http://www.scanpaulding.com ScanPaulding en-us hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:03:39 -0400 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=96 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=96 Thursday, May 1, 2008<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> "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.<br> <br> From May 1 to Sept. 30,... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:47:35 -0400 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=95 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=95 Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:22 PM EDT<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> In fact, over the past five years, Cpl. Brandon Gurley said by comparison the rate is down.<br> <br> "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... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:39:53 -0400 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=94 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=94 ... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:05:38 -0400 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=93 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=93 Lt. Steve:<br><br>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?<br><br>Dear Dummy:<br><br>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... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:54:01 -0500 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=92 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=92 A vehicle that was originally involved in a crime will now be used by the Hiram Police Department to prevent crime.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:52:53 -0500 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=91 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=91 The Hiram Police Department will soon receive real world road training without ever hitting the asphalt.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> "They offer it to help local officers trained and up to speed on all types of emergency vehicle procedures," he said.<br> <br> Drivers ... Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:24:39 -0500 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=90 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=90 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> Echols' longtime friend and Paulding County Commission... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:53:24 -0500 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=89 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=89 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.<br> <br> The Paulding County Republican Party, chairman Darrell Galloway said, has mostly been helping its members get the word out about the respective candidates.<br> <br> "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... Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:26:24 -0400 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=88 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=88 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.<br><br>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... Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:04:44 -0400 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=87 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=87 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.<br><br>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 ... Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:25:23 -0400 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=83 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=83 I spent some time recently going into grocery stores to see how many women had their purses in the ‘steal me' spot in the cart and how many of those purses were wide open.<br> <br> Just about all of the purses were in the cart seat but a good many were zipped up. I found that some shoppers walked 15 to 20 feet away from the cart with their purses wide open and their wallets exposed. We do as much communicating to the public as we can right now, trying to get folks to realize that all of these... Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:10:08 -0400 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=82 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=82 Last week, the Gwinnett Coalition of Health & Human Services released their annual report about the kids of Gwinnett. More specifically, 32,273 kids from Gwinnett County. For those who did not see the report, the survey driven study discusses preteens and teens and their exposures and experiences with sex, drugs, gangs, and other wonderful topics that parents would prefer to simply avoid. You know how it works, if we simply avoid something, it will just go away. Or maybe it really never... Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:34:23 -0400 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=81 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=81 Everyone else is writing about Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, respected historian from Tufts University. Seems he didn't know that Kevin Leonpacher, Atlanta Police officer, was a police officer although he was wearing a UNIFORM that said POLICE on it. He said he didn't know Leonpacher was an officer and, furthermore, jaywalking is not illegal in Britain.<br> <br> Let's just say that Felipe didn't know that Leonpacher was a cop because he didn't see the badge and the patches that read "ATLANTA POLICE"... Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:34:04 -0400 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=80 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=80 Folks, Put your cell phones down a minute. I've just figured out something very important!<br> <br> I don't think that we are as multi-tasking efficient as we thought we were. We just don't remember what it was we needed to do, want to do, and even what we did, while we were talking and it all has to do with our cell phones!<br> <br> This has just happened to me and I need to explain it before I forget, probably again.<br> <br> Cell phones are making us more stupid than normal. It's true. We've fooled... Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:12:36 -0400 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=79 http://www.ScanPaulding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=79 About this time last year, I wrote a column called Dead Man Walking. The piece was in response to the increasing number of homicides that had occurred, and an attempt to see just who these people were that were being killed. It was not a scientific study on victimology by a long stretch, but more of just a curiosity to see if there were any commonalities among those who had fallen victim to a homicidal incident. In a short recap, we found that the commonalities were startling. The prime...