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  “DOUGLAS COUNTY HAPPENINGS” CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY              “Douglas County Happenings”, the weekly e-mail events newsletter from Douglas County, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with its September 27th edition.  “Douglas County Happenings” is a free publication that is e-mailed to subscribers and posted on the County web site each Thursday morning, and contains a…

WellStar Health System is pleased to announce that Shan Cooper and Frank Ros were named to the WellStar Health System Board of Trustees (BOT) at the August board meeting. Joining Cooper and Ros will be Tom Phillips, a trustee-emeritus who currently serves as the BOT’s finance chair. Cooper is the vice president and general manager…

The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County is pleased to announce that the Friends of Art and Music Education of Douglas County (FAME) has named CAC’s Executive Director, Laura Lieberman, as the 2012 recipient of the Kathy Brock Memorial Award. The award was presented on August 1st, at the annual Fine Arts Teachers Appreciation Breakfast/pre-term…

Thank you to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners office for the content. Property owners who wish to dispute the assessed value of their property have until 5 p.m., Monday, August 13th, 2012, to file an appeal. The appeal time period is set by law at 45 days from the date of the notice, and…

Homeless Population in Woods off Hospital Drive to be Re-located in a Coordinated Effort of Churches, City and County Government, United Way and Local Businesses. The City of Douglasville is seeking community-minded businesses who will be part of the United Way and its program to remove people “from the woods” and place them in housing…

Thank you to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners office for the content. Douglas County, through a partnership with the National Association of Counties and CVS Caremark, provides a FREE prescription discount card to County residents. The card gives discounts on prescriptions for residents who are uninsured, underinsured, seniors and pet owners in the County.…

Atlanta-based Cactus Car Wash announces the grand opening of its newest location in Douglasville on July 21. The location at 2777 Chapel Hill Road features the brand’s familiar adobe-style building with 9,800 square feet of Southwestern décor and other unique amenities. With just under a dozen locations in only three states; being the highest grossing…

After twenty-five years of great success with its annual National Juried Art Exhibition, the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County, Inc. has decided to change course in 2012 and to present its first national unjuried exhibition. As the National Juried Art Exhibition has done since it was established, the FIRST NATIONAL OPEN VISUAL ARTS SHOW…

The Associated General Contractors of Georgia (AGC Georgia) elected Atlanta native E. Kenneth Swofford as the 2012-13 chapter president. Swofford is president of Austell-based Swofford Construction, Inc., a full-service commercial contractor who for the past 34 years has specialized in building quality religious, educational industrial and retail facilities. The firm has been an active AGC…

Thank you to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners office for the content. Park full of open spaces and non-organized sports. Douglas County Commission Chairman Tom Worthan was joined by old and new friends at the renovated Woodrow Wilson Park at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 21st, to cut the ribbon and officially open the park,…