In the Appalachian Foothills, small town America is waiting to be explored. Living in the region provides the opportunity to see what visitors only get to see on their visit through the area. For more information: D. Jay Powell is a local travel writer promoting Heritage Tourism in the Appalachian Foothills.

Ms. Cupid Brown is a young lady who has loved motorcycles from her youth to her nineties. Ms. Brown, grew up in Alabama on a farm that raised animals and produced a variety of crops including peanuts and cotton. She is the widow of Glen T. Brown, a World War II veteran.

Guest speaker for the Paulding Rotary Club, Miss Mhairi Dunnett, an exchange student from Edinburgh Scotland, made her presentation for the GSRP program. The students live on campus as they attend school and participate in a cultural exchange with their adoptive host families.

The American Legion Riders of Post 111 in Dallas & Pirate Printing in Hiram are co-sponsoring the 2016 "Back the Badge" Ride on Saturday, September 17, 2016. 100% of the proceeds from the event will benefit law enforcement in Paulding County.

While the world was watching Rio, Creekside Pines Senior Living Community celebrated with their own Olympics. Marking the 20 year anniversary of the Atlanta summer Olympic games, Creekside Pines residents displayed their memorabilia from those games.

Northside to hold remembrance service with 9/11 rescuer Dave Karnes. This Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on our nation. To commemorate this day and honor the lives lost on 9/11, Northside Baptist Church will be holding a special service of remembrance.

McKenna Farms Therapy Services and the Rotary Club of Dallas both launched their organizations in 2001. It became apparent; although their Visions and Missions were distinctly different there was a common commitment to community service.

This week's Gymnast of the Week goes to Bristol Blasczyk Bristol is 5 years old and is in Kindergarten at Panter Elementary School. She is on level Bronze at Paulding Gymnastics and her favorite event is bars. Keep up the great work!

You are probably wondering what to do to provide for the pollinators in your yards this fall. Help is on the way! On Saturday, September 17, the West Georgia Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society will host its annual workshop, featuring speakers, native plant sales, and vendors with garden related items.

Marjorie Gibson was preparing for a road trip to Austin, Texas, to visit family when she felt the familiar breathlessness and tightness in her chest. Diagnosed in 1995 with heart failure, the 73-year- old Dallas, Ga., resident knew the symptoms all too well. Marjorie called 911 and went to WellStar Paulding Hospital, just seven miles from her home.