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Category Archives: Paulding County

Georgia DOT suspending lane closures, predicting best and worst travel times during Thanksgiving holiday

Georgia DOT suspending lane closures, predicting best and worst travel times during Thanksgiving holiday

Tuesday, November 21, 2023–6:04 p.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- To accommodate the expected increase in holiday traffic, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) will suspend lanes closures on Georgia interstates, major state routes and roads near major shopping centers, malls, or districts beginning 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22, until 10 p.m. on Sunday,…read more

Georgia Forestry Commission advises against outdoor burning due to dry conditions

Georgia Forestry Commission advises against outdoor burning due to dry conditions

November 6th, 2023 – 3:00 PM WRGA Staff reports – The Georgia Forestry Commission has advised a high fire danger warning to the people of Northwest Georgia and is asking the community to refrain from burning or starting fires temporarily. “There’s been no measurable rain for over a month, and conditions are critically dry,” said…read more

Time change: Fall back this weekend

Time change: Fall back this weekend

Thursday, November 2, 2023–7:11 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The time change is this weekend. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, so remember to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. As always, you are also reminded to use the occasion to check the batteries in your…read more

41-year-old man arrested for homicide by vehicle in Paulding

41-year-old man arrested for homicide by vehicle in Paulding

November 1st, 2023 – 12:20 PM Paulding County Sheriff’s Office – Tuesday morning multiple Paulding County deputies and Georgia State Patrol troopers arrived in the area of Buchanan Highway (GA 120 W) and Roses Store looking for the driver of a vehicle that caused an accident at Mulberry Rock Road and Cohran Road at approximately…read more

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