Councilman Dies; Movie Shot Here Premieres; Bigamy Charge

Here are the highlights of the week that was:

The week began on a somber note as . Some of his fellow councilmen Monday night. His funeral was Wednesday and .

The efforts of film crews who came to Paulding County and other metro Atlanta-area locations last year were realized late in the week as Footloose premiered both locally and worldwide Friday. , and Hiram’s movie theater as Thursday turned into Friday. We still want to know your thoughts on the film if you caught it this weekend, and in case you want to check out an expert’s take on it, Patch film critic Brett Martin gave us .

Our coverage of some of Friday’s football action was a bit different last week, as our feature on one of the games wasn’t centered on the action on the field, but rather, as we brought you . But as usual, on Friday we kept you informed throughout the night with for games involving Paulding, Bartow, Cherokee, Douglas and Cobb county teams.

On Tuesday, we attended three local government meetings and covered them for you live—the Paulding Board of Commissioners’ and , and the Paulding County School Board meeting, the latter of which saw board members approve a more tightly defined student tobacco use policy.

In other school-related news, we brought you on Thursday a short video on the Paulding Business Association’s . We definitely want to become the place where if you’re an educator, parent, or someone involved in a great student’s life, you can post details about that student’s recently received scholarship or other academic achievement.

In crime news, a Powder Springs woman after authorities discovered she had a second marriage before dissolving her first.

That’s it for our recap of last week’s headlines. Thanks for checking us out, and we hope you’ll return to see what we’ll bring you this week and beyond.