standard
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) recently announced that the city of Cedartown will receive a loan of $17,100 and a grant of $20,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program.
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New tornado siren installed at Polk BOE Friday
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Cedartown Standard
Cedartown firefighters worked this morning to install a new tornado siren that will serve the south side of Cedartown.
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Cedartown fountain being replaced by a green space
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Cedartown Standard
A well-known Cedartown fountain is being filled with dirt and mulch after the city manager determined it posed too many problems to maintain.
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Residents respond to one-way West Ave. proposal
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Cedartown Standard
The Cedartown City Commission offered Cedartown residents a chance to voice their opinions and offer suggestions about how to incorporate more parking downtown at a meeting at City Hall Monday night.
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Cedartown City Commissioners hear new round of ethics complaints
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Cedartown Standard
At Monday’s meeting of the Cedartown City Commission, the city received copies of the latest ethics complaint filed by George Anderson, of the Ethics in Government Group, based in Rome.
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