Volunteers in Paulding offer a local scholarship, available to Paulding County residents that are incoming freshmen or students attending post-secondary accredited institutions.
A Paulding Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting was recently held at Marietta Dermatology and The Skin Cancer Centers for the expansion of their West Cobb office. The new office is twice the size to accommodate community demand. The new address is 5041 Dallas Hwy, Suite 200-D.
Paulding County Cloverleaf 4-H’ers traveled to Georgia Highlands College in Rome to attend a public speaking competition. At the event, there were 12 counties represented and a total of 579 students in attendance.
Taylor founded the Alternative Baseball organization in 2016 for teens and young adults ages 15 years and up with autism. As a developmental baseball organization, this would give the opportunity to those unable to enjoy this port first-hand. Mr. Duncan explained that the mission is to provide an encouraging experience to promote personal growth and development for teens and adults with autism and other special needs. The program is a true baseball experience, using professional league rules.
Paulding County Farm Bureau members traveled to Atlanta on Feb. 12 to participate in Georgia Farm Bureau Day at the Capitol. While at the capitol, members of the Paulding County Farm Bureau delegation visited with many of our state legislator and officials.
32nd Annual Student Art Show Sponsored by the Paulding Fine Arts Association. This year we received 126 student works from 20 Paulding Public Schools, 10 homeschooled students and 8 private school students for a total of 144 works. The school with the most entries was Baggett Elementary with 55, the second best contributor was Hiram High with 11 and tied for third were PB Ritch Middle and South Paulding Middle with 8 entries each. We appreciate our teachers and thank them for their support!
Paulding Rotary Club participated in the Feeding America Backpack Program this February. The club sorted and delivered over 5000 pounds of food to 16 elementary schools in Paulding County. Many children right here in Paulding County need easy to prepare food for weekend meals. More than 22 million children receive free or reduced-price meals through the national school breakfast & lunch programs.
Mrs. Imogene Nelson of the Paulding WellStar Nursing Home visits the Paulding Rotary. Mrs.Imogene brought members of the club up-to-date on the changes at the WellStar Paulding nursing home. She also recounts how the Rotary Club has made a difference to the patients at the nursing home over the years.
2018 Prime of Paulding Annual Awards Gala presented by GreyStone Power Corporation. Congratulations to all of our Award Winners. Special thanks to our photographer G & E Studios for all of the great photos!
Paulding Fine Arts is pleased to present to you The Art of Manami Lingerfelt of Dallas Georgia! Ms. Lingerfelt's work will be on display between January 10 and March 1, 2019, in the Courtroom Gallery of the Historic Courthouse Gallery & Studios located at 11 Courthouse Square in Dallas.
American Legion Post 111 had a busy holiday season conducting a toy drive and hosting Santa and Mrs. Claus. In November, the Post had their 2nd annual “Toys for Tots” campaign at the conclusion of their U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Celebration. This year not only did Post 111 again receive tremendous support from their own groups at the Post but also, from the community as well.
Paulding Rotary Club President Ford Thigpen welcomed Ashleigh Headrick from the Georgia Office of the Attorney General. Mrs. Headrick works in the Criminal Justice Division, Post-conviction Section. Introduced by club member and husband Brian Headrick, Mrs. Headrick began her presentation.
The Hiram Elementary School 5th grade Beta Club members are definitely feeling the spirit of giving this holiday season. They decided they wanted to help a local organization, Helping Hands, with items they may need to help those in need.
Hardy Family Automotive Group graciously matched Helping Hands of Paulding's donations (up to $10,000) for the entire month of November. This essentially gave Helping Hands more bang for their fundraising buck by receiving two donations instead of one. The marketing staff also assisted the charitable organization by creating a custom page on the Hardy Automotive website specifically for them. Thanks to this, Helping Hands was able to generate more interest and awareness for this fundraising opportunity.
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