Paulding County District Attorney Donald Richard “Dick” Donovan was booked into the Paulding County Jail. Mr. Donovan is facing the charges of Bribery (F), Violation of Oath of Office (F), 2 counts of False Swearing (F)

Businesswomen from the local area gathered at the Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative for the annual Leadercast Women event Friday, Oct. 18. For the past two years, the cooperative has provided a host site to broadcast the live Atlanta event in a convenient location and at no cost to those who attend.

T Justin Cole- Owner/Operator and Paulding County Farm Bureau partnered to raise money for Shepard's Rest Ministries, the only women's and children's shelter that has serviced Paulding County for 22 years.

Paulding County Sheriff Gary Gulledge recently returned from the Association’s annual Summer Training Conference held on Jekyll Island, July 30 – August 1. One hundred fifteen sheriffs from around the state participated in the three-day event. The sheriffs participated in multiple training sessions, received timely information from high-level state officials and conducted Association business.

Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced his list of appointees to the Secure, Accessible & Fair Elections (SAFE) Commission, which is tasked with studying options for Georgia’s next voting system. Deidre Holden, Supervisor of Elections & Voter Registration, Paulding County.

East Paulding Lady Raiders destroy a gutsy but overwhelmed Lithia Springs squad 10-0 on Tuesday. East continues to finish their season strong, notching their third consecutive victory and is undefeated in their last four matches.

Georgia Highlands College helped hundreds of people in its series of free workshops called “First Friday FAFSA” last year. GHC will be continuing the workshops this year, as well. The workshops are designed to educate about and promote the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Workshops are free and open to the public. Attendees will learn more about Federal Student Aid.

Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) today announced additional co-sponsors to the Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act (ACDC) (H.R. 4036): Reps. Buddy Carter, Henry Cuellar, Trey Gowdy, Walter Jones, Barry Loudermilk, Stephanie Murphy and Austin Scott. “ACDC is gaining momentum as bipartisan support for the bill continues to grow,” said Rep. Graves.

Continuing the healthcare reform process, the House today passed the Protecting Access to Care Act (H.R. 1215), which is part of Phase 3 of President Trump’s healthcare plan.

More news offered from Paulding County’s most notable ongoing infrastructure project. One part of Paulding’s reservoir project was recently completed ahead of schedule, according to Brown and Caldwell’s Kelly Comstock, a managing consultant for the project.