Mr. Springtime and Peter Rabbit celebrated reading and everything spring during three events held in mid-April on the library grounds. This hopping-good duo hid colorful eggs while 300 children hunted, in several different categories, by age for the treats.

Lieutenant Darryl Roach officially retired from the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office. Thankfully, due to loosening COVID-19 restrictions, an official retirement celebration was held at the Sheriff’s Office with Lieutenant Roach’s family, friends, and co-workers.

Paulding County Rotary Club honored Fire Apparatus Operator (FAO), Andy Dale, with its 2022 Firefighter of the Year Award. In 2013, he transferred to PC Fire & Rescue where he quickly earned a reputation as a skilled Firefighter and a great leader. He currently serves at Station 2 in Hiram.

Lieutenant Ashley Hill was awarded the “Officer of the Year” award by the Paulding County Rotary Club. Lieutenant Hill was accompanied by Sheriff Gary Gulledge along with her family and supervisors at a luncheon held in her honor.

April 26, 2022, six Paulding County 4-H’ers traveled to Gordon County and competed in the Area Poultry Judging Competition. One hundred and three 4-H’ers across fourteen counties participated in the event. During the contest, participants judged both live specimens and market poultry, identified parts of birds already prepared for market, and evaluated eggs as to their quality and readiness for market.

Pickett’s Mill Civil War battlefield will be re-inhabited with soldiers the first week of June and returned to the events of May 1864. Or, at least, re-enactors will be there to participate in the events of the battle that happened in the final year of the Civil War and delayed General Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign.

Wilderness in the Smokies is a must when deciding where to take your family this summer. A short 4-hour drive from Atlanta, it’s a beautiful scenic drive through the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Wilderness is jam-packed full of fun, your kids will not be saying “I’m bored!” So, load them up - grab some friends and head to the Smokies.

Friday, April 22nd Paulding County 911 received multiple calls for a mobile home fire near the intersection of, Hiram-Acworth Highway (Route 92) and Due West Road, in northeastern Paulding County.