Police Standoff, Fatal Shooting, Election Results

Here are the highlights of the week that was:

Dallas Police officers midweek arrested a 19-year-old Austell woman on involuntary manslaughter charges .

Late Thursday, Paulding County Sheriff’s Office deputies shot a man at a Hiram-area house . The man who struck a Cobb County bank last month.

Earlier in the week, we saw the culmination of the municipal election season. , with those results , , and . Elections in Dallas and Hiram .

While those who won Tuesday’s elections aren’t slated to begin their terms until January, one vote from last week could take effect much sooner, as we learned that the Hiram City Council could enact vote . As a side note, from those who took part in Tuesday’s elections.

In other government-related news, county residents at a public forum on Thursday learned from local officials that for the foreseeable future.

What is likely to be set in the coming months, however, is the set of school calendars for the next two years for Paulding County Schools. District officials are to get their take on how those calendars should look.

Friday was Veterans Day, and several Paulding residents did their part to honor veterans by taking part in a ceremony at the War Memorial in Dallas. .

In sports, the got under way on Friday. had the East Paulding Raiders to advance to this week’s second-round game. If you need any of Friday’s scores, .

Need some entertainment in your life? Friday’s “” review focused on , while one of our latest features—a weekly video game review—focused on . And if you’re thinking about grabbing some food before, after or in-between your movie-watching or game-playing experiences, or any other form of entertainment, then feel free to check out to see how local eateries fared in the most recent health inspections.

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.