3rd Annual Run with the Badges 5K Glow Run, I would like to invite you to be a part of an event that has raised over $20,000 to aid our county’s public safety officers. This year’s race is being held on June 3rd, and we want you to be a part of this fun, family friendly event.

Amanda Walters is North Paulding High School’s Star Student for the 2015-2016 school year. To be named Star Student, one must first achieve the following: the student must be a senior, they must have the highest score in their school for either the SAT or the ACT..

Hiram City Council has hired a new city manager to fill the vacancy left by the city’s first manager Robbie Rokovitz. Barry Atkison, was chosen from five finalists by Mayor Teresa Philyaw and council members.

Grand Opening Celebration to start Saturday, March 5th at 10AM and include free medium hot or iced coffee, Dunkin’ Donuts mascots and fun giveaways 10am on Saturday, March 5th.

Responding to citizens wanting to assist law enforcement officials and build a stronger partnership in the fight against crime, Sheriff Gary Gulledge announced today that Paulding County citizens are being invited to become Honorary Members of the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association.

Silver News & Views donated a cornhole set to the senior center in Dallas in mid-February. The magazine is donating a total of 15 games to senior centers all over West Georgia.

Georgia Highlands College was recently selected as one of three recipients in Georgia to receive a competitive “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. Georgia Regents University and the University of Georgia also received grants.

Where is the moonshiner’s automobile with the large hole in the side, shot there by Reverend Robert Stewart 91 years ago in Draketown? Why did the moonshiners attempt to abduct the pastor? Why did they shoot the pastor’s wife, Alice, twice - once in the back when she lay face down? These questions are answered in the new book, Draketown Tragedy, by local co-authors Elaine Bolden Bailey and Patricia Lamar Mullinax.

Paulding County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Mt. Tabor Church Road in reference to the theft of a package that had been delivered. The victim reported that she observed the package, and short time later, it was missing. In review of video surveillance footage, she then noticed the act had been caught on camera.