Paulding County Rotary Club held its 14th Annual Pigskin Preview, a public event held with the purpose of providing all Paulding County high school football coaches with the opportunity to showcase their offseason goals, mindsets, and accomplishments, and recognize 3 players for their outstanding performance during summer practices.
The Paulding Rotary Club presented a $50,000 donation to the Chattahoochee Tech Foundation during a ceremony held Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the college’s Paulding Campus. This major gift will establish two annual endowed scholarships for local students.
The Paulding County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Scholarship has awarded local students who study agriculture and related fields with support for 16 years. Recently, Master Gardeners awarded scholarships to three very worthy, local high school graduates, from Paulding County. This scholarship expansion was thanks in part to generous community donations from individuals and the Dallas Garden Club, as well as funds generated from the Annual Paulding Master Gardener Plant Sale.
In Paulding County, 10,890 of us experience food insecurity. 17,858 of us are receiving SNAP benefits. 1 in 16 of us are living below the poverty line. These are statistics that likely remain unknown to the average person, but Lisa Gibson, owner and founder of the non-profit A Buddy’s Hope, has dedicated the past decade of her life to fixing them.
The Annual Austin Reunion will be held on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Georgia (401 Main Street, Dallas). Doors will open at 11:45, and a covered dish lunch will be served at 1:00 p.m. All friends and relatives are invited to attend. Bring a covered dish to share. Paper products and beverages will be provided.
The Dallas Garden Club hosted its Flower Show this Spring, "Derby Days-2025". The show was held at Dallas First United Methodist Church in downtown Dallas. Club members submitted entries for both the Design and Horticulture Divisions.
Congratulations to Bennett Morrison! We’re excited to share that Bennett Morrison has been selected as the recipient of the 14th annual Zachary Williamson Memorial Scholarship. A recent graduate of North Paulding High School’s Class of 2025, Bennett truly stands out as a student-athlete who reflects the values this scholarship was created to honor.
When William Lee Clinton (or Mr. Bill, by his family and friends), was born on July 3rd, 1925, it was a very different world. Calvin Coolidge was president, movies were still silent, and the “Chicago Cardinals” were the NFL champions.
The Paulding Fine Arts Association is pleased to announce they have awarded the 2025 Doris Butz Fine Arts Scholarship to Paulding County High School graduate, Lauryn Eshietedoho.