The Douglasville City Council voted 4-2 on Monday to approve a zoning change that will allow a new subdivision to be built at Timber Ridge Drive and Prestley Mill Road.
A $25 million bond referendum will be on the municipal general election ballot Nov. 2 in the city of Douglasville. The bond funds would be used to renovate Jessie Davis Park on the north side of the city.
One of the main tasks for Douglas County Fire Chief Roderick Jolivette when he took over the job was to replenish personnel.
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Michael Young came to Villa Rica in 2001 as a U.S. Army veteran with the rank of captain. He commanded a tank company in Northern Germany during the Cold War and has been a successful business manager with experience handling hundreds of millions of dollars in sales, millions of square feet …
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled a lower trial court erred in denying an American Civil Liberties Union motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by a former Glynn County public defender.
ATLANTA — More Georgia families will be getting help from the state paying for child care under an initiative Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday.
ATLANTA — A lawsuit alleging a now-deceased Catholic priest sexually abused an altar boy in the 1970s should go forward because the Archdiocese of Atlanta didn’t admit the crime until 2018, a lawyer for the unnamed plaintiff argued Tuesday.
ATLANTA — Georgia Agriculture Commissioner and U.S. Senate candidate Gary Black’s campaign began running a radio ad statewide Tuesday highlighting his recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border.
A Douglasville man was arrested on cruelty to animal charges stemming from keeping a dog outside for long periods of time.
Douglas County District Attorney Dalia Racine will be the guest speaker at the annual S.H.A.R.E. House Candlelight Vigil on Thursday to bring awareness to the impact domestic violence has on the community.
Brandy Townsend's house has become a go-to spot for folks looking for some Halloween fun. Townsend and her family decorated their mailbox, porch and yard at 4729 Woods Valley Drive in Douglasville off Dorsett Shoals Road with skeletons. Townsend said the house is lit at night and guests are …
Brandy Townsend’s house has become a go-to spot for folks looking for some Halloween fun. Townsend and her family decorated their mailbox, porch and yard at 4729 Woods Valley Drive in Douglasville off Dorsett Shoals Road with skeletons. Townsend said the house is lit at night and guests are …
Douglasville City Councilwoman Nycole Miller is running for reelection for the Ward 2, Post 1 seat in the Nov. 2 election.
Shay Johnson is challenging incumbent Nycole Miller for the Ward 2, Post 1 seat on the Douglasville City Council in the upcoming Nov. 2 election.
The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County’s 25th Annual Chili Cook Off on O’Neal Plaza is this coming Saturday, Oct. 23 from 6 until 9 p.m.
Georgia Highlands College plans to close its Douglasville campus next year.
Charles Lollar is challenging incumbent Sam Davis for the for Ward 3, Post 2 seat, which covers the city’s north side. Businessman John Rogers is also vying for the seat.
The Douglasville City Council will hold a final public hearing Monday before voting on whether to approve a zoning change that would allow a new development with 238 single-family homes at the corner of Timber Ridge Drive and Prestley Mill Road.
John Rogers is challenging incumbent Douglasville City Councilman Sam Davis and Charles Lollar for the Ward 3, Post 2 seat covering the north side in the Nov. 2 election.
Charles Lollar is challenging incumbent Sam Davis for the for Ward 3, Post 2 seat, which covers the city’s north side. Businessman John Rogers is also vying for the seat.
Villa Rica native Austin Fulton is the country’s top collegiate golfer.
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A lifelong resident, Douglasville City Councilman Sam Davis would like to mix the old with the new for a healthy and successful downtown area.
As President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan continues stalling in Congress, Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is hoping to get $10 billion included in the budget reconciliation bill for high-speed passenger rail for Georgia and the Southeast.
State legislative Democrats are holding a series of events this weekend through Tuesday to pressure Gov. Brian Kemp to include Medicaid expansion in the upcoming special legislative session.
ATLANTA — Republican Jake Evans raised more than $907,000 during the third quarter of this year in his bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, Evans’ campaign reported Thursday.
Broad Street Station permanently closed its doors over the weekend just three months after opening in the old Irish Bred Pub building in downtown Douglasville.
County officials praised the Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for the high vaccination rate among its patients and staff during Vaccine Awareness Day.
It usually takes an applicant for Leadership Georgia a few tries before getting accepted. Casey Bethel only needed one try.
William Golden, an emergency medical technician, is challenging incumbent Douglasville City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Terry Miller in the Nov. 2 election for the Ward 1 seat that covers areas south and west of downtown including Arbor Station.
Local architect Terry Miller is seeking a new four-year term representing Ward 1 on the Douglasville City Council.
In honor of “Stranger Things Day” on Nov. 6, the Douglasville Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) will be hosting a Stranger Things Block Party.
The Douglasville Police Department’s award-winning Youth Against Violence Program will begin its eight-week fall session this Saturday at 10 a.m.
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The Church Street Farmer Market was scheduled to end last month, however, its popularity among vendors and customers has extended the stay.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene trip to Douglas County has been postponed.
Lashun Burr Danley has been on the Douglasville City Council for close to 13 years, the longest continuous tenure of any sitting member.
Marvin Davis is challenging incumbent Douglasville City Councilwoman Lashun Burr Danley in the Nov. 2 election for the Ward 3, Post 1 seat that covers the city’s north side.
A Douglasville man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter stemming from an incident this summer at a bar.
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Early voting starts Tuesday in Douglasville and Villa Rica for nonpartisan city council seats on the Nov. 2 ballot as well as ballot referendums in both cities.
Inline Communities, LLC is building a town home community featuring single family homes at a site off of Reservoir Drive next to Arbor Place Mall.
An early Friday afternoon fire totally destroyed a vacant warehouse in Villa Rica near the Carroll County border
A large development being proposed for Villa Rica would be the anchor for the Mirror Lake Connector, a long wished-for road that would link that community to downtown.
Reggie Davis had several jobs during his career, but he had a passion for photography.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp and nine other Republican governors have released a set of steps the Biden administration should take to combat the growing number of illegal immigrants flooding the nation’s southern border.
ATLANTA — Georgia business leaders are pushing back on a crucial part of the White House’s proposed tax compliance agenda.
The Douglasville City Council voted Monday to award the construction contract for the new downtown town green and amphitheater project to Carrollton-based Ra-Lin and Associates.
Through one of its board members, the Douglas County Museum of History and Art was able to secure the “Indigenous” exhibit through mid-December.
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