Commission votes to pave 34.6 miles of county roads Paulding County is preparing to start its annual paving of roads throughout the county.
The Paulding County Board of Commissioners voted at last week’s meeting to approve three contracts for asphal...
May 22, 2013 05:19 PM | 0 | 3 |
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Retiring teacher recalls 20 years of work in Paulding As the school year comes to a close 35 teachers are preparing to retire from Paulding County School District.
Among them is Marlene Michalke, a fourth-grade teacher at Shelton Elementary School who...
May 22, 2013 11:11 AM | 0 | 1 |
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Hundreds prepare to graduate from Paulding high schools Members of the class of 2013 are preparing to graduate this weekend from Paulding’s five public high schools.
South Paulding High School, North Paulding High School and East Paulding High School ar...
May 22, 2013 11:07 AM | 0 | 3 |
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Schools budget plans technology, bus purchases Paulding County School Board last week was given a preliminary 2014 budget of $206 million that foresees higher revenues than the current year and proposes purchases of new electronic textbooks and...
May 22, 2013 11:01 AM | 0 | 3 |
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Building authority hears AMC series could film in Paulding Paulding County Industrial Building Authority has sent a proposal to the producers of the AMC pilot “Halt & Catch Fire” which could include a commitment for future filming in Paulding.
Authority ex...
May 22, 2013 10:56 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Hiram votes to renovate old bank Hiram council members last week narrowly approved a plan for converting a former bank building into a city community and senior center.
The council voted to approve the use of 2011 Special Purpose ...
May 16, 2013 08:27 AM | 0 | 6 |
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Paulding school district announces teacher of the year Paulding County School District named its Teacher of the Year last week during a luncheon at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport.
Marc Pedersen, a science teacher at Paulding County High School, was...
May 16, 2013 08:20 AM | 0 | 10 |
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Paulding school officials reflect on 2012-13 school year With the end of the school year near, Paulding County School District officials last week reflected on what they considered the high and low points of the year.
Superintendent Cliff Cole said overa...
May 16, 2013 08:15 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Dallas marshal offers to clear warrant backlog The city of Dallas could soon be clearing up a backlog of warrants, some of which were filed as long as eight years ago.
Chief Marshal Michael Hester approached the city council at its meeting last...
May 16, 2013 08:07 AM | 0 | 5 |
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First quarter home building permits up from last year New home construction in the first quarter of this year in Paulding County exceeded the total of the previous two years’ first quarters combined, according to information from the county and city g...
Congressman discusses health care, attacks Members of the Paulding County Chamber of Commerce last week got an update of what was happening in Washington, D.C., from the county’s congressman.
District 14 U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ranger, was ...
May 08, 2013 08:59 AM | 0 | 3 |
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Dallas man wins award for helping veterans A Dallas resident was recently honored with an award for his service with military veteran students at Kennesaw State University.
University officials presented Derek Ridings, 28, with the first E...
May 08, 2013 08:54 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Paulding prepares for Relay For Life This weekend residents from around the county will come together to celebrate cancer survivors, help raise money to try and end the disease and pay tribute to those whose battle has ended.
The Amer...
May 08, 2013 08:43 AM | 0 | 6 |
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Longtime jail officer retires from Paulding sheriff's office On April 30, Cpl. Terry Greene retired from the
Paulding County Sheriff’s Office with more than 14 years of service, the sheriff's office announced.
Greene began his employment with the Sheriff’s O...
Dallas commits funding to county's economic development agency Paulding County Economic Development (PCED) announced today that the city of Dallas has provided the organization with funding for 2013.
At PCED's April 8 meeting Dallas Mayor Boyd Austin present...
Italian manufacturer to move U.S. operations to Hiram More manufacturing could be on its way to Paulding County later this year after an Italian company announced it was moving its U.S. headquarters to Hiram at the end of the summer.
Jamie Gilbert, e...
May 01, 2013 11:30 AM | 0 | 7 |
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Dallas planning new wastewater treatment plant The city of Dallas has applied for an $18.5 million loan to build a new wastewater treatment plant.
The loan will come from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority for the new Dallas north trea...
May 01, 2013 09:12 AM | 0 | 14 |
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New alliance helping county aerospace industry grow An alliance has formed to help Paulding aerospace businesses benefit from sharing information while recruiting more aerospace businesses to the county.
Paulding Aerospace Alliance formed in Septemb...
May 01, 2013 09:02 AM | 0 | 10 |
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School district eyes reduction of 45 teaching positions Paulding County School District is considering eliminating 45.5 positions before the next school year.
The cuts would include 32 certified teacher positions, four kindergarten parapro spots, six Ti...
May 01, 2013 08:52 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Hamilton State Bank buys failed Douglas County Bank from FDIC Hamilton State Bank is planning no immediate changes after officials announced Friday it acquired Douglas County Bank and its Douglasville, Lithia Springs and Dallas branches.
Hamilton purchased as...
Wal-Mart pharmacy employee charged with stealing hydrocodone A Hiram Wal-Mart pharmacy employee was released on bond after recently being charged with drug possession and theft of hydrocodone over a three-month period, according to a city of Hiram release.
L...