County seeks Green Community certification

Times Georgian - Sun Nov 08

Becky Padgett, Douglas County Board of Commissioners office receptionist, empties used paper from her work station into a collection bin for recycling.

Search begins for new school superintendent

Douglas County Sentinel - Sat Nov 07

The Douglas County Board of Education will begin its search for a new school superintendent with a Monday called meeting.

Coyote Sightings Upset Douglasville Residents

WSBTV - Thu Nov 05

Residents in Douglasville have been on edge after a rise in coyote sightings. The coyotes have been spotted roaming a park west of town and in the neighborhoods along Interstate 20 in Douglas County.

September's flood 'off the charts'

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Thu Nov 05

If a 500-year flood is a cup of coffee, what Georgia got in September was the whole pot, the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday.

Nighttime Vet's Day parade set Nov. 11

Times Georgian - Thu Nov 05

Douglas County will host its 12th annual nighttime Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11 through the streets of downtown Douglasville.

Murder trial begins

Times Georgian - Thu Nov 05

Opening statements began Wednesday in Superior Court in the trial of Keith Steward, who is accused of beating and killing his girlfriend by cutting her throat.

Jail SPLOST passes

Times Georgian - Wed Nov 04

Voters sign in Tuesday at the Old Courthouse precinct. Douglas County voters, by a 32-vote margin, cast their ballots Tuesday to build a new jail.

Moratorium on cell phone towers OK'd

Douglas County Sentinel - Tue Nov 03

Douglas County Board of Commissioners Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution imposing a moratorium until Feb.

Cell phone towers put on hold?

Times Georgian - Mon Nov 02

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners is considering a 90-day moratorium on new cell phone towers while the county updates its rules on telecommunications structures.

Cell phone towers put on hold?

Douglas County Sentinel - Mon Nov 02

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners is considering a 90-day moratorium on new cell phone towers while the county updates its rules on telecommunications structures.