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Category Archives: Paulding County

Paulding Jailers Arrested for Sexual Assault

Paulding Jailers Arrested for Sexual Assault

May 21st, 2021 – 2:35 PM The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office – On May 20, 2021 two Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Jailers were arrested on sexual assault charges.  The charges stemmed from incidents that involved inappropriate sexual contact between the jailers and multiple female inmates at the Paulding County Jail. On May 12, 2021 a…read more

Governor Kemp, State Labor Commissioner announce economic recovery plan

Governor Kemp, State Labor Commissioner announce economic recovery plan

May 13th, 2021 – 2:12 PM The Office of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp – On Thursday Governor Brian P. Kemp and Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced Georgia’s plan for reemployment and economic recovery. To address workforce shortages and boost a full economic recovery, state labor officials plan to end Georgia’s participation in…read more

Governor suspends state’s gas tax

Governor suspends state’s gas tax

May 11, 2021–2:20 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Governor Brian Kemp has signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency due to the petroleum shortage caused by the cyber-attack on the Colonial Pipeline Company. The order suspends the state’s gas tax through Saturday and lifts weight restrictions for fuel tankers. Statewide, gas prices jumped by 11-cents…read more

GDOL Addresses Critical Labor Needs

GDOL Addresses Critical Labor Needs

May 8th, 2021 – 4:15 PM Georgia Department of Labor – Businesses across the state have reopened their doors and are gearing up for Georgia’s summer tourism rush. After 14 months of intensive effort to provide unemployment insurance benefits to over 1.2 million Georgians, the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) is shift its focus to…read more

Missing Paulding Woman Found Dead, Car Submerged in Creek

Missing Paulding Woman Found Dead, Car Submerged in Creek

May 6th, 2021 – 10:10 AM Paulding County Sheriff’s Office – According to the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, A missing Paulding County woman was found dead in a car submerged in Sweetwater Creek. On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at approximately 9:00 AM, Paulding E-911 received a 911 call reference a missing person. The complainant advised…read more

Outdoor burn ban now in effect

Outdoor burn ban now in effect

May 3, 2021–6:49 p.m. GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION The annual ban on outdoor burning I now underway in 54 Georgia counties, primarily in the northern half of the state. Affected residents are asked to refrain from burning yard and land-clearing debris during the hot summer months because smoke can negatively impact the state’s air quality by…read more

Potential for severe weather Monday and Tuesday

Potential for severe weather Monday and Tuesday

May 3, 2021–8:50 a.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE There is a transition to a more active pattern, several disturbances/frontal systems will increase the chances for strong to severe storms across the area both today (Monday) and again Tuesday/Tuesday night. Below are our current thoughts on the particular main hazards and timing. Today: The first disturbance will allow for scattered…read more

DPH to resume J&J vaccinations in Georgia

DPH to resume J&J vaccinations in Georgia

April 24th, 2021 Georgia Department of Public Health – The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) today recommended that the United States should resume Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccinations. Pending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) formal acceptance of the decision, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will again offer J&J vaccine…read more

GA EPD announces annual ban on open burning

GA EPD announces annual ban on open burning

April 23rd, 2021 – 7:40 AM Georgia Environmental Protection Division – Beginning May 1, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) open burning ban will be in effect for 54 Georgia counties.  The open burning ban has been in place during the summer ozone season since 2005. The ban prohibits citizens and businesses from burning yards…read more