WellStar Health System today announced the opening of the Imogene Walraven Waldrop & Charles W. Waldrop Infusion Center at WellStar Paulding Hospital. The new outpatient infusion center, supported by a planned gift from Paulding County native Imogene Walraven Waldrop to the WellStar Foundation, provides patients undergoing cancer and other medical treatments with additional resources and amenities, leading to a higher level of comfort and emotional support.
Hiram’s Chick-fil-A at 4326 Jimmy Lee Smith Pkwy., which opened 22 years ago, has undergone extensive renovations to provide an even more remarkable guest experience and is inviting the local community to celebrate with a month of Chick-fil-A giveaways.
CareLink of Northwest Georgia is hosting a Community Open House on Sunday, October 28th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. and on Monday, October 29th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The center will be open for tours and there will be complimentary barbeque available.
Shepherd's Rest had a huge domestic violence walk and candlelight vigil event in downtown Dallas Friday night with Senator Heath and State Representative Kimberly Alexander present. Kimberly Alexander even led the walk along with Dr. Melton and presented us with a Domestic Violence Proclamation from the State.
The Rome Wolves kept rolling as the Patriots of Paulding County became their latest victim in there quest to win a 3rd straight championship. The Wolves bested the Patriots 68-7 and left little doubt as to why they are ranked #1 in class 5A.
Deputies responded to the area, and with the help of the complainant, located a small single-engine plane (Piper PA-28-180) which appeared to have crashed into a bank in a low lying area. This incident occurred in an area off of Lucas Lane which is a very rural area in northern Paulding County that can only be accessed by all-terrain vehicles.
Gov. Nathan Deal made a stop at the Paulding airport last week to announce plans for a $35 million aviation academy at Paulding County’s airport tied to Chattahoochee Tech. He was joined by Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Matt Arthur, Chattahoochee Tech President Ron Newcomb, and Paulding’s local legislative delegation.
To raise awareness about the importance of saving for retirement, Congress has dedicated Oct. 21-27 as National Retirement Security Week. And the evidence shows that increasing this awareness is indeed important. Consider this: Some 50 percent of households are considered at risk of not having enough money to maintain their living standards in retirement.
Chattahoochee Technical College honored Alan and Claire Peterson, of Cobb County, as the college’s 2018 Volunteer of the Year on Monday, Oct. 8, at the 15th annual Mike Peterson Memorial Golf Tournament.
