There are at least two events planned for Thursday.
Paulding County will celebrate National Day of Prayer on Thursday. There are at least two events planned. If you know of other observances, please add them in the comments field under this story. You can also email rodney.thrash@patch.com. Related content
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Maintenance will take place along SR 113.
Through Friday, Georgia DOT maintenance crews will work on sealing the cracks on the surface of the roadway of on SR 113 in Paulding County from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. "Sealing pavement cracks is a Georgia DOT maintenance practice that helps to prevent water from entering the base and sub-base of the roadway and extend the pavement life by at least three years, while improving rideability on that roadway," Georgia DOT spokesman Mohamed Arafa said.
Today marks the second of four furlough days under Paulding County's fiscal year 2013 budget.
A YouTube user claims to have captured in their lens a shiny find from a local creek.
On occasion, we here at Dallas-Hiram Patch venture onto YouTube to find videos of local relevance. A recent video that caught our eye was one uploaded by YouTube user pingdis on Dec. 2. The clip shows what appears to be a small gold nugget in a Paulding County creek. As of early Thursday, the video (which is attached to this article) had 46 views. Do you have a recent YouTube video that’s worth featuring on Dallas-Hiram Patch? Send an email to jon.gargis@patch.com and tell us more. We’re not sure if the tiny, shiny rock is enough to bring prospectors in to start the “Great Paulding County Gold Rush of 2012,” and the video does not specify exactly where it was found. But if you’re up for taking up panning in Paulding’s bodies of water, more…
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Joe Cook, executive director & riverkeeper for the Coosa River Basin Initiative, contends that cronyism has guided state funds aimed at water projects.
Last month, the Georgia Water Coalition released its “Dirty Dozen” report highlighting the “most egregious offenses” to Georgia’s water resources. Gov. Nathan Deal’s administration, which was the target of much of the report, responded by calling the 185-member coalition of environmental, hunting and fishing, business, landowner and faith-based groups a “liberal interest group.” Label the messengers “liberal,” so the thinking goes in some quarters of this state, and the message will be ignored. But a careful look at the Water Coalition’s “Dirty Dozen” shows that the message is about dirty politics as much as dirty water. Within the report, the so-called “liberal interest group” highlights $213 million in government spending that should …
The metro Atlanta area, of which Paulding is a part, saw 33,700 more jobs in October versus the same month in 2011.
The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8.7 percent in October, down from 9 percent in September. The jobless rate was 9.7 percent in October 2011. “The unemployment rate dropped because we had an increase of 36,000 new jobs, which is the largest September to October job increase ever,” State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said in a news release. “That job growth pushed the number of jobs in October to the highest level in any month since December of 2008.” Statewide, there were 3,971,700 jobs in October, up 0.9 percent, from 3,935,700 in September. The growth came in retail trade, up 8,000; education and health care, up 7,000; professional and business services…
Initial numbers show better jobless numbers for the county versus the Northwest Georgia area.
Paulding County showed positive movement on the jobs front Thursday. The Georgia Department of Labor announced early Thursday that the preliminary unemployment rate in the Northwest Georgia area declined to 8.8 percent in September, down five-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 9.3 percent in August. The rate was 10.3 percent in September 2011. According to a GDOL news release, Northwest Georgia’s rate declined primarily because the number of unemployed people decreased by 1,843. Also, the number of employed people increased by 5,326. Thursday’s numbers have Paulding County showing a preliminary unemployment rate of 8 percent, down from August’s preliminary rate of 8.3 percent. Paulding’s initial numbers bested not just the …
Granite countertops are just one kind of home improvement.
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of working with dozens of locally owned businesses and a small army of volunteers at a benefit for a Paulding county citizen who is battling a grave illness. Renae Hudgens is the wife of Paulding County Sheriff’s Deputy Mitch Hudgens. The event was sponsored by many of the county’s small business owners in an effort to support one of our neighbors in need to raise money to offset Mrs. Hudgens’ mounting medical bills. After a long and yet rewarding day of live auctions, raffles, motorcycle stunts, bands, bingo and barbecue, I went to bed that evening with a renewed sense of community and a greater understanding of the value of service. We often hear about what makes a strong community. Is it the businesses, …
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We’ve got the agenda for this morning’s Paulding County Board of Commissioners work session. Return to Dallas-Hiram Patch later today for coverage of the meeting.
Paulding County commissioners will have a few items on their plate during their meetings today. On the agenda of commissioners’ 10 a.m. work session are reports on Paulding’s Parks and Recreation department and the county’s road repair project. One item the board will consider approving would have several county vehicles and equipment deemed as surplus and able to be disposed of through auction or trade. The entire work session agenda is attached to this article. Return to Dallas-Hiram Patch later today for coverage of the Board of Commissioners work session. We’ll have a report later this week of commissioners’ 7 p.m. business session, at which they will vote on items carried forward from the morning’s work session. Though today is the …
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Cobb citizens with Paulding addresses could see their correct residency on letters and packages.
Cobb residents with Paulding addresses will soon be able to decide by a group vote on whether to switch their ZIP code to reflect the county they actually live in. Since April 2011, when one of the affected residents asked the Powder Springs City Council for support, the city has requested that the Postal Service change Hiram's 30141 in Cobb to Powder Springs' 30127. “They finally, last month, sent a letter saying they would accommodate the request on certain conditions," Community Development Director Pam Conner said at Wednesday's work session. The city must provide a hot line for people to call in and ask questions, as well as host a meeting on the matter. The meeting is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Coach Ford Center's …
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8:38 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
What about people who live in Paulding who have Powder Springs Addresses ie: brownsville, taylor farm area and douglasville addresses ie: ridge rd? more ›
Laurie Penney
8:37 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
Thank you Mark with the contributions and hard work of volunteers like yourself, we were able to raise over $8000.00 for the Hudgens family. I am proud of Paulding and the people that live here. We made a difference in the life of 2 very deserving people that have served us through law enforcement for many years. more ›