Paulding Retired Educators met on March 8th at the Dallas First Baptist Church holding our memorial service honoring beloved members we have lost in the past two years.

The City of Dallas Mayor and Council were excited to recognize two employees at the Council Meeting on March 7th. Sgt. Spencer Harrell of the Dallas PD for Ten years and Brian Bourque leads the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Athens, Ga. – Fairway Insurance Group, Inc. based in Acworth, GA, has been named to the University of Georgia Alumni Association’s 2022 Bulldog 100, a list of the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. This is the third consecutive year Fairway has received this honor.

At 9:37 AM a male occupant of a home located at 76 Halehaven Drive, Douglasville, called 911 advising that his house was on fire and that a family member was trapped. Approximately 4 minutes after the 911 call, a Paulding County Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on the scene and reported heavy smoke and flames.

Paulding County 4-H’ers traveled to the Paulding College and Career Academy to compete at the County Project Achievement (CPA) competition.

Hiram Mayor Frank Moran and City Council recognized a group of Hiram Elementary School students with Citizenship awards last week during the council’s Work Session.

Chattahoochee Technical College students are becoming well prepared for careers in the medical profession, with 100 percent of recent graduates in five of the college’s health science programs achieving first-time pass rates on their national licensure and certification exams.

Paulding Fine Arts Association held its 34th Annual Student Art Show Reception and Awards Presentation at the Dallas Civic Center and Theater. Preceding the Awards presentation, we were entertained in the Theater with the music of the very talented Luther's Mountain Band who has become a tradition for our Student Art Show.

Thanksgiving of 2020 I had just gotten off my 12-hour shift at the hospital heading to my sister's house to have dinner. On the way there I saw an ad on Facebook saying, “audition for Family Feud in Atlanta.” I immediately sent a text to my family and said we’re doing this and we’re doing an audition tape tonight!

Krystal Gray announced the release of her new book, “Sonny the Snowflake.” After the success of her first book, “Charlie the Chihuahua,” Ms. Gray has written her second delightful book that is sure to entertain with a fun story and an educational message.