Budget Time to Read About County Budgets, Weekend Happenings

1. Parts of Paulding saw storms Thursday—the first bit of relief we’ve gotten from hot, dry weather in a while. The county could see some rain and T-storms return today.

According to the National Weather Service, there is a 30-percent chance of showers and storms this afternoon and evening. Otherwise, we’ll again have mostly sunny skies with the mercury hitting just over the 90-degree mark. Tonight is set to be partly cloudy with a low of about 66.

2. Paulding County Commissioners had their mind on the citizens’ money Thursday, as they approved two budgetary measures during a called meeting. .

3. As our Local Voices blogger Mary Carol Sheffield , we’ve got several farmers’ market options in our county. Check out her post to find out where today’s market is being held. (Hint: It’s in Dallas.)

4. Are you in the mood for a free movie, the music of Elvis or Elton John, or feel like going for a run? in our weekly “Get Out” feature.

5. Maybe we’re biased when we say there are some great businesses in Paulding County. While we can’t showcase them all, we’ve got a few details on in this week’s “.” And if you’re looking for details of any other businesses in Dallas or Hiram, you probably want to head over to the Places section of our site, where you can search for almost any category of business, government office, community resource and more.