U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan D. Warner graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Warner is the son of Wynn and Carol Warner of Acworth, Georgia. He is a 2001 graduate of Carl J. Harrison High School, Kennesaw, Georgia.

DALLAS, GEORGIA, May 1, 2019 - The Drug-Free Paulding is hosting a community-wide Marijuana and Vaping Summit on Monday, May 6, 2019, 7-8:30 p.m. at Hiram High School Auditorium, 702 Virgie Ballentine Drive, Hiram, Georgia 30141. Presenters will highlight the dangers of marijuana and vaping to youth brain development as well as the misconceptions that youth and adults have regarding these burning issues.

Caleb Lee Hutchinson was joined by the Will Sam Band for the 2019 Dallas CityFest. A huge line formed with anticipation of the 6 o'clock gate opening. Local country music fans filled the parking lot to welcome the hometown celebrity back to Dallas.

Saturday, April 27, 2019, was a huge day for the City of Dallas! Starting the day off over 200 runners began the 8 Annual Dallas 5K Race for a Cure, benefiting Relay for Life. The City of Dallas and the Paulding Rotary Club would like to thank all the runners and walkers for their support of this annual event to find a cure for cancer.

Dallas, GA. Paulding CASA is proud to announce 6 new CASA volunteers have been sworn in to advocate for children that have been abused and neglected in Paulding County. On April 25, 2019, the Honorable Carolyn Altman swore in 6 CASA volunteers. CASA’s are—Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused and neglected children.

Places like California’s Napa Valley, Washington state or even wine country in France may be fun to visit, but Georgia has been becoming wine country too. And closer to home Paulding County will soon be the site of two vineyards, and the most recent is Three Strands Vineyard and Winery. In 2016 The Gilbert family planted grapes on their picturesque northeast Paulding farm in anticipation of producing wine and offering tastings and tours of their Qualusi Vineyards by the following year.

ATLANTA – State Representative Micah Gravley (R-Douglasville) today announced that House Bill 324, Georgia’s Hope Act, was signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Georgia’s Hope Act, which was sponsored by Rep. Gavley, will allow for the cultivation, manufacturing and dispensing of low THC oil in Georgia.

Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Investigations Division (JID) assisted Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in the execution of a federal search warrant. JID Detectives and HSI Special Agents located multiple images of child pornography along with some original videos depicting child pornography on computers and other digital devices.

On May 18, 2018, Paulding Deputies responded to 83 Bensinger Court Hiram, Georgia 30141 reference to an unconscious 3-month-old female juvenile. When Deputies responded to the scene, they were told that the child had issues with her heart from the time she was born. The child was immediately transported to WellStar Paulding Hospital where she later passed away.

Corporal Brett Whritenour was awarded the “Officer of the Year” award by the Paulding County Rotary Club. Corporal Whritenour was accompanied by Sheriff Gary Gulledge along with his family and supervisors at a luncheon held in his honor.