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"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential." ---Winston Churchill "God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight." ---Reggie White "Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try." ---Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." ---Napoleon Hill "What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" ---Vincent van Gogh "There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering." ---Theodore Ro

South Paulding 34 Douglas County 17 Go Spartans!!!

"Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul." ---William Hazlitt "If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world, and that his heart is no island cut off from other lands, but a continent that joins to them." ---Francis Bacon, Sr. "Always accept good fortune with grace and humility." ---Mark L. Mika "Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart." ---Sarah Ban Breathnach

Paulding County E911 advises you to AVOID Nathan Dean Blvd in the area of Chattahoochee Technical College until further notice due to traffic incident. For full details, view this message on the web

The National Weather Service is forecasting thunderstorms to begin developing across the northern part of the state this afternoon and continue thru this evening due to a cold front. The primary hazards with any severe thunderstorms will be quarter size hail and damaging winds. Occasional lightning can also be expected. Stay alert to rapidly changing weather conditions and monitor local media/NOAA weather radio for latest updates. Contact Information: Det. Stephen Dooley Hazardous Weather Specialist 770-443-3010 sdooley@paulding.gov For full details, view this message o

From the AJ-C website (10-13-11) Metro area could see severe storms today A few light showers moved across parts of metro Atlanta early Thursday, and forecasters warned that thunderstorms later in the day could become severe. The National Weather Service said isolated severe storms are possible across north and central Georgia "from late morning through this evening." The Weather Service said the primary hazards from any severe storms would be quarter-sized hail and damaging winds. "The severe storm threat will greatly diminish across north Georgia by 9 p.m.," the Weather S

**Paulding County E911** advises you to AVOID **1780 Villa Rica Hwy** due to a current traffic issue. A vehicle crash near **1780 Villa Rica Hwy** has closed **North and South bound lanes** and will require a detour of traffic for the next **couple of hours**.

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." ---Winston Churchill "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." ---Maya Angelou "It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come." ---Dalai Lama "The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude." ---Oprah Winfrey "Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going

From the AJ-C website (10-12-11) AirTran adopts Southwest policy for large passengers Southwest Airlines will bring its notorious policy for large passengers to AirTran Airways starting in March. The new policy will require those passengers -- whom Southwest delicately calls "customers of size" -- to buy a second seat if they are flying in AirTran's coach section. As of March 1, AirTran will require the purchase of more than one seat for a passenger who "in the carrier's sole discretion, encroaches on an adjacent seat and/or is unable to sit in a single seat with the armrest lo

“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.” ---George Sheehan “The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” ---Sven Goran Eriksson “Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.” ---Arnold H. Glasgow “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” ---Herman Cain “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world

City of Dallas - Offices will close at 2:00pm, Wednesday, October 12th, so that Staff and Employees may attend the Funeral Services for Councilman Kelly Carter. City of Dallas Website

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” ---Ashley Smith “If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything.” ---Win Borden “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” ---Ralph Waldo Emerson “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” ---Thomas La Mance “Start living now. Stop saving t

Dallas City Councilmember, Kelly Carter, passed away, yesterday. Thoughts and Prayers for Kelly's family. Arrangements will be annouced, as they become available. Rest in Peace, Kelly

"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give." ---Kahlil Gibran "Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more." ---Anthony Robbins "The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose." ---Heda Bejar "Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting." ---Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco "It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving." ---Mother Teresa "When I chased after money, I nev

MMP -- You know I'm going to find ya with the camera.....or maybe it's more like you're looking for me and the camera

“Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.” ---Mark Victor Hansen “Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.” ---Ralph Waldo Emerson “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” ---Winston Churchill “God,

The Paulding Fine Arts Fall Festival on Main St - Dallas, was awesome!!!!! Anyone recognize the fellow P.commer, below?!?!? Additional Photos Here

There was a GREAT turnout at today's Public Safety Appreciation Day -- I saw a lot of familiar faces, including the infamous LPPT!!! Got a lot of photos of today, HERE

Paulding County E-911 advises you to AVOID Highway 92@Brownsville Rd for the next HOUR due to a vehicle fire A vehicle fire in the area of Highway 92@Brownsville Rd will require a detour of traffic for the next HOUR

Paulding County E911 advises you to AVOID entrance to North Paulding High School due to a current traffic issue. A vehicle crash at the entrance to North Paulding High School is closed will require a detour of traffic for the next 2 hours

“Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.” ---Eustace Budgell “The road to a friend's house is never long.” ---Danish Proverb “Friendships are fragile things and require as much care in handling as any other fragile and precious thing.” ---Randolph S. Bourne “I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.” ---Robert Brault “A friend is someone you can be alone with and have nothing to do and not be able to think of anythi

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ---William Arthur Ward “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” ---Anthony Robbins “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” ---John F Kennedy “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ---Gladys Browyn Stern “Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step for

Got the alert a few minutes ago, too.....Dang... Rest in Peace Steve Jobs....

“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” ---Peace Pilgrim “Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away.” ---Robert Fulghum “Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it” ---Mahatma Gandhi “Peace has its victories, but it takes a brave man to win them.” ---Ralph Waldo Emerson "He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees." ---Benjamin Franklin

“Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.” ---Ralph Waldo Emerson “Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart.” ---George MacDonald “Trust is like a vase.. once it's broken, though you can fix it the vase will never be same again.” ---Walter Anderson “A person who trusts no one can't be trusted.” ---Jerome Blattner “I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.” ---Mother Teresa “Love God