Douglasville News Archives

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.

The Douglasville City Council Thursday discussed accepting New South Construction Companya s guaranteed maximum price of $21,907,800 for the construction of a new public safety and municipal court building and ancillary buildings.

Joe Whisenant, Douglasville police chief for over 26 years, has no regrets when reflecting back over a lengthy career in local law enforcement.

The Wall Street Journal takes a look at banking in Georgia today, and is not kind: The state is home to just 4% of all U.S. banks, but 20% of the nation's bank failures since August.

By Winston Jones Staff Writer Douglas County residents can now water their lawns at any hour, on an odd-even, three-day schedule, thanks to a state ruling announced Wednesday morning.

A second man allegedly involved in a May 22 home invasion armed robbery was arrested Tuesday by the Murray County Sheriff's Office.

A five-member arbitration panel will hear arguments today from Douglas County officials about why they want to stop a proposed annexation by the city of Douglasville at the Georgia Highway 92 and Midway Road intersection.

Not a bad way to open the Sunbelt League season. Over 100 in attendance saw Southern Polytechnic standout Sean Teague and the Douglasville Bulls open their 2009 Sunbelt League schedule with a 8-2 ... Bulls open with pair of wins Not a bad way to open the Sunbelt League season.