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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 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left, Shelton Elementary School Principal Jeff Robinson stands with Marlene Michalke, who holds the apple bell she received for retiring from the Paulding County School District.
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 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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South Paulding seniors look forward to a bright future after graduation.
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 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Russom, McClure, NPHS top Paulding school scores on new state performance index
Paulding County Schools scored slightly lower than the statewide average in elementary, middle and high school levels in the inaugural Georgia College and Career Ready Performance Index released la...
May 16, 2013 08:43 AM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left, Superintendent Cliff Cole, Teacher of the Year Marc Pedersen and Paulding Education Foundation executive director Amy Mollohan.
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 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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P.B. Ritch Middle School teacher Pamela Williams goes over a recent essay with the class.
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 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Paulding schools score slightly lower than statewide average on new accountability rating
Paulding County Schools scored slightly lower than the statewide average in elementary, middle and high school levels in the new Georgia Department of Education accountability rating released this ...
May 09, 2013 11:37 AM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
May 08, 2013 03:02 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Chamber organizing Paulding manufacturers alliance
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.24.13 - 09:16 am
  • Pilot for planned AMC series filming in Paulding
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.24.13 - 08:56 am
  • Dallas resident wins award for women in leadership
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.24.13 - 08:51 am
  • Paulding students help save pair from drowning in Gulf
    by Tom Spigolon
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    04.22.13 - 04:33 pm
  • Cigar store hosts first event of the year
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.17.13 - 11:55 am
  • Plans for Union Park under way
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.17.13 - 11:51 am
  • Hiram company awarded for manufacturing
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.17.13 - 11:46 am
  • County pushing for end to permitting process for reservoir
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.17.13 - 11:42 am
  • Maxwell sees technical college, Medicaid bills among top 2013 legislation
    by Tom Spigolon
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    04.10.13 - 05:31 pm
  • Members of the Paulding County legislative delegation stand with District 14 U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ranger, and Ed Cahill of event sponsor Greystone Power Corp. after the monthly Paulding Chamber of Commerce luncheon last week at the Paulding Senior Center in Dallas. From left are District 31 State Sen. Bill Heath, R-Bremen; District 19 State Rep. Paulette Braddock, R-Hiram; District 30 State Sen. Mike Dugan, R-Carrollton; Graves; District 17 State Rep. Howard Maxwell, R-Dallas; District 67 State Rep. Micah Gravley, R-Douglasville; and Cahill.
    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 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Iraq War veteran Derek Ridings, winner of the Kennesaw State University’s Excellence in Service and Leadership Award from the Presidential Commission on Veterans Affairs, stands with the American flag outside his Dallas home.
    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 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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    From left, Mark Haney Jr. and Kim Vinson, co-captains of the Dobbins Middle School Relay For Life team, show a spirit chain paid with student donations.
    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 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
    May 02, 2013 05:47 PM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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    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...
    May 02, 2013 05:40 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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    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 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Dallas Mayor Boyd Austin and City Manager Kendall Smith at the North Dallas Water Treatment facility.
    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 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
    April 28, 2013 08:49 PM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Personal care industry machinery maker moving U.S. headquarters to Paulding County
    Paulding County will soon be home to the U.S. headquarters for a producer of high-speed machinery used to fill bottles with personal care products and household cleaners. Paulding County Economic D...
    April 25, 2013 10:42 AM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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    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...
    April 24, 2013 05:24 PM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Hiram quickly hires new police chief
    by Adam Elrod
    aelrod@neighbornewspapers.com
    04.10.13 - 09:28 am
  • Students get glimpse of future with inaugural career fair
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.10.13 - 09:23 am
  • Dallas deannexes future site of sheriff’s training center
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.10.13 - 08:51 am
  • Hiram police chief recounts his time in the city
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.10.13 - 08:43 am
  • Paulding residents donate to WellStar for two rooms
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.03.13 - 02:33 pm
  • Commission looking for ways to keep roads clean
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.03.13 - 02:30 pm
  • Paulding sees decrease in both unemployed, employed residents
    by Adam Elrod
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    04.03.13 - 02:27 pm