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Category Archives: Paulding County

Georgia Forestry Commission warns of high fire danger Wednesday

Georgia Forestry Commission warns of high fire danger Wednesday

Wednesday, November 1, 2023–7:34 a.m. -Staff reports- According to the Georgia Forestry Commission, there is a high fire danger in our area on Wednesday. A Red Flag Warning is in effect from noon until 8 p.m. Due to low humidity and gusty winds, along with very dry fuels and ongoing drought conditions, any fires that…read more

NWGA: Freeze Watch issued for Halloween night

NWGA: Freeze Watch issued for Halloween night

October 30th, 2023 – 4:10 PM National Weather Service in Peachtree City – The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a freeze watch in effect starting late Halloween night (Tuesday) lasting until Wednesday morning. Subfreezing temperatures as low as 28 degrees may be possible across Northwest Georgia (including Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Polk,…read more

Paulding Deputies make arrest in domestic-related murder

Paulding Deputies make arrest in domestic-related murder

October 30th, 2023 – 3:05 PM Paulding County Sheriff’s Office – Paulding Deputies arrested a Hiram man on Saturday morning October 28, 2023, for the murder of his estranged wife. Just after midnight on Saturday, October 28, 2023, one of the individuals who was visiting 162 Topaz Drive Dallas, GA 30132 called Paulding E-911 in…read more

Be Seen on Halloween: Stay safe this Halloween with Georgia DOT’s travel forecast and safety tips

Be Seen on Halloween: Stay safe this Halloween with Georgia DOT’s travel forecast and safety tips

Sunday, October 29, 2023–7:19 p.m. -News Release- Halloween is Tuesday, bringing a large number of pedestrians to local neighborhoods for trick or treating. The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is proactively sharing anticipated rush hour travel forecasts for October 31 for interstates and surface streets around metro Atlanta so drivers can adjust their Halloween…read more

Critical need for blood donors

Critical need for blood donors

Tuesday, October 24, 2023–4:15 p.m. -Blood Assurance- Due to multiple trauma patients being treated this morning at area hospitals, the community blood supply has reached a critically low level. Blood Assurance is in dire need of both O-positive and O-negative blood donors to roll up a sleeve and be someone’s hero. Other blood types are…read more

Northwest Georgia burn ban lifted

Northwest Georgia burn ban lifted

October 9th, 2023 – 5:20 PM Georgia Forestry Commission – Georgia’s annual ban on outdoor burning ended September 30 in 54 counties, primarily in the northern half of the state. From May 1 through the end of September, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division mandates the restrictions to protect air quality from emissions that may increase…read more

Safe Spaces: Radar detectors at traffic signals improve safety at intersections

Safe Spaces: Radar detectors at traffic signals improve safety at intersections

Wednesday, October 4, 2023–10:05 a.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- Should I stay or should I go? That’s often the question drivers ask when they reach the “Decision Zone,” the area approaching an intersection where some will decide to stop and others will go through the signal when it changes to yellow. That decision by a…read more

National EAS test scheduled for Wednesday

National EAS test scheduled for Wednesday

Tuesday, October 3, 2023–10:18 a.m. -FEMA News Release- FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on Wednesday. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday,…read more

Hiriam Police identify two killed in Walmart Shooting

Hiriam Police identify two killed in Walmart Shooting

September 21st, 2023 – 4:30 PM Hiriam Police Department Press Release : “At approximately 7:22 pm, Wednesday, September 20, 2023, Officers of the Hiram Police Department responded to a call of shots fired in the Walmart located at 4166 Jimmy Lee Smith Road. Officers arrived to find members of the public fleeing the building. Officers…read more

Greene comments on Biden impeachment inquiry

Greene comments on Biden impeachment inquiry

Tuesday, September 12, 2023–6:25 p.m. -Staff reports- Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has issued a statement on the Impeachment Inquiry launched into Joe Biden by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. “There are two ways to open an impeachment inquiry,” she said. “The House can take a vote, or the Speaker of the House can announce in start…read more