Rep. Micah Gravley and Roger Leggett were invited to the Israeli Consulate in Atlanta to meet with Consul General of Israel, Ambassador Judith Varnai Shorer and answered a request from a father in Israel wanting to obtain one of the “Chad’s Bracket” Radio Flyer Wagons for his young son who had been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, stage 4 cancer.

Ms. Otte has been located and appears to be in good health. She came out of the woods to a residence off of Dandy Road and was lost and confused. The location where she was found is fairly close to where she lives. We do not have any other details at this point but want to thank everyone who assisted in her search.

The General William J. Hardee Camp # 1397 Sons of Confederate Veterans of Dallas, Georgia met at the Paulding County Confederate Monument on Saturday, April 28, 2018, on a beautiful spring morning to hold a Confederate Memorial Day Observance Service. The service was called to order by Camp Commander Wayne Willingham and all were welcomed to the service, Brother John Emery was called upon to give the invocation.

We can’t wait to see you at the United Way of Greater Atlanta in Douglas County 5th annual National Day of Prayer United Way Shoebox Project Breakfast on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at the Douglasville Conference Center. This year’s event will feature actor, singer, and philanthropist Palmer Williams, Jr. as the keynote speaker.

Paulding’s Elections and Registration staff have been preparing for the May Primary Election. Voting machines are being tested prior to their deployment in service of next month’s Primary Election. According to Deidre Holden, supervisor, Paulding County Elections, and Registration, there are about 464 voter machines at the county’s disposal. Most are deployed, but about 30 or 40 are held in reserve as back-ups, she said.

Helping Hands of Paulding County was alive with activity this past Saturday. Helping Hands was the recipient of Comcast's volunteers' program which is committed to serving local communities by participating in volunteer work for nonprofit organizations. Fresh paint, repairs, and cleaning were taking place thanks to the volunteer work by Comcast employees and their families.

Rep. Micah Gravley Presents Check to Paulding Republican Party. Representative Gravley stated, “I am extremely thankful for the tremendous support I have received from the Paulding County Republican Party over the past 11 years."

Candidates for the May 22 Republican Primary Election include three Paulding races for post commissioner seats. Starting with Post 4, all four candidates were asked to name their top priority once elected or re-elected.

PCFD will be joining more than 100 other fire departments throughout the state of Georgia by participating in the annual "Give Burns the Boot"® drive, benefiting the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation. This event will be held on Saturday, May 5th, 12th, and 19th at participating retail stores across Paulding County.

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) today voted for and the House passed the Taxpayer First Act (H.R. 5444) and the 21st Century IRS Act (H.R. 5445), legislation to reform the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and improve taxpayer protections.