Posts by Sara Ray

The Douglas County School Nutrition Department is receiving ravishing reviews for their pioneering work educating students about food and agriculture. The Golden Radish Award will salute the department’s extraordinary farm to school programs at the 2017 Golden Radish Awards in Atlanta October 30. In addition to Douglas County, The Georgia Departments of Agriculture, Public Health,…

Out of 378 nominees across the state, two teachers in Douglas County were selected as top ten candidates for the “Atlanta Journal Constitution Celebrating Teachers Award.” Jill Buchanan, Special Education Teacher at Dorsett Shoals Elementary School, and Butch Soles, Physical Education Teacher at Arbor Station Elementary, were both nominated by parents of their students. Nominations…

October 19 was quite different for Douglas County School System and Brighten Academy students. Schools across the county participated in Principal 4 A Day and each guest “principal” observed their day to day routine. This program is a partnership between the Douglas County Chamber, Douglas County School System and Brighten Academy. Principal 4 a Day…

Escape USA owners Dante Guillermo and Candy Yu, staff, community members and Chamber representatives celebrated their grand opening by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on Wednesday, October 18th. Escape USA is located at 5929 Stewart Parkway in Douglasville. An escape room is a live action adventure where participants are placed in a themed room…

Douglasville, Georgia –  The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County hosted its 21st Annual Chili Cook Off on Saturday, October 21st on the newly renovated O’Neal Plaza in Downtown Douglasville. Twenty chili booths hosted by political candidates, local businesses, non-profits, and area service clubs competed for bragging rights of being the best chili, the spiciest chili…

The Fourth Annual Georgia Gravity Games will take place in downtown Douglasville on Saturday , Nov. 4. Sponsored by Google, Georgia Tech and the City of Douglasville, the gravity­ powered car race is a hands-on way to get young people excited about STEM subjects. New to this year’s Games, Science Street will feature games and…

The employees of the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office have proven that a little can go a long way. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is destroying the lives of many citizens in our community every day and the staff of the District Attorney’s Office regularly encounters the devastation caused by domestic violence…

The Honorable Judge Peggy Walker sworn in six new CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers on Thursday, October 12th, 2017 after they completed their training to join the organization. These new volunteers are the newest group of trained volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in the Douglas County foster care system. Ada Gardner,…

The Shippers Group president, Rob Doyle, staff, CSCMP Edge Conference attendees, and Chamber representatives celebrated the grand opening of their newest location by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on Monday, September 15th. The Shippers Group is located at 300 Interstate West Parkway in Austell.  The new 540,000 square feet distribution facility provides warehousing, transportation,…