Losing Georgia

City: Firm was selected before indictments to design facility

The recent indictment of three officials from the Smyrna-based Facility Group has no bearing on the cityâs agreement with the company for design/build services for the proposed new public safety and municipal court building, Douglasville officials said.

Spring Break Arts Camp

Youngsters in Douglas County this week who are on spring break from school have had the opportunity to participate in some fun learning experiences during Spring Break Arts Camp at Deer Lick Park which is sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County.

$11.4M bid accepted to raise reservoir dam

The Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (WSA) took a giant step forward Tuesday against future drought problems with the acceptance of a bid for the planned 10-foot addition to the Dog River dam.

WSA, Villa Rica reach water agreement

After nearly five years of negotiations, Villa Rica and the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority have reached a water and sewer agreement.

Students to be honored for CITI TV ad

Seven fifth-graders from Eastside Elementary School will be honored at an April 24 reception for the prize-winning public service announcement (PSA) they wrote for CITI TV.

Old cemetery gets facelift

The Kennedy-Brittain Cemetery just off Mann Road in western Douglas County has no fancy gates, lavish markers or road signs and isnât visible to passing motorists.

City gets OK on lease for office space

The Douglasville Convention and Conference Center Authority Thursday approved a lease agreement with Douglasville for the cityâs use of the former Jett and Liss law office on Church Street for office space.

Burglary suspects caught after wreck

A reported burglary at Anneewakee Trails Friday morning ended in a one-car wreck near the Highway 92 connector. All three suspects were hospitalized.

Little growth in VR budget

Villa Ricaâs fiscal year 2008-09 budget is larger than last year, but by only 2.8 percent, a much lower growth rate than in recent history.

VR honored for amnesty

Sometimes you just have to take what you can get. When courts get tired of waiting for offenders to pay fines and keeping their paperwork on file, they offer amnesty on the fees incurred from not paying the fine in the first place. In Villa Rica, the municipal courtâs warrant amnesty program has earned statewide recognition.