Jason Ragsdale welcomed Family Alliance of Paulding Executive Director Linda Verscharen to the Paulding County Rotary meeting. Mrs. Verscharen gave an overview of the Family Alliance of Paulding for those new members, who might be unaware of the purpose that the Family Alliance serves in Paulding County.

Paulding County area residents came out to White Oak 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.

Boyd Austin, Mayor of Dallas and Teresa Philyaw, Mayor of Hiram will address the recent accomplishments and changes in their prospective cities as well sharing their vision for the future. Reservations are required for the luncheon. Call 770.445.6016 to reserve your space today.

Rotary Club of Dallas donated dictionaries to the third grade students at Dallas Elementary as a part of their Dictionary Project, which is a non-profit organization.

A Paulding Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting was held for Legal Shield/ID Shield on Tuesday, September 19 th . Your local husband and wife team of Melvin and Sharon Larry are Network Vice Presidents. They can be reached at 404.918.4980.

WellStar Health System has made a major investment in helping provide accessible and affordable healthcare and services to eligible Paulding County residents by partnering with CareLink of Northwest Georgia, Inc., the county’s first community health and resource center for the underserved and uninsured.

Thank you to the Dallas Rotary Club for visiting our New Georgia third graders. Each year they donate new dictionaries to each one of the third graders!

Kenneth Higginbotham of Dallas underwent WellStar Paulding Hospital’s first percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedure September 18. Abdul Sheikh, M.D. was the interventional cardiologist who performed the minimally invasive procedure.

The American Legion recently recognized four veterans for their outstanding volunteerism at Post 111 in Dallas. Those honored were Max Thomas and George Delmar Cook, both U.S. Air Force veterans, Billy Cooper, a U.S. Marine and Harold Thomason, who served in the U.S. Army.

The Paulding County 4-H Forestry Judging team recently competed at the Northwest District Forestry Judging Competition in Conyers, Georgia.