Atlanta Falcons fitness program honors Douglas County teacher Tara Arbegast of Bright Star Elementary School in Douglasville was among five teachers the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team recently named Teachers of the Year in its First Down for Fitness progra...
May 22, 2013 03:07 PM | 0 | 1 |
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Deal announces I-285 and Ga.400 partnership On May 22, Gov. Nathan Deal, joined by members of a multijurisdictional, bipartisan partnership of elected officials and business leaders, applauded the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts fo...
Douglasville council OKs rezoning for relocation of charter school The Douglasville City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a rezoning request from Douglas County Schools’ charter school Brighten Academy for a former church site where the school pla...
Douglasville downtown redevelopment program organizes film festival Douglasville is supporting the state’s efforts to become the new Hollywood by organizing a film festival – but city officials are hoping it helps secure the industry’s future by asking its youngest...
Fire claims Henry County home This morning, at just before 5:30 a.m., Henry County firefighters battled a blaze at 1669 Graystone Drive in Hampton, responding in 8 minutes to a neighbor's 911 call..
It was declared under contr...
Riverdale duo learned valuable lessons under tough situations If persistence, hard work, dedication and time management are the keys to success, than Riverdale valedictorian Tiffany Pham and the school’s Bill Gates Millennium scholarship recipient, Nahom Ogba...
Chastain Park path to widen by eight feet Plans are in the works to widen the walking path in Chastain Park on Powers Ferry Road from 4 feet to 12 feet. Through the Walk Chastain Project, the Chastain Park Conservancy spearheaded the effor...
Fulton County pays debt in 2003 murder case The Fulton County board of commissioners at its meeting Wednesday agreed to pay a long-standing debt to an informant who helped solve the 2003 murder of county police officer Aaron Blount.
The comm...
Brookhaven mayor learns economic development insights from Houston Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis joined 110 Atlanta region leaders heading to Houston, Texas last week for the Atlanta Regional Commission’s 17th annual LINK (Leadership, Involvement, Networking, Know...
Retiring teacher recalls 20 years of work in Paulding As the school year comes to a close 35 teachers are preparing to retire from Paulding County School District.
Among them is Marlene Michalke, a fourth-grade teacher at Shelton Elementary School who...
May 22, 2013 11:11 AM | 0 | 1 |
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Adam Elrod aelrod@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Fairburn park getting facelift Fairburn residents will be able to frolic in a new pool and root for their favorite teams on a new football field after a $2 million remodel of Clarence Duncan Park is done.
The city broke ground M...
Hundreds prepare to graduate from Paulding high schools Members of the class of 2013 are preparing to graduate this weekend from Paulding’s five public high schools.
South Paulding High School, North Paulding High School and East Paulding High School ar...
May 22, 2013 11:07 AM | 0 | 1 |
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Adam Elrod aelrod@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
North Fulton cities celebrate Memorial Day Organizers expect about 4,000 to 6,000 attendees to come out to Roswell’s Memorial Day celebration May 27 to honor men and women who have died during military service.
World War II veteran Charles ...
Schools budget plans technology, bus purchases Paulding County School Board last week was given a preliminary 2014 budget of $206 million that foresees higher revenues than the current year and proposes purchases of new electronic textbooks and...
May 22, 2013 11:01 AM | 0 | 2 |
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Adam Elrod aelrod@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
East Point Memorial Day parade to honor Tuskegee Airmen The airmen of the all-black 99th Fighter Squadron will be honored on a street named after them Monday at 10 a.m. when former boxing promoter Waymon Harley presents the inaugural Tuskegee Airmen Mem...
Avossa touts success of North Fulton’s schools Closing out the 2012-13 school year, Fulton County School Superintendent Robert Avossa counts the academic performance of North Fulton schools as one of the high points of the year.
“Our first focu...
Building authority hears AMC series could film in Paulding Paulding County Industrial Building Authority has sent a proposal to the producers of the AMC pilot “Halt & Catch Fire” which could include a commitment for future filming in Paulding.
Authority ex...
May 22, 2013 10:56 AM | 0 | 2 |
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Adam Elrod aelrod@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Marist pals earn top student achievements Unlike most valedictorian and salutatorian distinctions, there is no competition between Marist’s top two students Jack Leahey and Jason Morris.
The scholars have been best buds since middle schoo...
Wal-Mart won’t confirm plans for grocery store in Roswell Now that a new complex of high-end rental apartments in Roswell has been OK’d to replace the Frazier Street rental complex housing low income tenants, the next spoke of the area’s redevelopment whe...
May 22, 2013 10:49 AM | 0 | 2 |
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Joan Durbin jdurbin@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Westlake High’s top students reflect on academic success As the 2012-13 school year draws to a close, Zeba Munshi and Vamsi Reddy Mallu, seniors at Westlake High School in Atlanta, are not only looking forward to the rest and relaxation of the summer mon...
Guns and Hoses returns to St. Ives in Johns Creek Golfers will tee up at St. Ives Country Club in Johns Creek on June 3 to raise money for local police and fire department personnel.
The Johns Creek Business Association will host the third annual ...
SWEET DREAMS: Dunwoody bakery offers cupcakes, parties for girls Even while Diana Hayes-Moore was in the corporate information technology world, she was saving money on the side for her dream job. She knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur with a business centere...
May 22, 2013 10:39 AM | 0 | 1 |
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Bridgette Bonner bbonner@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
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