Douglasville News

The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County is pleased to showcase blues, jazz and rhythm and blues performed by Frankie's Blues Mission tonight on O'Neal Plaza .

With Memorial Day weekend and the summer season upon us in Douglasville, safety is a concern as grill fires number about 8,000 in the United States each year.

The City of Douglasville will hold its annual Summer Sampler on May 31 at the Le Jardin Blanc .

My family is very active at Frank P. Dorris Post 145 in Douglasville, Ga. My father, Robert Budahazy, is a retired Vietnam Air Force veteran.

By Sara Ray, Douglas County Chamber The Douglas County Chamber is pleased to announce the 25 members of the Leadership Douglas Class of 2014.

Jane Sherwood Osborne of Douglasville passed away Thursday, May 23. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, at the West Metro Church of God .

The City of Douglasville will be lighting up O'Neal Plaza while showing the movie 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days' on Friday, June 7. The free, family-friendly event will feature pre-show entertainment and popcorn.

Marietta's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 7.7 percent. Other Cobb County cities had similar reductions.

The people who appear in this police blotter were arrested by the Douglasville Police Department from April 1 to 15.

The Douglasville City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a rezoning request from Douglas County Schools' charter school Brighten Academy for a former church site where the school plans to relocate.

Lucille Frances Love Fowler, 85, passed away on Monday May 20, 2013. She was born in Hall County, the daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Sanders Love.

Cobb & Douglas Public Health officials are encouraging parents and caregivers to get Hepatitis A and B vaccines for their children.

The people who appear in this police blotter were arrested by the Douglas County Sheriff's Department within the past 24 hours.

Now taking submissions! The On the Reel Film Festival, presented by the City of Douglasville Main Street program, invites emerging and young filmmakers to enter its first annual short film festival.

"Since childhood, I have loved being active, whether it was playing sports, or just being outdoors," said McSwain, who is a senior at Crest High School.

By Sara Ray, Douglas County Chamber Primary Fitness owner and instructor Tracy Lymus celebrated one year in business with a Chamber ribbon cutting on May 9. Primary Fitness is located at 921 Dallas Highway in Primary Fitness' motto is to "keep fitness fun" and this is the one studio where clients will get just that with their private parties, ... (more)

The council is taking up the issue as Douglasville-based Stoddard's Range and Guns looks to open an Atlanta location near Atlantic Station.

As school years come to a close, students are filling water balloons and jumping in potato sacks for Field Day.

Update: 1:28 p.m. The Bagel Meister has reopened. Patch has contacted the Georgia Department of Revenue to find out more information but the call has not been returned.

Mr. Vernon O. Gwinn, 83, of Hampton, died May 11, 2013 at home after long battle with COPD.