High School (in Cartersville) A few students living in a portion of Taylorsville that extends into Polk County attend schools within the Polk County School District. Healthcare Floyd Primary Care Center serves residents within the Taylorsville and Rockmart area. The center also holds the Center for Diabetes of Taylorsville. Four area hospitals serve residents of Taylorsville. Wellstar Paulding Regional Hospital, in Hiram Cartersville Medical Center, in Cartersville Floyd Medical Center, in Rome Redmond Regional Medical Center, in Rome WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, 36 miles away in Marietta Emergency services in Taylorsville are primarily provided by the Bartow County Fire Department and EMS. Georgia Power Plant Bowen Plant Bowen is a coal-fired power station located near Taylorsville. It is approximately west-south-west from Cartersville in western Bartow County. At 3,499 megawatts, Plant Bowen has the second largest generating capacity of any coal-fired power plant in North America, and the largest in the United States; only Ontario Power Generation's Nanticoke Generating Station in Canada has more generating capacity. Plant Bowen ranked third in the nation for net generation in 2006 producing over 22,630,000 MWh. The station is connected to the southeastern power grid by numerous 500 kV transmission lines, and is owned and operated by Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company. Notable people Willard Nixon (1928–2000), Boston Red Sox player Charlie Sproull (1919–1980), Philadelphia Phillies player References External links Town of Taylorsville Towns in Georgia (U.S. state) Towns in Bartow County, Georgia Towns in Polk County, Georgia