FAA public hearing completed, BOC vote to challenge Part 139 status

FAA 600x314Paulding County Airport Authority officials hosted a special required FAA public hearing last week at Silver Comet Field. The hearing was in connection with the settlement of the lawsuit.

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Georgia School Bus Poster Winner

bus 600x314Georgia School Bus Poster Winner—Caelan Hill, 7th grader at SPMS, placed 1st in Category III of the Georgia School Bus Poster Contest.

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Pearl Harbor Day Cub Scout Pack 321 held a flag retirement ceremony

cub 600x314In honor of Pearl Harbor Day Cub Scout Pack 321 held a flag retirement ceremony on Monday, December 7th. This ceremony was done in remembrance of those who served and in honor of those who continue to place their lives in harms way each day for our country.

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2015 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Receive More Than $200,000 in Scholarships

coke 600x314Georgia Highlands College students Damaris Hunger from Cedartown; Mykayla Jeter from Hiram; and Hollie Lung from Acworth have been selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society as a 2015 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar.

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InterVISTAS Senior VP Keynote Speaker at December Chamber Luncheon

chamber sm 600x314Chamber Chairman Terry ‘Mr. Excitement’ Hardy (left) hosted his final Paulding Chamber Luncheon last week after an 18-month stint as Chairman together with Keynote Speaker Steve Martin, senior vice president, InnerVISTAS following Martin’s presentation to Paulding business leaders on potential economic impact that commercial airline service can bring to the community.

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Rotary Club Thanks everyone for another Great Christmas Parade

rotary 600x314The Rotary Club of Paulding County would like to thank everyone that came out for this year’s annual Invitational Christmas Parade. This was the 23rd annual parade sponsored by the Rotary Club.

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Carroll EMC receives ‘No Lost-Time’ Safety Award

emc 600x314Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative recently received the award for no lost-time accidents, presented by Georgia Electric Membership Corporation. The award was presented to Carroll EMC Monday, Nov. 9 during the GEMC annual meeting held in Savannah, GA and recognized the local cooperative for five consecutive years of safety without a lost-time accident, an unprecedented feat.

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GHC students participate in Latino Youth Leadership Conference

ghc latino 600x314Georgia Highlands College’s student organization La Mano took some time in November to participate in the annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference put on by the Latin American Association (LAA).

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Chamber airport economic impact study completed, public hearing scheduled

airport stdy 600x314A Paulding Chamber of Commerce study of the economic impact both attributed locally and to the region if Silver Comet Field was to offer limited commercial flights, showed over a hundred jobs and millions in overall economic impact in the next few years.

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