Dallas, GA – Paulding resident, veteran corporate speaker, and entertainer Joe M. Turner doesn’t often go six months without boarding a plane. But in 2020, the global pandemic led him to add an entirely new kind of magical performance to his work. And thanks to technology, it has taken him around the world all year.

One of the largest patriotic women’s organizations in the world, DAR has more than 185,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters across the country and several foreign countries. DAR members promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism via commemorative events, scholarships and educational initiatives, citizenship programs, service to veterans, meaningful community service, and more.

The Chattahoochee Technical College Practical Nursing program has been ranked as one of the top two Practical Nursing programs in the state. Earning the second-place score of 99.54 in an assessment by practicalnursing.org, the Chattahoochee Tech ranking was based on pass rates for the National Council Licensure Examination.

Hiram High Schools JROTC kicked off its raider season with the first meet of the year on September 12, 2020, at Adairsville High School. The Stinger’s raider mixed(Male/Female) team’s cadets pushed themself through humid heat and downpours during practice to prepare for their first meet of the season.

The Paulding Chamber of Commerce was excited to hold a Ribbon Cutting for Benaiah Cleaning Services, Inc. Benaiah Cleaning Services, Inc. under the auspices of C.H.E.N. Enterprise, relocated from Ohio to Georgia in 2018.

Freshman Cadet Private First Class Armstrong, Ainsley has shown extraordinary motivation within the Hiram High School Stinger Battalion through her participation on the raider team and claiming the title Cadet of the Month for August 2020.

Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division was contacted by a Polk County resident regarding a stolen dune buggy. The victim indicated that his custom dune buggy was stolen from his residence in Polk County near Coots Lake Road on January 10, 2020, and that he had located it on Facebook Marketplace® for sale at a residence inside Paulding County.

Paulding County 4-H is extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with such an amazing school district that helps to promote the growth of the 4-H program.