Dallas-Hiram Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

Nearly eight years ago, 0n Dec. 29, 2010, Dallas-Hiram Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Dallas-Hiram Patch recorded 39,079 visitors. For towns of approximately 15,442 people, that's a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from Dallas and Hiram, for sure, but many residents of the County and neighboring towns also land on Dallas-Hiram Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are 10 of the most-read articles on Dallas-Hiram Patch in August.

• Motorcyclist Runs From Cops, Dies In Crash: Police
• More Photos Released In Paulding Hit And Run Case
• Police Search For Persons Of Interest In Hit And Run Case: WATCH
• Reward Offered For Info On Hit And Run That Killed Paulding Teen
• Paulding Inspections: Meatballs Discarded At Sandwich Shop
• Paulding Restaurant Inspections: Jimmy John's, Marco's Pizza
• Hiram Wow House: Large Deck 2 Screened Porches, 7 Bedrooms
• 2 More Arrests In Violent 'Takeover-Style' Bank Robbery: FBI
• Free Adoption Weekend To Be Held At Paulding Animal Control
• Restaurants Overrun With Roaches, Ants, Mildew

Got a news tip? I'm John Barker your local editor. I've lived in Douglasville for the past 15 years and have covered the Paulding area with different news agencies for much of that time. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at douglasville@patch.com.

Our readers also love Dallas-Hiram Patch's calendar of events — 11,468 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are an Operation Christmas Child Paulding Count Down Event, a Tyler and Tyler Foundation 5K, and the Buckhead Fine Arts Festival. You can add your events for free on the calendar as well!

Local contributors are constantly adding great content to Patch. Here are two examples from this year:

• Great News for Pizza Lovers: Marco’s Pizza Opens in Dallas
• Main Street Building By Barbara Irene Waters

If you would like to post on Dallas-Hiram Patch, too, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

What else is new? So far this year, 517 new email subscribers have joined Dallas-Hiram Patch. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) And 673 Dallas-Hiram lovers joined our Facebook page this year, too. We just passed 8,000 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 8,027 fans was a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Dallas-Hiram Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Douglasville Patch is part of a broad network, with more than 50 Patches in Georgia and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Dallas-Hiram Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Photo by Patch Editor John Barker