1 Injured after Military Parachutists Miss their Mark

One soldier was injured today when several military parachutists missed their mark while attempting to land at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport after jumping out of a helicopter during a military exercise.

One soldier was injured today when several Army parachutists missed their mark while attempting to land at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport after jumping out of a helicopter during a military exercise, according to Detective Donny Pace, Paulding County Sheriff's Department. The injured soldier was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. "He was alert and talking," Kerry Tidmore said, Airport Authority Board. "He may have hurt his neck or had a minor head injury." As the nine soldiers, stationed at Dobbins Air Force Reserve Base, jumped from a CH-47 Chinook tandem rotor helicopter. There was a gust of wind that caused them to miss the drop zone, Tidmore said. The jumpers were using a round-style parachute that is basically …

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Paulding Planning New Fire Station at Airport

A decision on where the facility would be placed on the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport property could come in the next few weeks, the Paulding Neighbor reports.

Second Airshow Slated for October 2013

Paulding Airport Authority members last week gave their blessing to a second-annual airshow, the first of which was held last month.

The Paulding County Northwest Atlanta Airport Authority spent a fair chunk of its Nov. 21 meeting time recapping Salute America 2012, the site’s first airshow, which was held last month. Brent Sparks, who will serve as director of next year’s show, said that in terms of goals for the show—which included safety, promotion of the airport site, presentation and event logistics—the show was a success, even though from a fiscal standpoint, it did not actually manage to break even. “The show was world-class and people can’t just pull that out of their hat,” Sparks told members of the airport board. Organizers were prepared for a turnout of anywhere from 6,000 up to 12,000, but estimates were closer to approximately 4,500. Sparks said that …

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Air Show Set for Saturday in Paulding

The Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport will host its inaugural Salute America Airshow Saturday.

Funeral Set for Hangar Collapse Victim

A funeral service for Chris Mathis will be held Saturday in Nashville, Ga.

Funeral arrangements have been set for the man who died following a construction accident in Dallas. Christopher Mathis died earlier this week after sustaining injuries during the collapse of an under-construction hangar at the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport. Visitation for 30-year-old Christopher R. “Chris” Mathis of Adel will be held tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lovein Funeral Home in Nashville, Ga., according to his obituary. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home’s chapel. Mathis is survived by his wife, three sons, his parents, and a host of other relatives.

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Swafford: Wind ‘Contributing Factor’ in Hangar Collapse

The collapse injured two workers and will push back the completion date of the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport’s under-construction hangar.

Wind may have played a factor in the collapse Wednesday of an under-construction hangar that led to the injuries of two construction workers. Blake Swafford, director of the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, said crews with Superior Foundations and Steel Erection had begun erecting the hangar’s steel Monday. The collapse injured two workers with Superior Foundations; Swafford said the two originally were taken to Paulding WellStar Hospital, with one possibly later taken to WellStar Kennestone in Marietta. “One was conscious and talking when he left the site, the other one, I don’t believe, was conscious,” Swafford said. Neither Swafford nor officials with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, who first responded to the scene, were able …

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$1.7M Airport Hangar To Be Completed by February

Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport also is seeking a restaurant to occupy the lower floor of its offices.

By mid-February, more hangar construction should be completed at the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport at a cost of $1.7 million. About 25,000 square feet of hangar space will be available, said Ed Maxwell of Optum Construction at Wednesday morning's meeting of the Paulding County Airport Authority. Three tenants already have been lined up, he said. In addition, there will be about 11,000 square feet of office space available in a two-story lean-to addition to the hangar. During the subsequent meeting of the Paulding County Industrial Building Authority (IBA), members voted unanimously to award Optum Construction a not-to-exceed contract for $99,499 for the hangar's site work as a separate expenditure from the $1.7 million construction …

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