Douglas County elections officials began a machine recount on Monday of the nearly 70,000 presidential election ballots cast last month.
More funding is needed to keep up with repairs and improvements to the county’s roads and bridges, according to a report from a national transportation research group.
Each morning, almost half of Villa Rica’s 6,600-person workforce hits eastbound roads, streaming out from various parts of the city, clogging intersections and crowding major and minor thoroughfares. Every evening, the problems re-occur, but in the opposite direction.
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The $28,500 in bonuses handed out to nine employees in the Douglas County Tax Commissioner’s Office came from a special fund no other county department gets, a county commissioner said Friday.
It was always Roman Boylen’s dream to become an actor.
When Georgia Highlands College was looking at closing its Douglasville campus earlier this year, the Douglas County School System stepped up in what was seen as a win-win for both.
Being without a vehicle obviously makes it difficult for residents to get to their nearest grocery store.
With a portion of Douglas County and west Georgia being a food desert, the negative impacts can be disproportionately felt by specific groups of people.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners will hold their first hearing on a proposed $98.2 million budget for 2021 next Tuesday at 10 a.m. The budget is set to be adopted Dec. 15.
Black Friday will look different this year.
Residents who cannot get to a supermarket can still get the components of a healthy diet at a nearby dollar store, two University of Georgia (UGA) Extension agents said this week.
The holiday shopping season is in full swing, bringing with it many with Grinch-like intentions.
When Alexandra Brookshire and Jayden Mauney were called to their respective counselors’ offices, the two worried that they might be in some type of trouble.
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of stories this week on food deserts in the west Georgia area.
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will soon announce when local elections offices will start counting the presidential race ballots for the third time.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners took no action on a new fire chief during a special called meeting Friday morning.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners earlier this week approved allocating $1.5 million of CARES Act funding to Cobb & Douglas Public Health to continue combatting the coronavirus pandemic.
While the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise locally, the Douglas County School System plans to continue with in-person learning after Thanksgiving, officials said.
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For the sixth consecutive school year, all five high schools in Douglas County exceeded the state graduation rate.
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Susan Shipp knows there are a lot of people in Douglas County struggling financially this year due to the pandemic.
Two suspects have been arrested in the deadly shooting on James D. Simpson Avenue earlier this month.
Votes not previously tallied were found in Douglas County as part of the statewide hand recount of the presidential race.
The Douglasville Police Department is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to arrests in a burglary at Gable Sporting Goods last week.
Jim Steele, the first Black superintendent of Douglas County Schools, died Tuesday.
By Dr. Danny Branstetter and Dr. Chirag Pate
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety on Friday awarded the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office during its 21st annual Governor’s Challenge Awards held at the Macon Centreplex.
The majority leader of the state senate said Tuesday he will not support substituting a slate of Trump electors for one pledged to President-elect Joe Biden.
The basketball court at Deer Lick Park was transformed into an election recount facility for two days as Douglas County Board of Elections and Registration complied with state orders.
Two COVID-19 vaccines have cleared major testing hurdles over the past week.
A study by the American Booksellers Association shows that 20% of independent bookstores across the country are in danger of closing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A $100,000 grant from Google helped put Chromebooks in the hands of Douglas County School System students this school year.
State Rep. Micah Gravley, R-Douglasville, was reelected as House Majority Caucus Vice-Chairman for the 2021-22 legislative term during caucus elections on Nov. 9.
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Thanksgiving will be on the lighter side when it comes to the typical number of travelers on the roads and at airports. According to AAA Travel, effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including health concerns and high unemployment, are impacting Americans’ decisions to travel for the Thanksgivin…
The Douglas County Department of Transportation has announced the promotion of one of its staffers.
A 38-year-old Lithia Springs man has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty and three counts of cruelty to children.
A 30-year-old man faces aggravated assault charges against a Douglas County deputy and other charges for a shooting incident Monday in Douglasville.
ATLANTA - Multiple news outlets projected President-elect Joe Biden the winner of Georgia’s 16 electoral votes Friday, even as a hand recount of the state’s nearly 5 million votes began and lawsuits continued to surface challenging the results.
An internal affairs investigation that surfaced through a local media outlet revealed that 11 local law enforcement officers received unemployment benefits from part-time jobs while still working full-time.
Authorities are looking for several suspects who backed a U-Haul through a concrete block wall at Gable Sporting Goods early Thursday and stole several guns.
State and local runoff elections have been rescheduled from Dec. 1 to Jan. 5.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners will hold a virtual budget retreat over the next two days where commissioners are expected to weigh in on cuts that can be made for a leaner budget for 2021.
Felicia Roberts was ready to launch her new business in early March.
In an unprecedented move, Georgia will undertake a hand recount of the nearly 5 million ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election with roughly 14,000 votes separating President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday.
In an effort to help ease voting lines and address emergency issues, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to utilize grant money to purchase a voting bus.
Judge Beau McClain, Sheriff Tim Pounds and Lt. Col. Tavarreus Pounds had a little fun with a new video promoting registration for Operation Christmas Douglas County.
A man was taken into custody Monday afternoon by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office after firing shots through the window of his home.
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