Master Gardener Extension Volunteers In Your Community

veggie 600x314Paulding County MGEVs have talents and resources that are critical to a successful outreach program. They help homeowners by making research-based recommendations to solve and prevent gardening problems. They help protect our environment and encourage a sense of community through gardening projects. MGEVs also develop communication, management and leadership skills through their outreach programming.

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“Bryson’s Bunch” Fundraiser Chick-Fil-A in Hiram on Thurs. Oct. 15th 5-8pm

bryson 600x314Bryson’s Bunch- Fundraiser for Starry Night Atlanta (8.5K) at Chick-Fil-A Hiram on Thursday, October 15, 5:00-8:00pm Bryson Elzey of Dallas is only seven years old, but he’s already got the heart of a warrior. At the age of eight months old, on August 31, 2008, Bryson spent a long night in two emergency rooms where a CT scan

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Rivers Alive Cleanups Target Local Waterways

rivers 600x314On a beautiful day during Paulding County Schools Fall Break, Paulding County area residents came out to Sara Babb Park to clean up, as part of the continuing statewide campaign to clean and preserve over 70,000 miles of Georgia’s rivers and streams. The effort was part of Rivers Alive, a joint program of the Environmental Protection Division’s Outreach Education Programs and the Department of Community Affairs’ Keep Georgia Beautiful Program.

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Wellstar Paulding now has onsite Pharmacy

pharm 600x314The WellStar Pharmacy Network recently opened the WellStar Paulding Hospital Pharmacy to allow patients a more convenient option to receive treatments and pick up prescriptions all in one place. The WellStar Paulding Hospital Pharmacy is a full retail pharmacy available to the community and patients.

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County Cable Productions and Master Gardeners Receive National Recognition

award600x314Last month the National Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals recognized a team of Paulding County employees and a Master Gardener Extension Volunteers with the Silver Award for outstanding performance in the Television category for their work to produce “The Blair Twig Project.”

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Paulding County Senior 4-H Forestry Team Places 3rd in State Competition

3state 600x314The Paulding County Senior 4-H Forestry Judging team placed 3rd at the State 4-H Forestry Judging Competition on Saturday, September 26th at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga.

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GreyStone focusing on children's safety at Annual Meeting

grey 600x314With a major focus on safety, GreyStone Power has invited Safe Kids Worldwide to its Annual Meeting of Members. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at GreyStone's headquarters in Douglasville, located at 4040 Bankhead Highway.

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Dallas settled on government, Hiram -- not so much

dallas 600x314Paulding’s November municipal elections have set-up in sharp contrast to one another. In Dallas longtime Incumbent Dallas Mayor Boyd Austin and three council members will sail through the upcoming election unopposed. While in Hiram the mayor and council have begun a process to replace their city manager and additionally have four races to be decided in November.

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2015 Hiram International Literacy Day Proclamation

literacyb600x314Hiram Mayor Doris Devey met with the English as a Second Language students at the Adult Education Center on the third floor of the Old Court House in Dallas to sign a Proclamation declaring September 8, 2014, as International Literacy Day in Hiram.

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