Douglasville News

With the hot Fourth of July weekend nearing, Douglas County fire officials are worried that the combination of dry weather and increased outdoor activity could spark brush fires.

Combat medic Brian Hall was a soldier with E Troop, 108th Cavalry of Georgia's Army National Guard 48th Brigade.

Judge Barbara Caldwell is the grand marshal for the Douglasville July 4 parade. By Bobby Moore Staff Writer The city of Douglasville recently announced Magistrate Judge Barbara H. Caldwell will be the grand marshal in this Saturdaya s Independence Day Parade.

Local governments are looking for ways to cut costs in tough economic times, and some of them decided to forego their annual July 4 fireworks displays without help from private sources.

The Douglasville City Council Wednesday at a special 7:30 p.m. meeting will vote to authorize the submission of a request to the Georgia Department of Transportation for a traffic signal on Fairburn Road in front of the planned public safety and municipal court building.

Police Chief Chris Womack listens Monday as officials discuss the planned $23 million public safety facility during a meeting of the project's ad hoc committee.

Ken Malcome, an ESPNU 150 Watch List running back from Southwest DeKalb , has accepted a scholarship offer from the Bulldogs over Florida.

Garden walls really help a patio or deck feel like a room, whether they're made out of greenery, stone, or, more unexpectedly, the old church windows used here.

Weather warning sirens will sound all over Douglas County and the city of Douglasville at noon Wednesday, but it will be only a drill.

Douglasville Mayor Mickey Thompson was re-elected June 23 to a one-year term as an at-large member of the Georgia Municipal Association board of directors during the associationa s annual meeting in Savannah.

The Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority board unanimously approved bylaw changes Tuesday that made it possible to name a new chairman and vice-chairman. The seven-member board, at its regular 5:30 p.m. meeting, also approved several bids for expansion of the Bear Creek water treatment plant which is the second phase of a two-phase ...

Tax protesters will rally around the Douglas County Courthouse for a July 4 TEA party to demonstrate their discontent with big government spending.

Opinionline Archives Hate crimes belong under 'terrorism' label Birney A. Montcalm - Douglasville, Ga.

The Douglasville Police Department recently applied for two equipment grants from the United States Department of Justice.

Local Boy Scout Michael Barron recently completed his Eagle Scout project, which protects the environment by warning people about dumping material into storm drains.

Fire destroyed an old shooting range building on Hwy 78 yesterday afternoon. Flames from the building can be seen from these residences just off Highway 78.

Fellowship Baptist Church in Brinson is currently adding a new building with the help of Builders for Christ.

Mindy Johnson, CCI director of high school programs, speaks Tuesday at the Downtown Conference Center during the GreyStone Power Luncheon.

District 1 Commissioner Freddie Ashmon Jr., in black suit, and resident Jimmy Hulsey, in striped shirt, in exchange at an April 30 public town hall meeting.

A Douglas County couple claims they were attacked by a putter-wielding golfer at a Douglasville golf course.