Hiram High supporters saw 320 students become graduates of the class of 2012 during the school’s May 25 commencement ceremony. Michelyn Russell, senior counselor at the school, spoke during the ceremony and told those in attendance that 66 members of the class were graduating with honors. Of the 320, 162 students graduated with Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education seals, 80 with fine arts seals, and 75 with a world language diploma seal. Fifty-three students in the class earned two seals, while three students earned three different diploma seals. Conner M. Henderson was the school’s …

Members of the East Paulding High School Class of 2012 ended their graduation ceremony Saturday in perhaps the most appropriate of places—the end zone of their school’s football field. Jacob Todd Zimmerman was the school’s valedictorian, while Ann Marie Morehouse was named salutatorian. The entire list of graduates can be found in the program booklet—a copy of it is attached to this article in PDF form. You can also check out the photos we took of several of the graduates and others who participated in the ceremony. Do you have photos and/or videos of your favorite graduate from East Paulding…

North Paulding High School held its second graduation ceremony on Friday, May 25. The ceremony began at 7 p.m. and lasted for about 90 minutes. The school saw off 341 graduates. The school's valedictorian was Natalia Del Pilar Relvelo and the salutatorian was Leo Espinosa. The ceremony was overseen by North Paulding Principal Mark Crowe. Crowe announced most of the speakers and presented the candidates for graduation. Do you have photos and/or videos of your favorite graduate from North Paulding High School? If so, you can upload them to this article. We’ll be sure to highlight your great …

The South Paulding High School class of 2012 held its graduation ceremony Saturday at 10 a.m. in the school’s 4,000-plus-seat football stadium. The event had 420 students taking part in commencement. Rebecca Anne Martin was class valedictorian and Tiffany Jane Treece was salutatorian. Do you have photos and/or videos of your favorite graduate from South Paulding High School? If so, you can upload them to this article. We’ll be sure to highlight your great submissions.

As sundown approached Friday, 245 seniors received their diplomas during Paulding County High School's 44th graduation ceremony held in Dave Hardin Stadium. Among the student speakers were Senior Class President Fred Hood, Senior Class Vice President Brian Hunt, salutatorian Valyncia Lee Allen and her twin sister, valedictorian Valeetia Elaine Allen. Whitney Okie was awarded The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Cup for best all-around student.  Kenny Chesney's recording of "Young" was the senior class song. Do you have photos and/or videos of your favorite graduate from Paulding County High …

When the tornado ravaged her hometown of Ringgold in April, Maria Baker was heartbroken. Ringgold also is the hometown of her mother and the town where her grandparents, aunts and uncles still reside. "It devastated the whole town, but they've pulled together," she says. To help them in their efforts, Baker, one of the managers of the Paulding Bowling Center, helped organize this past Friday’s bowling benefit to aid Ringgold tornado victims with the assistance of Harold Bowman, the Paulding County Board of Commissioners, the Paulding Chamber of Commerce and Pirate Printing owner Larry …

About 30 bowlers from nine states came to Dallas this past weekend to compete in the eighth-annual Wheelchair Bowling Tournament of the American Wheelchair Bowling Association (AWBA) Southern Open. States represented included not only Georgia but also California, Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Assisted by his wife Linda, Harold Bowman served as the tournament director. At the Paulding Bowling Center in Dallas, the event began Friday morning, continued Saturday with the morning opening ceremonies and concluded Sunday with more tournament play …

Several visitors to Hiram's Chick-fil-A today dressed as cows for free food as part of the restaurant chain's "Cow Appreciation Day," which we told you about Wednesday in our "Frugal Family" feature. The campaign gave customers a free meal if they wore a full cow costume (from "head to hoof," the restaurant says), while those wearing partial costumes earned a free entree. See some of the photos we took around midday and at dinnertime of those who weren't afraid to show their spots, udders, cowbells and other adornments. We hope you'll upload some of your cow costume photos here as well.

Men's and women's military softball teams from Georgia and across the country started play in the Georgia Military Softball Championships at Mount Tabor Park.

More than 240 seniors were candidates for the graduation class of 2011 during Paulding County High School's commencement exercises Saturday, May 28. Khin Kay Khine was the class' valedictorian while Taylor Michelle Harris earned the salutatorian honor. Click through our gallery to see photos from before and during the ceremony.

More than 440 seniors were candidates for the graduation class of 2011 during South Paulding High School's commencement exercises Friday, May 27. Kevin Anthony Switzer was the class' valedictorian while Morgan Shea Lee earned the salutatorian honor. Click through our gallery to see photos from before and during the ceremony.

Families, faculty and friends celebrated the commencement exercise for East Paulding High School's class of 2011 Friday evening. It was a warm night, but spirits were high as 350 students said farewell to high school life. With 80 students graduating with honors, principal Scott Viness said he was proud of the graduating class. Senior Taylor Wager began the ceremony with a moving rendition National Anthem. Honor graduate Chelsea Mahadeo reminisced on the fun the senior student body had in their four years together. Emily Noethe welcomed all the attendees, followed by Viness presenting the …

Hiram High School's class of 2011 held its graduation Saturday morning. Receiving their diplomas during the commencement ceremony held in the school's football stadium were 332 graduating seniors. Here are pictures from the event. 

North Paulding High School held its graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 30, at 7 pm. This year saw North Paulding's first graduating class since the school officially opened in 2007.  Nicole Bigman was named valedictorian, followed by Sabrina Burns, who was named salutatorian. Presiding over the ceremony was Russ Claxton, principal of North Paulding.

It wasn't hard to find fresh vegetables, plants and flowers, baked goods and more at Tuesday's Paulding County Farm Bureau Farmers Market at Ben Hill Strickland Sr. Memorial Park in Hiram. You can see some of the vendors and their wares in our photo gallery here, and if the images drive you to want to attend the next farmers market, you won't have to wait long. The Paulding County Farm Bureau will hold its Dallas market this Friday and each following Friday from 3 to 7 p.m., while the weekly market in Hiram will continue to be held on Tuesdays through the fall.

It was a beautiful weekend, and Dallas was full of events Saturday with Touch A Truck at Mount Tabor Park and the Saturday Farmers Market and Yard Sale in Dallas. Here is an overview of the weekend's festivities in pictures.

Thursday's Georgia Power Luncheon, the Paulding County Chamber of Commerce’s general membership monthly meeting, was well attended by those looking to network, enjoy a lunch—which was provided by Hong Kong Star Chinese Cuisine in Acworth—and hear Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, whose keynote address was titled "Regionalism in Motion" We took our camera along to the event to see who we could spot prior to Reed's speech. Browse our photos to see if we caught you in our viewfinder. Return to Dallas-Hiram Patch on Friday to see a video wrap-up of Reed's speech and reactions from Mayor Boyd Austin of …

AUSTELL—Entertainment Design Group Inc. was the host of Wednesday's Cobb County Chamber of Commerce After Hours Spring Fling, which drew not only Cobb Chamber members but also members, supporters and associates of the Paulding Business Association, Austell Business Association, Powder Springs Business Association, South Cobb Business Association and Georgia Power, all of which sponsored the event. We took our camera along to the event to see who we could spot. Browse our photos to see if we caught you in our viewfinder.

Hundreds of Paulding County middle school students could be walking into a new facility in the fall of 2012. Officials with Paulding County Schools Wednesday morning broke ground at the site of what will become the district's ninth middle school. Dallas-Hiram Patch was on hand for the ceremony; watch our video story to see the site and learn more about the system's future facility.

The East Paulding High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program hosted on Saturday the Southern Invitational Drill Meet, bringing several schools from across Georgia and even Florida. While East Paulding did not compete for trophies in their own meet, the event helped prepare them for upcoming state and national competition. Watch our video feature on the competition and find out what drill competition and the entire JROTC program teaches cadets.