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Category Archives: Paulding County

Northwest Georgia Health District leads state in opioid deaths per capita

Northwest Georgia Health District leads state in opioid deaths per capita

Friday, Mar. 31, 2023–9:04 a.m. -Adam Carey, Rome News-Tribune- Northwest Georgia has more opioid-related overdose deaths, per capita, than any other region in the state. “We have a serious overdose problem,” Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District spokesman Logan Boss said. “We have by far the worst opioid death rate in the state.”…read more

Coosa Valley Credit Union announces new branch in Canton

Coosa Valley Credit Union announces new branch in Canton

Friday, Mar. 24, 2023–11:12 a.m. -News Release- Coosa Valley Credit Union will open a new branch in Canton later in 2023. This will be the Credit Union’s second branch in Cherokee County, and the tenth branch in Northwest Georgia, after the upcoming opening of the new Dallas location. “At Coosa Valley Credit Union, we lead…read more

Severe weather is possible today

Severe weather is possible today

Friday, Mar. 3, 2023–9:03 a.m. -National Weather Service- A Wind Advisory is in effect for the area until 11 p.m. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. There is also a chance for severe thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. There is an enhanced risk (level 3 out of 5)…read more

Flu-like symptoms? Could be rhino/enterovirus

Flu-like symptoms? Could be rhino/enterovirus

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023–7:11 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Although we have seen a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases in Northwest Georgia, we are still way below what we saw when the pandemic was at its height….That, according to Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public Health’s Northwest District. “In…read more

Paulding Jury Convicts Men who killed three people in Rockmart

Paulding Jury Convicts Men who killed three people in Rockmart

February 14th, 2023 – 3:45 PM Paulding District Attorney’s Office – Last week a Paulding County jury convicted Justin Sims of multiple counts of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and firearms charges in the shooting deaths of Clinton Aiola, Cody Fuller, and Devaunte Ramsay. Paulding County Sheriff’s Office investigated the triple homicide…read more

Paulding Daycare Owner arrested again for Assaulting Children

Paulding Daycare Owner arrested again for Assaulting Children

February 9th, 2023 – 4:30 PM Paulding County Sheriff’s Office – Deputies with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Warrants/Civil Division arrested a local woman for the second time in two weeks for charges stemming from a child abuse investigation that originated on January 25, 2023. Goldia Marie Lipsky (W/F, 63) was originally arrested on January…read more

Coosa Valley Credit Union announces Paulding Location

Coosa Valley Credit Union announces Paulding Location

February 9th, 2023 – 3:20 PM Coosa Valley Credit Union – Coosa Valley Credit Union will open a new branch in Dallas in the summer of 2023. This will be the Credit Union’s first branch in Paulding County, and the ninth branch in Northwest Georgia. “Dallas and Paulding County are wonderful, growing communities and we’re…read more

Ossoff pushing for Chattahoochee-Oconee Forest expansion

Ossoff pushing for Chattahoochee-Oconee Forest expansion

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023–10:03 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working with various conservation groups and the State of Georgia to expand the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest to protect forests for conservation, forestry, and recreational use. The bi-partisan effort would add new land across watersheds that provide drinking water to millions…read more

Bartow, Paulding to benefit from $313 million investment to expand rural electric infrastructure

Bartow, Paulding to benefit from $313 million investment to expand rural electric infrastructure

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023–10:27 a.m. -news release- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced electric infrastructure investments in Georgia totaling $313 million to help four Georgia electric cooperatives and utilities expand and modernize the rural electric grid and increase grid security.  The announcement was made by GreyStone Power…read more

Paulding Detectives arrest home daycare owner for assaulting children

Paulding Detectives arrest home daycare owner for assaulting children

January 27th, 2023 – 12:08 PM Paulding County Sheriff’s Office – Paulding Detectives arrest a local woman for assaulting five different children ranging in age from 8 months to three years old in her home daycare one day earlier this month. After receiving an anonymous tip on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, Detectives from the Juvenile…read more