City of Dallas and the Dallas Merchants had successful events this past weekend. The City of Dallas and the Downtown Dallas Merchants Association celebrated their first successful Food Truck Friday for 2016, followed the next morning by the annual City Yard Sale.

Local veterans at the American Legion Post 111 in Dallas were given a surprise party to celebrate the 97th birthday of the American Legion. At their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, the Sons of the American Legion (SAL) Commander, Gary Hicks, asked to speak before the Legionnaires.

Finding Mayberry isn’t difficult. Take a journey off the beaten path along the road less traveled by. One will find the best of Small Town America. It can’t be discovered without getting off the interstate. Carrollton's downtown district offers some great shops, restaurants, and some of the most friendly folks around these parts.

This year we had 28 artists participating in the Competition submitting a total of 62 works of art. Our Competition Judge was Carrollton artist, Tom Nielson. After judging Mr. Nielson said, "This is a fine show and each and every work in it is a successful work of art.

Helping Hands is pleased to announce the selection of our new Director for Helping Hands, 10 year Paulding County resident, Reva Burks. Helping Hands could not continue to service the many needs of our county.

Mr. Austin shared with the group a status of Paulding County with regards to many of the more public local news issues. Among the topics were our bond rating is now Double A-1, and there was an extensive review of the Richland Creek Reservoir progress.

Recently, the Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Class of 2016 completed their 6 week training course. Paulding County trained 5 new interns who are already out making their mark in our community through their volunteer service.

Helping Hands of Paulding County is happy to announce the opening of the Helping Hands Clothing Closet, located at 240 Professional Court, Dallas GA. Store hours are from 10am to 1:30 pm Thursdays only.

American Legion Post 111 Provides Easter Egg Hunt for local Dallas kids, complete with Easter Bunny.

Douglasville residents Raegan Allister, Austin Hawkinson and Andrea Hill, along with Dallas resident Lena Allen and Hiram resident Jamie Babecka, were chosen to participate in the 51st annual Washington Youth Tour.