The Richland Creek Reservoir project remains on track with its projected $215 million total budget, according to Brown and Caldwell's' Kelly Comstock, a managing consultant on Paulding’s Richland Creek reservoir project, updated the Paulding Board of Commissioners last week on RCR progress and noted some recent construction issues identified at the site. The RCR project continues on time and remains on track with its projected $215 million total budget.

U.S. Air Force Airman Kishona N. Quinn graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. She is a 2015 graduate of Woodland High School, Cartersville, Ga.

Paulding County Farm Bureau received two awards during the Georgia Farm Bureau 3rd District annual meeting, held Sept. 18 in Douglasville. Nora Goodman is the PCFB president.

Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) today voted for and the House passed the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (H.R. 6157). The bill provides annual funding for the Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor and Department of Education. The bill will now head to President Trump’s desk.

The display featuring the U.S. Constitution, visible as you entered the Dallas Public Library, was placed there by the Edward Hagin Chapter of the National Society, Daughter of the American Revolution. This patriotic display was in celebration of Constitution Week, September 17th-23rd.

Dec.of 2017 the Paulding Sheriff’s Office Crimes Against Children Division was alerted to a possible child molestation situation that occurred in Paulding County. On Sept.8, 2018 Daniel Allen Martin pled guilty in Paulding County Superior Court two counts of Aggravated Child Molestation and one count of Possession of Child Pornography. Martin received a life sentence for his conviction.

Congratulations to Dallas resident, Fallon Robinson, who was crowned Miss Stone Mountain 2019 on Saturday, September 8th, 2018. Fallon competed in Interview, On-Stage Question, Lifestyle, and Fitness, Evening Wear and Talent.

Paulding County launched its drug court program in January 2016. Our Circuit was one of the “hold-outs.” Some in the county did not like the idea of an accountability court. Deputy sheriff, Clint Barker was on the front lines of that skepticism. He took the questions, and sometimes the ridicule, from others. Clint welcomed this as his opportunity to change minds, and change minds he has.

Paulding County Sheriff’s Office held an official retirement ceremony for K-9 Major where he was surrounded by friends, family, and co-workers. K-9 Major began his career as a dual purpose law enforcement canine with Lieutenant Billy Hurst in September of 2009. He officially retired on September 1, 2018, with nine years of service.

The Paulding Fine Arts Association held the reception and awards presentation for the 2018 Juried Art Show this past Sunday, September 16th. Our judge this year was Ms. Allison Frink, the Education Director at the Marietta/Cobb Art Museum. Ms. Frink had a difficult task in selecting the winners from the 78 submissions presented by 30 local artists.