🌱 Dallas Man Attacked At Cop City + Dallas Annual Christmas Parade

Hello, everybody. It's me, Sean Peek, your host of the Dallas-Hiram Daily — here to explain all the most important things happening in town. Today you'll find these stories and more:

• Dallas mechanic allegedly attacked at "Cop City"
• 30th Annual Invitational Christmas Parade in Dallas on Dec. 3
• Paulding County BOE speaks on safety threat hoax

But first, today's weather:

Sunshine. High: 57 Low: 35.

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Here are the top five stories in Dallas-Hiram today:

1. Richard Porter, an auto mechanic in Dallas, said he was attacked by people who are living at the proposed Atlanta police academy and fire training site, known as "Cop City." Porter was on Key Road SE when he stopped his truck and people in "camouflage stuff" came out of the woods. The people allegedly attacked him, immobilized his truck, and set it on fire as he ran from the area. There have been heated protests in the area over the proposed Cop City, with protesters wanting to preserve the forest and defund police services. The DeKalb County police report suspects a link between the attackers and the Cop City protests. (11 Alive)
2. The 30th Annual Invitational Christmas Parade is this Saturday, Dec. 3. The parade starts at 1:00 p.m. in downtown Dallas. The community can also watch the parade on PCT-23 (Comcast channel 23). (Paulding County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook)
3. The Paulding County Board of Education posted about the safety threat hoax to a number of Georgia schools on Nov. 30. Paulding County School District did not receive any threats, but the BOE wanted to assure the community all threats will be taken seriously and the district is monitoring the events closely. (Paulding County BOE via Twitter)
4. Local businesses are a cornerstone of our community. If you want to support them, there's no shortage of upcoming events with the Paulding Chamber of Commerce, including Silver Comet Ball Drop New Years Celebration on Dec. 31, First Friday Vibes on Dec. 2, and Perdomo Cigars Ugly Sweater Event on Dec. 16. the full list of upcoming Chamber and member events is available on the Chamber website. (Paulding Chamber of Commerce)
5. A beautiful five-bedroom home in nearby Acworth is having an open house on Sunday, Dec. 4! Details about the showing and more upcoming open houses in the Dallas-Hiram area are available at the link. (Dallas-Hiram Patch)

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Today in and around Dallas-Hiram:

• 2022 SCAA Christmas House Arts & Crafts Juried Show & Market At Ford Center Reception Hall, Powder Springs (10:00 AM)
• Winter Wonderland Art Gallery: Opening Reception At Cultural Arts Council Douglasville, Douglasville (5:00 PM)
• Live Music: Dee Hibbert And Co At UnWine'd And Tap Cedarcrest, Acworth (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Congratulations to Members First Credit Union for being the Paulding County School District’s November 2022 Partner of the Month! (Paulding County BOE via Twitter)
• The City of Hiram Mayor and Council congratulated the Hiram Elementary School Citizenship Award recipients! The recipients are Reginald "Pierre" Calloway for Kindergarten, Ava Bynum for First Grade, Cali Duncan for Second Grade, Aaryn Hickerson for Third Grade, La'Shawnte Wright for Fourth Grade, and Khadija Jalloh for Fifth Grade. (City of Hiram via Facebook)
• CAREing Paws is back at the New Georgia Public Library on Tuesday Dec. 6 starting at 3:30 p.m.! Call (770) 459-8163 to sign up. (New Georgia Public Library via Facebook)

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Events:

• Very Merry Movies Event (December 3)
• 8th Annual Journey to Bethlehem & Mistletoe Market- December 2nd & 3rd (December 3)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update!

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.