Walter S. Burger, a Junior from Paulding County High School in Dallas, GA, was named the winner of American Legion Post 111’s 2018 Constitutional Speech Contest on January 20th.

More than 300 business and community leaders filled the Hilton Atlanta Marietta Conference Center on Saturday, January 20th as Chamber President Stacy Hamby welcomed them in for The Paulding Chamber’s Prime of Paulding 57th Annual Awards.

Paulding County Rotary Club members welcomed Seth Bice to the January meeting. Mr. Bice is a Paulding County resident and a firefighter for Cobb County. After witnessing a successful rodeo in our neighboring County, Mr. Bice has been working to bring an annual rodeo to the Paulding County area.

WellStar Health System has named John Kueven, FACHE, as senior vice president and president of WellStar Paulding Hospital. As president of the hospital, Kueven will oversee day-to-day operations of the 112-bed facility and 182-bed skilled nursing center. Kueven will assume the role on March 5th.

A Paulding County Volunteer, Annette Raybon, has served as a volunteer advisor to Georgia 4-H for the past 15 years! With expertise in horse programs, she is always eager to support volunteer development projects, however, needed.

The Paulding Chamber of Commerce will host their Prime of Paulding 57th Annual Awards Celebration, presented by GreyStone Power Corporation, on January 20, 2018, at the Hilton Atlanta Marietta Hotel and Conference Center. Recognition of Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, Non-Profit of the Year, Community Partner of the Year.

There’s something new for veterans in Paulding County. Vet Life Community meeting has begun again for 2018. The group of Paulding County veterans has been meeting every Thursday night from 6:30-8:00 at the Bethany Christian Church Annex building located at 3264 Villa Rica Highway, Dallas, GA.

High school students residing in the Paulding County vicinity are cordially invited by Post 111 in Dallas to compete in the first round of the 81st American Legion Oratorical contest.

Paulding County Farm Bureau and the FFA students of Paulding County High School met around the barnyard to put together a program for the C.A. Roberts Elementary School Science club members and their families.

Helping Hands has hired a new Pantry Manager, Dayana Buckmon! Dayana is from Miami, FL and has been a Paulding County resident for over 8 years. She began volunteering here nearly 2 ½ years ago after her daughter began volunteering at Helping Hands.