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 | Burning ban takes effect today |
 Thursday, May 1, 2008
Today marks the beginning of an open burn ban in Paulding County and 54 other counties around the state to improve air quality during the summer.
“It takes a regional approach to reduce the amount of air pollution in Georgia and improve the health of our citizens. The burn ban is one such solution,” Heather Abrams, branch chief of the state Environmental Protection Division’s Air Protection Branch, said in a prepared statement.
From May 1 to Sept. 30, residents and businesses in the 54 counties - mostly clumped around metro areas like Atlanta, Athens and Augusta - are not allowed to burn yard and/or land-clearing debris. Some fires are exempt, however, such as campfires and those for “agricultural activities.” For more information, call 1-877-OK2-BURN.
Despite popular perception, fires are less likely to start in the summer because the humidity is higher, according to Seth Holland, a ranger with the Georgia Forestry Commission.
The EPD asks the forestry commission to enforce the burn ban during Georgia’s chief smog months to improve the air quality for the young and elderly, as well as for people with respiratory, cardiac or pulmonary diseases.
Read the Times-Georgian article...
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Posted on Thursday, May 01
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| CRIME CRASH |
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:22 PM EDT
Though the population of Paulding County is on the rise, the county's crime rate is not according to the Paulding County Sheriff's Department.
In fact, over the past five years, Cpl. Brandon Gurley said by comparison the rate is down.
"If you look at the raw numbers, some areas are going to have more reports of certain crimes or cases, but when you compare that to the growth of the population, the crime rate has gone down or, in some areas, has remained consistent," he said.
In 2003, the population of Paulding County was just over 99,000 according to census figures. But, in 2007, the population had exploded to over 127,000.
Read the Paulding Neighbor article...
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Posted on Monday, April 28
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| Three area counties lead nation in growth |
Forsyth, Paulding and Jackson vault into the nation's top 10 in rankings as residents flock to them.
Three Georgia counties have drawn significant populations in the past year, ranking among the top 10 in the nation in growth rate.
Forsyth County ranked No. 8 in the nation, increasing its population by 7.2 percent, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday. It was the fastest-growing Georgia county.
"Once they discovered us, they're all moving here," said Forsyth County Commissioner Linda Ledbetter, a lifelong resident.
"It's the greatest place to be. We're 40 miles from Atlanta and we have Route 400 to get you there. We're six hours from the beach and three hours from the mountains," she said. The county added more than 10,000 people in one year, measured from July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2007.
The two fastest-growing counties in the United States were in Louisiana, due to growth as the New Orleans area recovers from Hurricane Katrina.
Read the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article...
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Posted on Friday, March 21
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| Questions of the week |
 Lt. Steve:
I was driving up 400 and a cop stopped me for speeding. There was traffic to my right so I pulled over to the left against the median wall. The officer was agitated with me and I didn't like his attitude. I couldn't pull over to the right because of the traffic. What should I have done? Was I dumb to do that?
Dear Dummy:
Having been there myself, I'm guessing the officer was a bit on the agitated side knowing that he was about to be run over. The only thing that would fit in that lane is a clown car so I'm sure half of yours and the cop's car, which of course is behind yours and will be the first one hit, was sticking out there to be hit by one of our fine drivers who just may be on his or her cell phone, texting something insignificant that could have waited.
Read the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article...
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Posted on Thursday, March 13
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| D.A.R.E. vehicle mobilizes Paulding s war on drugs |
A vehicle that was originally involved in a crime will now be used by the Hiram Police Department to prevent crime.
The department, which took over the D.A.R.E. program for the county last year, seized the vehicle during a traffic stop recently when narcotics were found on board, Capt. Scott Roberts said.
At first, he said he was not sure if the department could use the vehicle. But, when the department was given the go-ahead, the wheels literally began turning quickly.
Read the Paulding Neighbor article...
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Posted on Tuesday, February 26
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| Simulator safely schools first responders |
The Hiram Police Department will soon receive real world road training without ever hitting the asphalt.
A driving simulator, which is coming to the department through the Government Risk Management Services Program, helps emergency response drivers place themselves in everyday situations to gauge their reactions, Hiram police Capt. Scott Roberts said.
"They offer it to help local officers trained and up to speed on all types of emergency vehicle procedures," he said.
Drivers first attend classroom training that covers applicable Georgia requirements on regular as well as emergency response driving, vehicle handling characteristics, physical driving conditions and driving techniques during emergency response situations, Roberts said.
Read the Paulding Neighbor article...
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Posted on Tuesday, February 26
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| County mourns the loss of respected citizens |
Paulding County officials and citizens will proceed this week on a somber note after learning of the deaths of six influential members of the community in a Friday afternoon plane crash.
Commissioner Hal Echols, Wesley Rakestraw, Steve Simpson, Tony Gunter, Robert Butler and Frank Ruggerio were all killed when their two-engine plane crashed trying to land at the Mt. Airy Airport while traveling to a hunting trip in Virginia.
Echols' longtime friend and Paulding County Commission Chairman Jerry Shearin said the county lost a great leader Friday.
"Hal had much influence as a commissioner," he said. "He was a voice of reason, demonstrated leadership, was very connected, always had the vision of where the county needed to go and wasn't afraid to admit when we made a mistake. He was also a family man and true friend."
Read the Paulding Neighbor article...
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Posted on Saturday, February 09
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| Paulding parties prepare for Georgia primary |
With the Georgia presidential primary less than a week away, political parties in Paulding County are gearing up to make sure their respective voices are heard.
The Paulding County Republican Party, chairman Darrell Galloway said, has mostly been helping its members get the word out about the respective candidates.
"We have members who are active in several of the presidential campaigns and by party rules, we can't officially take sides between any contested primaries, so we are giving them opportunities for every campaign to speak at our meetings and provide literature, signs and bumper stickers" he said.
"Then we pass along requests for help if there is going to be an event in the area."
Regardless of party affiliation, Galloway said he felt the impact of Georgia would be greater than in the past.
Read the Paulding Neighbor article...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 30
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| Good cop vs. non-cop |
Every once in a while you see a news story of someone impersonating a police officer. A young woman was robbed by a man who followed her and then pulled her over while she was on her way home. He asked for her license, walked back to his car, and then returned and took the contents from her wallet. She said he had a large knife in his belt.
This method is well documented all over the country. Years ago, Cherokee County authorities arrested a man who used a blue light to pull over and then sexually assault women. He placed a blue light in the dash of the car.
The term "Blue Light Rapist" has been used in cases throughout the country to describe this particular method of trickery used by sex offenders or robbers. Fortunately, In the case of the woman stopped in Barrow County this past week, all the man wanted was her money and credit cards.
Read the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article...
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Posted on Friday, October 05
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| The Case of the Fatal Error Message |
Monday was like every other Monday except that everything at work was different and a bunch of other things, but other than that it was the same. I left work, went home after a short hour-and-a-half drive, and got the mountain bike. I ride the mountain bike because everything about it is rugged—like me. I’m a rugged guy.
I was riding my rugged mountain bike without brakes. I don’t need brakes. Brakes are for sissy-boys. I was riding my rugged mountain bike, the one without brakes, down the rugged trails. I was sweating like most rugged guys do, as I rode the rugged trails. I left my phone behind because rugged guys don’t use cell phones on the trails. They use smoke signals or just yell really loud.
For the next hour I ruggedly rode the mountain bike down the trails, working up a good sweat—not glistening — as I watched the other riders pass me, at a high rate of speed, on my left of course. Rugged isn’t necessarily fast.
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Posted on Wednesday, August 22
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